Bioinformatician with 6 years building sequencing pipelines and analyses for cancer genomics research. Rebuilt the core's RNA-seq workflow in Nextflow, cutting turnaround from 10 days to 2 for about 1,500 samples a year. Brings Python and R, cloud computing and close collaboration with bench scientists and clinicians.
Experience
Bioinformatician II, Genomics Core, Gulf Coast Cancer Research Institute (Houston, TX)
May 2022 – Present
Maintain RNA-seq, whole-exome and single-cell pipelines for 40 research labs
Rebuilt the RNA-seq workflow in Nextflow with containers, cutting turnaround from 10 days to 2 for about 1,500 samples a year
Run differential expression and pathway analyses with DESeq2 and fgsea for 12 grant-funded projects
Co-authored 7 peer-reviewed papers, including 2 as lead analyst
Research Programmer, Bayou State University, Department of Genetics (Baton Rouge, LA)
Jun 2020 – Apr 2022
Wrote Snakemake pipelines for variant calling with GATK on an HPC cluster
Taught a 6-week R workshop to 45 graduate students
Education
Master of Science in Bioinformatics, Bayou State University (Aug 2018 – May 2020)
Bachelor of Science in Biology, Coastal Plains College (Aug 2014 – May 2018)
A strong Bioinformatician resume shows the questions you investigated, the methods and instruments you mastered, and the data, publications or products your work produced. Put your most relevant recent role first and make every bullet show a result, not a duty.
Sections, in order
Summary
Experience
Education
Projects
Skills
Certifications
Length: One page for most candidates; move to two only if every line is relevant.
Summary: Write two or three lines: your role, your strongest skills, and one result that proves them.
Skills to feature
Experimental design
Laboratory techniques and instrumentation
Statistical analysis (R, Python, GraphPad Prism)
Data integrity (ALCOA+)
GLP and GMP compliance
Method development and validation
Scientific writing and publishing
Grant writing
Literature review
Cross-functional collaboration
Example bullet points
Developed an LC-MS/MS method for 14 metabolites with under 6% CV, replacing two legacy assays and cutting run time by 40%
Co-authored 5 peer-reviewed papers, including a first-author study in Journal of Biological Chemistry cited 60+ times
Wrote the preliminary-data section of an NIH R01 renewal that secured $2.4M over five years
Tips from recruiters
Name the techniques, instruments and software you used hands-on (qPCR, HPLC, flow cytometry, ImageJ) because hiring managers screen for exact methods.
List publications, posters and patents in a short selected list and link to ORCID or Google Scholar rather than pasting a full CV.
For industry roles, translate research into outcomes such as programs advanced, methods transferred or batches released, not only papers.
Recommended templates
Academic (ATS-friendly): Scholarly CV with small-caps headings and rules
Classic (ATS-friendly): Jake's-style LaTeX classic: small caps and hairline rules
Ivy (ATS-friendly): Harvard-style Times layout with centered headings
Bioinformatician resume FAQ
What should a Bioinformatician resume include?
A Bioinformatician resume should show the questions you investigated, the methods and instruments you mastered, and the data, publications or products your work produced. Use these sections in this order: Summary, Experience, Education, Projects, Skills and Certifications. Put your most relevant recent role first and make every bullet show a result, not a duty.
What is the best resume template for a Bioinformatician?
Academic, Classic and Ivy work well for Bioinformatician roles. They are single-column with standard headings, so applicant tracking systems (ATS) parse them reliably.
How long should a Bioinformatician resume be?
One page for most candidates; move to two only if every line is relevant.
Which skills should a Bioinformatician put on a resume?
Prioritize the skills named in the job posting. Common ones for Bioinformatician roles are Experimental design, Laboratory techniques and instrumentation, Statistical analysis (R, Python, GraphPad Prism), Data integrity (ALCOA+), GLP and GMP compliance and Method development and validation.
How do I write strong Bioinformatician resume bullet points?
Start with an action verb, say what you did, and end with a measurable result such as assay throughput, method precision (CV%) and turnaround time. For example: "Developed an LC-MS/MS method for 14 metabolites with under 6% CV, replacing two legacy assays and cutting run time by 40%."