I could tell you non-specific tips about jobs. Differentiating yourself is important if you want to get the best pay in your field. Some jobs are quite repetit

I could tell you non-specific tips about jobs. Differentiating yourself is important if you want to get the best pay in your field. Some jobs are quite repetitive and could be automated easily. And a lot of jobs in bioinformatics are re-inventing the wheel, sometimes awfully. It would pay IMO to think at a higher level, standardize the toolset and procedures, use the excellent tooling that the profession has already adopted. Galaxy is a step in this direction, so it would not pay to be a good practitionner, but it would pay to be the guy that can automate bio-informatics jobs. You can have also a niche competency, like knowing how to operate a specific hardware or software. I would not bet on that approach. You can also try some professional certification, or knowing regulations in your field or be expert on some quality assurance procedures. You can also try to be able to manage large bio-informatics projects from project design to operation and strategic steering.