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Bioinformatics Scientist is a Scientific Research and Development Services job with over 4,526 current openings filled by an H1B employee. Most Bioinformatics Scientists are hired by companies in the Other Financial Investment Activities industry. The average H1B Bioinformatics Scientists job lasts 1,042 days.


Jobs Hired
4,526
Hiring Companies
1,037
Hiring Industries
111
Average Salary
$73,682
Approved
85%


What do Bioinformatics Scientists do?

Conduct research using bioinformatics theory and methods in areas such as pharmaceuticals, medical technology, biotechnology, computational biology, proteomics, computer information science, biology and medical informatics. May design databases and develop algorithms for processing and analyzing genomic information, or other biological information.

Source: O-NET OnLine



Top Bioinformatics Scientists Companies

Company # of Positions Industry Salary
Whitehead Institute For Biomedical Research 3 Scientific Research and Development Services $66,740
White Collar Technologies, Inc. 3 Computer Systems Design Services $78,998
Vaxcyte, Inc. 3 Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing $129,737
Vanderbilt University 3 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $64,307
Van Andel Research Institute 3 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences $57,075
Utah State University 3 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $45,691
University Of North Carolina At Charlotte 3 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $46,668
University Of Massachusetts Medical School 3 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $43,243
University Of Maryland Baltimore 3 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $44,942
University Of Kansas Medical Center 3 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $34,500

Top Bioinformatics Scientists Industries

Industry Jobs Salary
Other Financial Investment Activities 2 $91,624
Other Electronic Component Manufacturing 2 $91,582
Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing 2 $111,239
Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) 2 $61,620
Offices of Physicians 2 $58,927
Offices of Other Holding Companies 2 $105,269
Grantmaking Foundations 2 $123,292
Employment Placement Agencies 2 $112,362
Blood and Organ Banks 2 $52,198
Basic Chemical Manufacturing 2 $83,907

Bioinformatics Scientists Jobs Over Time vs Average Salary Over Time

Bioinformatics Scientists has been a job in the H1B Visa program since 2012 where they hired 1 employees. This job peaked in 2022 with 1,321 employees, and have since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 1,250 in 2023.
Bioinformatics Scientists has been a job in the H1B Visa program since 2012 where the average salary was $60,570. This job peaked in 2023 with an average salary of $77,457, and the recent trend shows the average salary on an incline.


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