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Walk me through how you analyze or manipulate bioinformatics data using software packages, statistical applications, or data mining techniques. |
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Tell me how you extend existing software programs, web-based interactive tools, or database queries as sequence management and analysis needs evolve. |
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How important is it to maintain awareness of new and emerging computational methods and technologies? Why? |
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How often should you perform routine system administrative functions such as troubleshooting, back-ups, and upgrades. Share an example. |
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Name a time when you confered with database users about project timelines and changes. |
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What kind of experience do you have writing computer programs or scripts to be used in querying databases? Share an example. |
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What method have you found helpful in training bioinformatics staff or researchers in the use of databases? Share an experience. |
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How well are your writing skills when participating in the preparation of reports or scientific publications? What did you find difficult? |
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Share how you develop or apply data mining and machine learning algorithms. |
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Have you ever designed or implemented web-based tools for querying large-scale biological databases? Share an example. |
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Walk me through how you confer with researchers, clinicians, or information technology staff to determine data needs and programming requirements and to provide assistance with database-related research activities. |
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Describe an experience where you entered or retrieved information from structural databases, protein sequence motif databases, mutation databases, genomic databases or gene expression databases. |
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What is the key to success with developing or maintaining applications that process biologically based data into searchable databases for purposes of analysis, calculation, or presentation? |
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