What do you recommend for someone in my situation?
Hi everyone,
I'm currently starting my master’s at Wageningen University , where I work mainly on plant genetics, molecular markers, and bioinformatics/genomics in the agricultural field.
Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about future career options, especially remote work.
I was wondering how common fully remote bioinformatics jobs actually are, and whether people from a plant science background can realistically move into medical/healthcare bioinformatics.
I recently came across a Master’s program at University of Padua focused on medical bioinformatics, and it made me think : the computational foundations seem pretty similar (data analysis, genomics, statistics, pipelines, coding, etc.), even if the applications are different.
So I’m curious if are remote bioinformatics jobs actually common nowadays. Is it realistic to move from plant genomics/bioinformatics into medical biotech or healthcare? Which skills matter most for remote positions? what do you recommend in general, based on your experience and knowledge?
Thanks to anyone who replies : )