Not sure what your job is like, but I also work around biotech and there are usually lots of opportunities to do programming and data science. I'm on the softwa

Not sure what your job is like, but I also work around biotech and there are usually lots of opportunities to do programming and data science. I'm on the software side but even my wet lab colleagues often do non-trivial data analyses using Python in Jupyter notebooks and the like. You can start by developing the skills in your spare time, then look for opportunities to apply them in your day job. Ask your manager to shift some of your effort into that direction. If you're making $150-170k I'm guessing you're not a low-level pipette jockey and so you'll likely have some flexibility in your job definition.