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Bioinformatics Profession Ladder – From Internship to Trade Stage Jobs
Date: twenty fifth June 2025
Time: 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM IST
Mode: On-line (YouTube Dwell)
BioTecNika, India’s premier biosciences coaching platform, efficiently carried out a career-focused webinar titled “Bioinformatics Profession Ladder: From Internship to Trade Stage Jobs” on twenty fifth June 2025 through YouTube Dwell.
This 60-minute session, hosted by Mrs. Urmimala, provided a transparent roadmap for all times science college students and professionals to navigate their bioinformatics journey, from entry-level internships to govt roles. Designed round three key profession phases, the session featured professional insights from Ms. Snigdha, Dr. Neeraj, and Dr. Girisha Verma.
Speaker Spotlights
Ms. Snigdha – Launching Your Profession: Internships & Entry Factors
Kicking off the session, Ms. Snigdha targeted on how college students can transition from academia to their first skilled function within the {industry}. She shared:
- Entry methods through internships, graduate applications, and contract jobs
- Strategies for mapping educational expertise to job descriptions
- Resume and LinkedIn optimization suggestions, together with GitHub necessities
- Insider recommendation: “Community earlier than you want a job—conferences like ISMB and Bio-IT World are gold mines.”
A comparability chart helped attendees visualize easy methods to remodel thesis tasks into industry-relevant proof factors.
Dr. Neeraj – Accelerating Development: Mid-Profession Technique
Dr. Neeraj took the digital stage to elucidate how mid-career professionals can keep away from stagnation and degree up by strategic planning. His key suggestions included:
- Studying high-demand abilities like AWS, multi-omics, and superior bioinformatics instruments
- Navigating the selection between particular person contributor vs. managerial tracks
- Ways to barter raises utilizing quantifiable achievements
- Profession pivoting recommendation: “Discover adjoining roles—information science, computational chemistry, or product administration.”
A “Profession Lattice” visible illustrates lateral and vertical profession strikes in biotech vs. pharma.
Dr. Girisha Verma – Main at Scale: Govt Pathways
Within the remaining professional phase, Dr. Girisha Verma make clear the manager layer of bioinformatics careers. Her discuss emphasised:
- Senior tasks: R&D technique, IP administration, and cross-functional workforce management
- Connecting bioinformatics to enterprise objectives like ROI and quicker drug discovery
- Thought management roles past the lab: advisory boards, ethics in AI/omics, and investor relations
- Her golden takeaway: “Your community is your internet value—mentor early to create your legacy.”
She introduced an org chart to assist viewers perceive how management groups are structured in a typical 200-person biotech firm.
Knowledgeable Audio system
Dr. Girisha Verma – Service Supplier, Senior Director, R&D Enterprise Programs Proprietor at Daiichi Sankyo
Dr. Girisha Verma is a seasoned Undertaking Supervisor and Product Proprietor with over 6 years of expertise in Healthcare and Life Sciences IT. At present serving as Senior Director – R&D Enterprise Programs Proprietor at Daiichi Sankyo, she makes a speciality of Agile challenge supply, stakeholder administration, and enterprise system integration. She has led key tasks like GOSTAR, TPD, and GOBIOM, overseeing the whole lot from requirement gathering and dash planning to testing and consumer coaching. With robust experience in JIRA, Azure DevOps, and Figma, Dr. Verma bridges scientific technique with digital innovation to drive impactful leads to the life sciences area.
Dr. Neeraj Kumar – Computational Biologist & Bioinformatics Scientist at Biotecnika
Dr. Neeraj Kumar is a computational biologist and bioinformatician with deep experience in AI-driven drug discovery, cheminformatics, and structural bioinformatics. He holds a Ph.D. from CSIR-IHBT & AcSIR, with analysis targeted on machine studying for digital screening and drug repositioning. A former postdoctoral researcher at Penn State College, he has labored on immunoglobulin evaluation and superior molecular modeling instruments like AlphaFold and GROMACS. His work is printed in prime journals and helps innovation in HIV drug discovery and AI-guided pipelines. He presently contributes to the BioIT division at BioTecNika.
Ms. Snigdha Tiwari – Educational Help Specialist, (BIO-IT and Medical Analysis), Biotecnika
Ms. Snigdha Tiwari, Senior Analysis Fellow from IIT Roorkee, brings over 5 years of expertise in Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, and Telemedicine System Design. She has led impactful analysis in protein-ligand interactions, molecular docking, and medical information evaluation. Notably, she developed the UTSARJAN App in collaboration with AIIMS Delhi for pediatric nephrotic syndrome analysis. At present pursuing her PhD in Computational Biology, she additionally serves as an Educational Help Specialist in BIO-IT and Medical Analysis at BioTecNika, combining robust scientific experience with a ardour for healthcare innovation.
Webinar Outcomes: What Contributors Gained
Contributors walked away with:
- An in depth understanding of bioinformatics profession development
- Portfolio-building suggestions and software steerage for internships
- Key mid-career methods and management transition pathways
- Insider insights on hiring traits, job roles, course, and upskilling choices
- Info on BioTecNika’s upcoming Bioinformatics Profession Accelerator Course
Dwell Q&A with all audio system addressing customized issues starting from first-time job looking to switching roles throughout the {industry}.
What’s Subsequent?
BioTecNika invitations all Life Science professionals and college students to discover its specialised coaching applications that align with evolving {industry} wants. Because the bioinformatics area continues to develop, these outfitted with the proper abilities, mindset, and mentorship will form the way forward for healthcare, diagnostics, and drug discovery.
“The Bioinformatics Profession Ladder webinar is just the start. We’re right here to make sure each aspiring scientist will get the instruments and alternatives they deserve,” mentioned the BioTecNika Staff.
About BioTecNika
BioTecNika is India’s main biosciences profession platform, delivering job-oriented coaching in Bioinformatics, Medical Coding, Medical Analysis, Patent Analytics, and extra. With expert-led periods, industry-aligned curriculum, and assured placement assist, BioTecNika empowers Life Science graduates to thrive within the scientific and healthcare domains.
