How do they match: Bioinformatics Technicians

  • Museum Informatics Specialist
  • Scientific Informatics Analyst

  • 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.

  • Confer with researchers, clinicians, or information technology staff to determine data needs and programming requirements and to provide assistance with database-related research activities.
  • Enter or retrieve information from structural databases, protein sequence motif databases, mutation databases, genomic databases or gene expression databases.
  • Maintain awareness of new and emerging computational methods and technologies.
  • Perform routine system administrative functions, such as troubleshooting, back-ups, or upgrades.
  • Write computer programs or scripts to be used in querying databases.

  • Create electronic data backup to prevent loss of information.
  • Develop computer or online applications.
  • Enter information into databases or software programs.
  • Maintain computer equipment or software.
  • Search files, databases or reference materials to obtain needed information.
  • Troubleshoot issues with computer applications or systems.