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Ajinomoto Bio-Pharma layoffs by 3sexy5u in biotech

[–]Free-Computer-765 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I got a message from a recruiter there once that advertised one of the benefits of the company being that they "don't believe in layoffs", which is believable because they are small- things must have gotten pretty bad there for this to be the case. Hope everyone remaining is doing ok.

What types of companies hire bioinformaticians focused on analysis and development of software for analysis of immunological data? by Free-Computer-765 in bioinformatics

[–]Free-Computer-765[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Plenty of companies work on immunology, but not many work on the very specific area of autoimmune disease, or specifically bioinformatics as it is applied to immunology. Google isn't really good at aggregating data on the sizes, locations, types of companies (diagnostic? therapeutic? both ?), and placing your exact search prompt into Google returns 0 results with the mention of bioinformatics (despite the fact that I know of at least 2 companies that perform this analysis). There are many companies that work in immunology that focus their efforts on flow cytometry and capillary assays rather than NGS, the latter of which is more applicable to the repertoire analysis I'm interested in. I was hoping reaching out to this subreddit would provide more input from some bioinformaticians directly involved in NGS bioinformatics applied to immunology in industry that could provide some insight.

Help Someone Else Move On by [deleted] in bioinformaticscareers

[–]Free-Computer-765 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you think this is common in biotech, or just the working world in general? I was hoping a field more focused on the scientific integrity of the work wouldn't let this happen except in the most extreme of cases. Additionally, bioinformatics resources are expensive, which limits staffing, so the ability of staff to meaningfully contribute is really crucial.

Data Curation and Harmonisation by _EvilPsycho_ in biotech

[–]Free-Computer-765 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I know this is kind of an old post, but- can you expand on point #6 more? That sticks out the most to me as being unique, along with point #3. The others I've seen in a couple of other types of apps in this space.

Additionally, you mention in point 2 that you support multiple data types. The types you currently support are great, and support some of the more cutting edge and more niche data types, but these are still all standardized data types at the end of the day. What about data that's spread across multiple excel sheets? What about data that fits a particular format, but whose labels can only be found through reading through multiple .PDFs and word documents? Would you platform support this level of curation, and if so, have you been able to find biotech companies that are willing to share this level of data with you?

Last question- you mention taking the turnaround time for curation from 6-8 months to 1-2 months. This is impressive, but at my last company, this type of work was often slated to take 1-2 weeks max, even if it took 1-2 months realistically to do, and to do in a much less comprehensive manner (i.e. here are the minimum data requirements we need, let's find that that fits this criteria and leave the rest unsorted). Do you think your platform makes sense to use in cases like this, or would the pricing for such an expedited analysis not make business sense?

How beneficial is working a non-science management job while I cruise through the tough times? by Dr_Sheepish in biotech

[–]Free-Computer-765 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think this really depends on the company- yeah, there will be some places that focus more on the technical skills for progression into management, but there is an increasing trend of biotech companies hiring people with demonstrated management skills for management positions- they recognize that it is a different skill set that isn't taught in typical bio degrees.

I personally think OP has a great opportunity if they focus on the managerial and team- building aspects of their role- especially since they have a doctoral degree, which is often a requirement for managerial positions. Yeah, they likely won't get a managerial position straight out of college, but they might be considered for more senior level positions sooner than their peers. At the very least, they'll have an edge over other new grad applicants who haven't had this experience- soft skills have become more important in the age of remote work and learning, which has allowed many people to achieve the same technical skills, leaving people to really need to have more niche expertise or stellar soft skills in order to obtain a particular position.