Bioinformatics Scientists
Conduct research using bioinformatics theory and methods in areas such as pharmaceuticals, medical technology, biotechnology, computational biology, proteomics, computer information science, biology and medical informatics. May design databases and develop algorithms for processing and analyzing genomic information, or other biological information.
Also called: Bioinformaticist, Bioinformatics Scientist, Research Scientist, Senior Scientist
Knowledge:
- biology
- arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
Engineering and Technology
- computers and electronics
- teaching and course design
Skills:
- reading work related information
- thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
People and Technology Systems
- thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
- figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it
Abilites:
- communicate by writing
- read and understand what is written
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
- notice when problems happen
- choose the right type of math to solve a problem
- add, subtract, multiply, or divide
- remember words, numbers, pictures, or steps
Personality:
Description: People interested in this work like activities that include ideas, thinking, and figuring things out.
They do well at jobs that need
- Analytical Thinking
- Attention to Detail
- Persistence
- Dependability
- Integrity
- Independence
Technology:
Analytical or scientific software
Object or component oriented development software
Web platform development software
- Hypertext markup language HTML
- Microsoft Active Server Pages ASP
