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Bioinformatics is an emerging scientific discipline & highly remunerative career options. The career prospect in Bioinformatics has been gradually increasing with the use of information technology in the area of molecular biology. Bioinformatics degree holder can work in all sectors of pharmaceutical, biomedical organizations, biotechnology, in research institutions, hospital, industry and even NGOs. You can work in private & government hospitals and as a teacher in private and public colleges. They can also be employed in scientific research institutes of private & public sector. Most of these professionals are working in pharmaceutical and Biotech companies. You can also find employment in manufacturing industries of various biomedical products. Those students have a degree in Bioinformatics, they can be a part of the leading IT Companies. In IT companies, you can work as a Bio-informationists. Today, even RPOs and KPOs are also employed Bioinformaticians. Abroad, the job opportunities are good in foreign firms and laboratories. Specific career areas which fall within the scope of this field are database design & maintenance, proteomics, pharmacology, sequence assembly & analysis, informatics developer, bioanalytics, clinical pharmacologist, etc.
Job Profiles:
Bioinformatics Software Developer
Research Scientist/ Associate
Network Administrator / Analyst
Computational Biologist
Database Programmer
Science Technician
Content Editor
Pharmacogenomics
Proteomic
Professor.
Top recruiters are:-
Wipro
Reliance
Satyam
Tata Consultancy Services
IBM Life Sciences
Ranbaxy
Silicon Genetics and Tessella
GVK Biosciences
Torrent Pharmaceuticals
Biscon
Strand Life Sciences.
You can expect a handsome salary if you have a degree in bioinformatics. The starting salary of a degree holder in private companies is Rs 2 lakhs to 3 lakhs per annum. On the basis of the skills, work profile & experience, your salary arise approx. Rs 6 lakhs to Rs. 7 lakhs per year. In the government sector (Research Institute & Hospital), your salary is fixed approximately Rs.3 lakhs to Rs. 4 lakhs per annum. In foreign countries, you can earn a salary in between $40,000 and $65,000.