Bioinformatics Technicians

Also Called: Bioinformatics Analyst, Bioinformatics Specialist, Scientific Informatics Analyst

What Bioinformatics Technicians do

Apply principles and methods of bioinformatics to assist scientists in areas such as pharmaceuticals, medical technology, biotechnology, computational biology, proteomics, computer information science, biology and medical informatics. Apply bioinformatics tools to visualize, analyze, manipulate or interpret molecular data. May build and maintain databases for processing and analyzing genomic or other biological information.

  • Analyze or manipulate bioinformatics data using software packages, statistical applications, or data mining techniques.
  • Extend existing software programs, web-based interactive tools, or database queries as sequence management and analysis needs evolve.
  • Maintain awareness of new and emerging computational methods and technologies.
Industry Areas:

Finance and Business

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Work Context

  • Electronic Mail
  • Spend Time Sitting
  • Work With Work Group or Team
  • Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
  • Indoors, Environmentally Controlled

Tools

  • High end computer servers
  • Computer workstation
  • Deoxyribonucleic sequence analyzers
  • High throughput screening HTS systems in nucleic acid purification
  • Desktop computers

Technology

Analytical or scientific software
IBM SPSS Statistics
The MathWorks MATLAB
Presentation software
Microsoft PowerPoint
Object or component oriented development software
Practical extraction and reporting language Perl
R

The Education & Training You Need

Skills

  • Reading Comprehension
  • Active Learning
  • Active Listening
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Critical Thinking

Knowledge

Engineering and Technology
computers and electronics
Math and Science
arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
biology
Arts and Humanities
English language

Education

  • 51% Bachelor's degree
  • 41% Master's degree
  • 4% Doctoral degree

Experience

A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.

What are your training options on the pathway to this occupation?

Are You a Good Fit?

Occupation Traits

  • Conventional (Organizer)
  • Investigative (Thinker)
  • Realistic (Doer)

Work Styles

  • Attention to Detail
  • Cooperation
  • Analytical Thinking
  • Achievement/Effort
  • Dependability
  • Initiative

Values

  • Independence
  • Support
  • Working Conditions

Abilities

  • Verbal
  • Ideas and Logic
  • Math
  • Attention

This is what Bioinformatics Technicians across the country typically make.

$18.46 / hour
$38,400 /year

Entry Level

$33.95 / hour
$70,620 /year

Median Level

$74.59 / hour
$155,150 /year

Experienced Level

Income information reflects a regional average.
Income information reflects a national average.

This career’s National Job Outlook is

Bright

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