What are the job opportunities after doing M.Sc in Bioinformatics? I have completed B.Sc in Biotechnology.

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.

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Here are some job opportunities after doing M.Sc. Bioinformatics:- Research associate cum lab trainer Bioinformatics consultant CRP trainee- freshers Subject application specialist Clinical analyst Consultant big data analysis Research scientist Data curator and analyst Research associate Bioinformatic research associate Junior research fellow.

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