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name, description
| name | description |
|---|---|
| biochemist | Occupational skill for the role 'biochemist' (also: biochemistry research scientist, chemical biotechnologist, biochemistry studies scholar, biochemistry science researcher, biochemistry studies research scientist, biochemistry studies scientist). Use when the user asks for typical biochemist work such as: Keep abreast of new biochemistries, instrumentation, or software by reading scientific literature and attending professional conferences.; Provide statistical and computational tools for biologically based activities, such as genetic analysis, measurement of gene expression, or gene function determination.; Direct the work of technicians and information technology staff applying bioinformatics tools or applications in areas such as proteomics, transcriptomics, metabolomics, or clinical bioinformatics. |
Biochemist
Biochemists study and perform research on the reactions caused by chemicals in living organisms. This includes performing research for the development or improvement of chemical-based products (e.g. medicine) aimed at improving the health of living organisms and at better understanding their reactions.
Core workflow
- Keep abreast of new biochemistries, instrumentation, or software by reading scientific literature and attending professional conferences.
- Provide statistical and computational tools for biologically based activities, such as genetic analysis, measurement of gene expression, or gene function determination.
- Direct the work of technicians and information technology staff applying bioinformatics tools or applications in areas such as proteomics, transcriptomics, metabolomics, or clinical bioinformatics.
- Develop new software applications or customize existing applications to meet specific scientific project needs.
- Develop data models and databases.
- Create or modify web-based bioinformatics tools.
- Design and apply bioinformatics algorithms including unsupervised and supervised machine learning, dynamic programming, or graphic algorithms.
- Create novel computational approaches and analytical tools as required by research goals.
How to use this skill
- Read references/profile.md for the occupation profile and scope.
- Consult references/tasks.md for the full task and activity inventory.
- Check references/skills.md for essential vs. optional competences.
- Check references/tools.md for the software commonly used in this role.
- See references/ai-skills.md — matched external AI agent skills (per-source attribution).
Key competences (essential)
- analyse chemical substances
- analytical chemistry
- apply for research funding
- apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities
- apply safety procedures in laboratory
- apply scientific methods
- biological chemistry
- biology
- biotechnology
- calibrate laboratory equipment
- communicable diseases
- communicate with a non-scientific audience
- computational chemistry
- conduct research across disciplines
- demonstrate disciplinary expertise
Hot technologies
- IBM SPSS Statistics
- SAS
- The MathWorks MATLAB
- Docker
- GitHub
- Tableau
- Salesforce software
- Apache Hadoop
- Microsoft SQL Server
- MySQL
Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/6df6c5cb-c1a2-42c8-acd0-1ee5563c36c1), ONET 30.3 (19-1029.01). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*