Biostatistics/Bioinformatics, Data Management/Data Science Jobs

Biostatistics/Bioinformatics

Individuals specializing in Biostatistics or Bioinformatics may go on to pursue roles such as Biostatisticians, Investigators, Research Scientists, Data Analysts and even Data Scientists. They apply principles of mathematics and statistics to biology. They usually work for pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies and support medical research. Among their many duties, they:

• help design and optimize data collection in clinical trials
• assist in public health research and epidemiological studies and
• help optimize genomic data information

Data Management/Data Science

Individuals who specialize in Data Science and Data Management may go on to pursue roles such as Data Scientists, Data Analysts, Statisticians, Machine Learning Scientists, Data Managers, etc. A Data Scientist uses online tools and data management software to build data products and machine learning models for their company. They deal with large amounts of complex data and use data-driven techniques to advance the company’s business growth. They have knowledge of programming languages such as Python and R.