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How exposed to AI is a Bioinformatics Scientist?

Of the 20 tasks O*NET lists for bioinformatics scientists, 3 could be done in half the time with a chat window today. 1 cannot be sped up at all. Here is which.

Exposure means published research judged an AI could halve the time a task takes, at the same quality. It does not mean the task stops needing a person. How to read this

Also called
BioinformaticistBioinformatics ScientistResearch AssociateResearch ScientistScientific Database CuratorScientist
Reachable today Needs software built first Cannot be sped up
20
tasks rated for this occupation
100%
hold a degree, from a survey of 30
47k
people do this job in the US
4 of 60
least protected in science

Every task, and what AI can do with it

These are O*NET's task statements for this occupation, exactly as written, sorted into the three bands by the ratings behind this report. Nothing has been reworded.

Reachable with a chat window today

3
  • Communicate research results through conference presentations, scientific publications, or project reports
  • Consult with researchers to analyze problems, recommend technology-based solutions, or determine computational strategies
  • Instruct others in the selection and use of bioinformatics tools

Only with software built on top

16
  • Develop new software applications or customize existing applications to meet specific scientific project needs
  • Create novel computational approaches and analytical tools as required by research goals
  • Analyze large molecular datasets, such as raw microarray data, genomic sequence data, or proteomics data, for clinical or basic research purposes
  • Keep abreast of new biochemistries, instrumentation, or software by reading scientific literature and attending professional conferences
  • Develop data models and databases
  • Compile data for use in activities, such as gene expression profiling, genome annotation, or structural bioinformatics
  • Design and apply bioinformatics algorithms including unsupervised and supervised machine learning, dynamic programming, or graphic algorithms
  • Manipulate publicly accessible, commercial, or proprietary genomic, proteomic, or post-genomic databases
  • Provide statistical and computational tools for biologically based activities, such as genetic analysis, measurement of gene expression, or gene function determination
  • Create or modify web-based bioinformatics tools
  • Improve user interfaces to bioinformatics software and databases
  • Confer with departments, such as marketing, business development, or operations, to coordinate product development or improvement
  • Recommend new systems and processes to improve operations
  • Collaborate with software developers in the development and modification of commercial bioinformatics software
  • Test new and updated bioinformatics tools and software
  • Prepare summary statistics of information regarding human genomes

Cannot be sped up

1
  • Direct the work of technicians and information technology staff applying bioinformatics tools or applications in areas such as proteomics, transcriptomics, metabolomics, or clinical bioinformatics
What this does not say

This is not a prediction about your job

Nobody surveyed an employer. Tasks are counted equally, so a percentage here is a share of the list rather than a share of your week. And the ratings were made in 2023, which makes every figure a floor rather than a ceiling.

It must never be used to select anyone for redundancy. The full limits are here.

Where to go next

This is the standard task list for the title. The useful next question is which of the tasks you actually do should go near AI, and which should not.

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Exposure ratings from Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock, GPTs are GPTs: Labor market impact potential of LLMs, Science 384, 1306–1308, 2024, used under the MIT licence. This page includes information from the O*NET Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. People Team AI has modified all or some of this information. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. Employment figures from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.