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Skills in bioinformatics can be applied in the pharmaceutical, agricultural, and environmental industries, and in all areas of biotechnology. Graduates can work as analysts, software developers, research technicians, application developers, and database developers. They can also work as network administrators.In the life sciences, those with a background in bioinformatics can work as a gene or protein analyst, phylogeneticist, or other research scientist. They can also work as statisticians, molecular modelers, or biomechanics. They work in genomic sequence analysis or in genotyping to discover disease-causing genes. Such people can find work in an academic setting teaching bioinformatics while at the same time doing research. They can also find work in the medical community where they collaborate to identify diseases and develop drugs to combat them, or work with epidemiologists to study disease incidences and patterns.
In the pharmaceutical industry, bioinformatics graduates can work with chemists, pharmacologists, and toxicologists to develop new drugs or chemicals for medical or industrial use. Biotechnology companies, especially those involved in industrial organisms and agriculture, also employ graduates with degrees in bioinformatics. There they work to develop new products for human or animal use such as new yeasts for fermentation processes or combating agricultural pests.
A degree in bioinformatics can be used for further studies in biological or chemical engineering, medicine, veterinary science, or pharmacy.
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