From sociologist to bioinformatics scientist
35 of the 56 essential skills of a bioinformatics scientist are already essential for a sociologist — about 63% of the job, before you learn anything new.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 35
- skills carry over
- 21
- would be new
- 63%
- of the target job covered
- 56
- essential skills of a bioinformatics scientist
What a bioinformatics scientist does
Bioinformatics scientists analyse biological processes using computer programmes. They maintain or construct databases containing biological information. Bioinformatics scientists gather and analyse biological data and may also assist scientists in various fields, including in biotechnology and pharmaceutics. They perform scientific research and statistical analyses, and report on their findings. Bioinformatics scientists may also collect DNA samples, discover data patterns and conduct genetic research.
What carries over
35 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- apply for research funding
- apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities
- apply scientific methods
- apply statistical analysis techniques
- communicate with a non-scientific audience
- conduct quantitative research
- conduct research across disciplines
- demonstrate disciplinary expertise
- develop professional network with researchers and scientists
- disseminate results to the scientific community
- draft scientific or academic papers and technical documentation
- evaluate research activities
- gather data
- increase the impact of science on policy and society
- integrate gender dimension in research
- interact professionally in research and professional environments
- interpret current data
- manage findable accessible interoperable and reusable data
- manage intellectual property rights
- manage open publications
- manage personal professional development
- manage research data
- mentor individuals
- operate open source software
- perform project management
- perform scientific research
- promote open innovation in research
- promote the participation of citizens in scientific and research activities
- promote the transfer of knowledge
- publish academic research
- speak different languages
- statistics
- synthesise information
- think abstractly
- write scientific publications
What would be new
21 skillsEssential for a bioinformatics scientist and not for a sociologist. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- analyse scientific data
- assist scientific research
- biology
- collect biological data
- computational biology
- computational chemistry
- computer engineering
- computer equipment
- computer programming
- contact scientists
- database management systems
- genomics
- laboratory techniques
- life sciences
- maintain freelance database
- manage database
- perform data analysis
- present reports
- scientific literature
- use databases
- web programming
Other moves from sociologist
2 roles- criminologist36 skills in common
- statistician36 skills in common
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How far are you from being a bioinformatics scientist?
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