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A typical Tuesday: writing a Python script to process genomic sequencing data, running a clustering algorithm to find patterns across thousands of cell samples, then meeting with wet-lab biologists to explain what the computational results might mean for the experiment.
BLS / Glassdoor, 2025
MS or PhD in Bioinformatics or Computational Biology
4–6 years (BS+MS) or 6–8 years (PhD)
Bioinformatics, Biology, Computer Science, Biostatistics
Years to Senior: 5–8 years
Lateral moves: Data Scientist, Bioinformatics Engineer, Research Director
Look for research internships at biotech companies (Genentech, Illumina, 10x Genomics) or university computational biology labs. STEM research experience + bioinformatics tools (R/Python + Bioconductor/scikit-bio) is the target combo.
Biotech is booming. Genomics data is growing exponentially and needs people who can analyze it.
Salary and outlook data is approximate and varies by location, company, and experience.