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Competences — biochemist

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/6df6c5cb-c1a2-42c8-acd0-1ee5563c36c1).

Essential

  • analyse chemical substances (skill/competence)
  • analytical chemistry (knowledge)
  • apply for research funding (skill/competence)
  • apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities (skill/competence)
  • apply safety procedures in laboratory (skill/competence)
  • apply scientific methods (skill/competence)
  • biological chemistry (knowledge)
  • biology (knowledge)
  • biotechnology (knowledge)
  • calibrate laboratory equipment (skill/competence)
  • communicable diseases (knowledge)
  • communicate with a non-scientific audience (skill/competence)
  • computational chemistry (knowledge)
  • conduct research across disciplines (skill/competence)
  • demonstrate disciplinary expertise (skill/competence)
  • develop professional network with researchers and scientists (skill/competence)
  • disseminate results to the scientific community (skill/competence)
  • draft scientific or academic papers and technical documentation (skill/competence)
  • evaluate research activities (skill/competence)
  • genetics (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)
  • laboratory techniques (knowledge)
  • life sciences (knowledge)
  • maintain laboratory equipment (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)
  • molecular biology (knowledge)
  • multidisciplinary research (knowledge)
  • operate open source software (skill/competence)
  • oxidation (knowledge)
  • perform chemical experiments (skill/competence)
  • perform laboratory tests (skill/competence)
  • perform project management (skill/competence)
  • perform scientific research (skill/competence)
  • pharmaceutical chemistry (knowledge)
  • pharmacology (knowledge)
  • 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)
  • research design (knowledge)
  • scientific literature (knowledge)
  • scientific research methodology (knowledge)
  • speak different languages (skill/competence)
  • spectroscopy (knowledge)
  • synthesise information (skill/competence)
  • think abstractly (skill/competence)
  • write scientific publications (skill/competence)

Optional

  • advise on crop diseases (skill/competence)
  • analyse blood samples (skill/competence)
  • analyse cell cultures (skill/competence)
  • analyse medication's impact on brain (skill/competence)
  • apply blended learning (skill/competence)
  • archive scientific documentation (skill/competence)
  • assess environmental impact (skill/competence)
  • clinical biochemistry (knowledge)
  • conduct genome research (skill/competence)
  • contribute to registration of pharmaceutical products (skill/competence)
  • control production (skill/competence)
  • cryopreservation (knowledge)
  • develop product design (skill/competence)
  • develop scientific research protocols (skill/competence)
  • develop scientific theories (skill/competence)
  • evolutionary biology (knowledge)
  • examine samples in dermatology (skill/competence)
  • explain the molecular basis of a disease to patients (skill/competence)
  • identify poisons (skill/competence)
  • industrial research and development (knowledge)
  • medical laboratory technology (knowledge)
  • microbiology-bacteriology (knowledge)
  • monitor patients during clinical tests (skill/competence)
  • nanomaterials (knowledge)
  • perform lectures (skill/competence)
  • pest control in plants (knowledge)
  • plant disease control (knowledge)
  • prepare compliance documents (skill/competence)
  • prepare lesson content (skill/competence)
  • production processes (knowledge)
  • recommend product improvements (skill/competence)
  • solid phase microextraction (knowledge)
  • stem cells (knowledge)
  • supervise laboratory operations (skill/competence)
  • synthetic biology (knowledge)
  • teach in academic or vocational contexts (skill/competence)
  • toxicology (knowledge)
  • virology (knowledge)
  • write research proposals (skill/competence)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 58 ads, as of 2026-07-09)

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

Hard skills

  • data analysis — 40 %
  • biochemistry — 29 %
  • protein purification — 26 %

Responsibilities

  • data analysis — 28 %