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4.9 KiB

Competences — biochemical engineer

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/f3e23761-0663-4ae0-97a2-0b2dd3fa38a1).

Essential

  • adjust engineering designs (skill/competence)
  • advise on manufacturing problems (skill/competence)
  • advise on nitrate pollution (skill/competence)
  • analytical chemistry (knowledge)
  • apply for research funding (skill/competence)
  • apply liquid chromatography (skill/competence)
  • apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities (skill/competence)
  • apply statistical analysis techniques (skill/competence)
  • approve engineering design (skill/competence)
  • biological chemistry (knowledge)
  • biology (knowledge)
  • communicate with a non-scientific audience (skill/competence)
  • conduct research across disciplines (skill/competence)
  • demonstrate disciplinary expertise (skill/competence)
  • develop biochemical manufacturing training materials (skill/competence)
  • develop professional network with researchers and scientists (skill/competence)
  • disseminate results to the scientific community (skill/competence)
  • document analysis results (skill/competence)
  • draft scientific or academic papers and technical documentation (skill/competence)
  • engineering principles (knowledge)
  • engineering processes (knowledge)
  • ensure compliance with environmental legislation (skill/competence)
  • ensure compliance with safety legislation (skill/competence)
  • evaluate research activities (skill/competence)
  • examine engineering principles (skill/competence)
  • gas chromatography (knowledge)
  • gel permeation chromatography (knowledge)
  • genetics (knowledge)
  • good manufacturing practices (knowledge)
  • high-performance liquid chromatography (knowledge)
  • increase the impact of science on policy and society (skill/competence)
  • integrate gender dimension in research (skill/competence)
  • interact professionally in research and professional environments (skill/competence)
  • interpret 2D plans (skill/competence)
  • interpret 3D plans (skill/competence)
  • life sciences (knowledge)
  • manage chemical testing procedures (skill/competence)
  • manage findable accessible interoperable and reusable data (skill/competence)
  • manage intellectual property rights (skill/competence)
  • manage open publications (skill/competence)
  • manage personal professional development (skill/competence)
  • manage research data (skill/competence)
  • mentor individuals (skill/competence)
  • operate open source software (skill/competence)
  • perform project management (skill/competence)
  • perform scientific research (skill/competence)
  • promote open innovation in research (skill/competence)
  • promote the participation of citizens in scientific and research activities (skill/competence)
  • promote the transfer of knowledge (skill/competence)
  • publish academic research (skill/competence)
  • run laboratory simulations (skill/competence)
  • speak different languages (skill/competence)
  • statistical process control (knowledge)
  • synthesise information (skill/competence)
  • test samples for pollutants (skill/competence)
  • think abstractly (skill/competence)
  • toxicology (knowledge)
  • use chromatography software (skill/competence)
  • use technical drawing software (skill/competence)
  • write scientific publications (skill/competence)

Optional

  • alternative fuels (knowledge)
  • analyse medication's impact on brain (skill/competence)
  • apply blended learning (skill/competence)
  • computational chemistry (knowledge)
  • cryopreservation (knowledge)
  • design pharmaceutical manufacturing systems (skill/competence)
  • develop biocatalytic processes (skill/competence)
  • develop food production processes (skill/competence)
  • develop pharmaceutical drugs (skill/competence)
  • evaluate pharmaceutical manufacturing process (skill/competence)
  • examine samples in dermatology (skill/competence)
  • fermentation processes of food (knowledge)
  • food materials (knowledge)
  • food science (knowledge)
  • food storage (knowledge)
  • nanomaterials (knowledge)
  • oxidation (knowledge)
  • packaging engineering (knowledge)
  • packaging processes (knowledge)
  • perform toxicological studies (skill/competence)
  • pharmaceutical chemistry (knowledge)
  • pharmaceutical drug development (knowledge)
  • pharmaceutical industry (knowledge)
  • pharmaceutical manufacturing quality systems (knowledge)
  • processes of foods and beverages manufacturing (knowledge)
  • scientific literature (knowledge)
  • synthetic biology (knowledge)
  • teach in academic or vocational contexts (skill/competence)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 60 ads, as of 2026-07-09)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

Hard skills

  • data analysis — 35 %