Occupation
Bioinformatics Technicians
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.
O*NET 31.0 · 15-2099.01
A typical week, in the words of people in the job
- 01Perform routine system administrative functions, such as troubleshooting, back-ups, or upgrades.
- 02Confer with researchers, clinicians, or information technology staff to determine data needs and programming requirements and to provide assistance with database-related research activities.
- 03Analyze or manipulate bioinformatics data using software packages, statistical applications, or data mining techniques.
- 04Document all database changes, modifications, or problems.
- 05Monitor database performance and perform any necessary maintenance, upgrades, or repairs.
- 06Participate in the preparation of reports or scientific publications.
- 07Maintain awareness of new and emerging computational methods and technologies.
- 08Test new or updated software or tools and provide feedback to developers.
- 09Confer with database users about project timelines and changes.
- 10Create data management or error-checking procedures and user manuals.
- 11Write computer programs or scripts to be used in querying databases.
- 12Develop or maintain applications that process biologically based data into searchable databases for purposes of analysis, calculation, or presentation.
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