Use this step by step explanation to craft a good employee performance feedback review for a bioinformatics developer. Find the right words with quality phrases.

A Bioinformatics Developer is liable for carrying out required DNA and molecular biology based research projects and run them in computational programming systems while implementing the automation of genomic processes and simplifying the analyzed data in computer systems software.

The essential functions of this position are working with the lead developer on bioinformatics software development projects, developing test software that are developed by creating test data and testing codes, documenting and reporting progress and task completion using issue tracking and email, identifying and documenting requirements and specifications for software in cooperation with other team members and through interactions with users, recording software using Javadoc, confluence etc.

Employee Performance Review Sample

Employee's Name: Title:
Review Period: __/__/__ to __/__/__ Employee SSN:
Work Location: Supervisor's Name:

Instructions

  1. Rating: Rate the employee against the core skills based on how well he/she demonstrates each skill. Give scores 1, 2, or 3 for each rating depending on the employee's performance.
  2. Comments: Use this area to give examples of employee's performance phrases. The phrases should describe how well an employee has performed on previously set goals based on the given core skill.
  3. Summary: Use this section to give a summary of the employee's strengths and areas for improvement or development. Recommend a step increase for an employee who has met the expectations and performance improvement plans for one who doesn't meet expectations.
  4. Human Resources Review: Human resources manager must examine and indicate whether he/she concurs with the evaluation and comments. If the manager agrees, then he/she must sign the evaluation form. If he/she doesn't concur, then he/she must provide reasons explaining why this is so.
  5. Signatures: Sign the evaluation form and give it to the employee to go through and answer the Self Evaluation Questions. Ask him/her to sign and date the evaluation form before giving it back to the human resources for filing.

Rating Meaning

The employee fails to perform the most important aspects of the job satisfactorily. Requires close guidance to carry out routine jobs. He/she needs significant improvement in all areas. Meetings should be held between the employee and the supervisor to discuss performance deficiencies.

1

Employee routinely meets and exceeds expectations in all areas of responsibility. Produces high-quality work that at times exceeds expectations. Consistently meets the most critical annual goals. Occasionally produces timely and accurate results.

2

The employee consistently and significantly exceeds the communicated expectations by producing exceptionally high-quality work. He/she demonstrates exceptional knowledge of his/her duties and is highly recognized by others as an authority in his/her area of work.

3

Supervisor's Feedback

Skill

Comments

Rating

COMPETITIVENESS: Competitiveness is the skill of being able to compete as a team or a company with other enterprises in the same line of entrepreneurship and emerging as the winner.

Often takes new personal and professional challenges, even those not related to one's career

Stays up-to-date with the latest innovations and trends in the specific career field

3

ENJOYMENT OF THE JOB: Enjoyment of the Job is the ability to enjoy what you do rather than enjoying what you earn from it.

Enjoys attending meetings; likes being at the center of challenging and thoughtful discussions that lead to decisions, initiatives and changes

Does not think about retirement because retirement sounds boring, in one's ears, and a lot less fulfilling

3

PERSONAL ACCOUNTABILITY: Personal Accountability is the feeling that you are entirely responsible for your actions and consequences taking ownership without blaming others.

Supports and helps other employees in their work in order to contribute to the overall success of the company

Always presents oneself in a way that is consistent with the good image the company wants to portray to the public

3

REALISTIC GOAL SETTING: Realistic Goal Setting is the skill to hone in the specific actions that we need to perform to accomplish everything we aspire to live.

Determines which requirements will be part of the goal achieving process and works hard to meet these requirements

Brainstorms as many obstacles as one can and writes them down in order to develop a sense of how realistic a goal is

2

RESULTS ORIENTATION: Results Orientation is knowing and focusing on outstanding results and working hard to achieve them because they are significant.

Demonstrates a flexible approach to work on projects in order to achieve cost-savings and to achieve goals

Takes pride in own work and encourages other people to do the same; effectively balances service, quality, and productivity standards

3

LONG RANGE PLANNING: Long Range Planning is setting long-term goals and objectives for your business or project to ensure its growth and sustainability is reached by all the employees.

Sets flexible goals that are easy to modify in case one encounters barriers along the way to accomplishment

Makes sure that own skills and abilities are compatible with the set personal or company's long-term goals

3

RESOURCE USE: Resource Use is the ability to utilize the office supplies effectively while avoiding any wastage and ensuring everything is used correctly.

Develops a skills library associated with the available resources in order to make sure that one has the necessary capabilities when building a team to work on own projects

Includes contingency plans in a resource management strategy to allow for a "plan B" in the event of unexpected changes

3

ENTREPRENEURIAL THINKING: Entrepreneurial Thinking is a mindset that allows embraces critical questioning, innovation, service and continuous improvement with an attitude of change.

Views failure as part of the game and takes failure as a learning experience to realize success

Makes exceptional financial decisions and has excellent money management skills

3

INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCE: Intercultural Competence is the knowledge and skills to successfully interact with people from other ethnic, religious, cultural, national and geographic groups.

Demonstrates sophisticated relational abilities and is known for being political savvy

Organizes group meetings and events that include people from different cultures and creates a welcoming atmosphere for everyone

3

PRODUCT KNOWLEDGE: Product Knowledge is an essential sales skill to understand the features of your product allowing you to present the benefits compellingly and accurately to the customer.

Fully understands how the product addresses the needs of a client

Demonstrates exceptional knowledge about elements that allow customers to extend or customize products

3

Self Evaluation

Self Evaluation Question

Employee Comments

COMPETITIVENESS:

What sort of projects did you generate that required you to go beyond your job description?

Were there times you got a promotion for displaying consistent overall growth and improvement?

[employee comments]
ENJOYMENT OF THE JOB:

When you have extra time available in the workplace, what ways have you found to make yourself more productive?

Can you describe a time when you made a suggestion to improve the work in your department? What was the outcome?

[employee comments]
PERSONAL ACCOUNTABILITY:

Can you describe a day when your supervisor was absent, and you had to make tough decisions? What are some of the decisions you made?

Describe a time you reacted to pressure situations or short deadlines. How did you do it?

[employee comments]
REALISTIC GOAL SETTING:

Is there a time when you have faced challenges setting goals? What were the challenges and how did you overcome them?

How have you ensured that your goals are measurable, achievable, specific and timely?

[employee comments]
RESULTS ORIENTATION:

Is there a time when you have handled a project that demanded a lot of effort? How did you go about it?

Describe a time when instructions on a project were not clear. What made them unclear and what did you do?

[employee comments]
LONG RANGE PLANNING:

Describe the most recent long-range plan you have been involved in. What are some of the information you needed to start the process?

What are some of the things you have done to improve your ability to plan for the future?

[employee comments]
RESOURCE USE:

What factors have you considered when managing resources at work?

What are some of the project management tools that you have used to keep track of your projects or automate important aspects of a project?

[employee comments]
ENTREPRENEURIAL THINKING:

What are your doing to improve your money management skills?

What are some of the things you are doing to improve your business and marketing skills?

[employee comments]
INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCE:

Can you think of a time where you disrespected someone from a different culture? How did you correct the mistake?

What efforts are you making to enhance your knowledge about different cultures?

[employee comments]
PRODUCT KNOWLEDGE:

Can you think of a situation where you demonstrated your ability to fix problems associated with a product?

Have you ever failed to demonstrate how a product can be integrated with another? What did you do to improve?

[employee comments]

Summary

Sections 1-4: To be completed by the supervisor

Section 5: To be completed by the employee

1. Exceeds Job Related Expectations

2. Areas to improve

3. Goals completed since last performance feedback

4. Goals for next period

5. Employee comments

Signatures

I acknowledge that I discussed this performance feedback with my supervisor. My signature does not mean that I agree or disagree with this appraisal.
Employee: Date:
Supervisor: Date:
Human Resources: Date:
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