# Competences — bioengineer

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/f9433fdb-dde1-46cf-9e91-b49d243946a7).

## Essential

- **adjust engineering designs** (skill/competence)
- **approve engineering design** (skill/competence)
- **bioeconomy** (knowledge)
- **biological chemistry** (knowledge)
- **biology** (knowledge)
- **biotechnology** (knowledge)
- **computational biology** (knowledge)
- **computational chemistry** (knowledge)
- **develop bioremediation techniques** (skill/competence)
- **engineering principles** (knowledge)
- **engineering processes** (knowledge)
- **genetics** (knowledge)
- **life sciences** (knowledge)
- **nanomaterials** (knowledge)
- **perform scientific research** (skill/competence)
- **synthetic biology** (knowledge)

## Optional

- advise on manufacturing problems (skill/competence)
- advise on nitrate pollution (skill/competence)
- analytical chemistry (knowledge)
- apply liquid chromatography (skill/competence)
- apply scientific methods (skill/competence)
- apply statistical analysis techniques (skill/competence)
- assess the feasibility of implementing developments (skill/competence)
- assist in clinical trials (skill/competence)
- biomedical engineering (knowledge)
- collect biological data (skill/competence)
- computer simulation (knowledge)
- conduct ecological research (skill/competence)
- cryopreservation (knowledge)
- design pharmaceutical manufacturing systems (skill/competence)
- design principles (knowledge)
- design prototypes (skill/competence)
- design scientific equipment (skill/competence)
- develop biocatalytic processes (skill/competence)
- develop biochemical manufacturing training materials (skill/competence)
- develop food production processes (skill/competence)
- develop pharmaceutical drugs (skill/competence)
- develop product design (skill/competence)
- develop test procedures (skill/competence)
- document analysis results (skill/competence)
- draft design specifications (skill/competence)
- ensure compliance with environmental legislation (skill/competence)
- ensure compliance with safety legislation (skill/competence)
- evaluate pharmaceutical manufacturing process (skill/competence)
- evolutionary biology (knowledge)
- examine engineering principles (skill/competence)
- execute analytical mathematical calculations (skill/competence)
- fermentation processes of food (knowledge)
- food materials (knowledge)
- food science (knowledge)
- food storage (knowledge)
- gas chromatography (knowledge)
- gather experimental data (skill/competence)
- gel permeation chromatography (knowledge)
- general medicine (knowledge)
- genomics (knowledge)
- high-performance liquid chromatography (knowledge)
- increase the impact of science on policy and society (skill/competence)
- industrial design (knowledge)
- industrial research and development (knowledge)
- interpret 2D plans (skill/competence)
- interpret 3D plans (skill/competence)
- laboratory techniques (knowledge)
- liaise with genetic laboratories (skill/competence)
- manage bioreactors (skill/competence)
- manage chemical testing procedures (skill/competence)
- mathematics (knowledge)
- medical devices materials (knowledge)
- packaging engineering (knowledge)
- perform laboratory tests (skill/competence)
- 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)
- product data management (knowledge)
- run laboratory simulations (skill/competence)
- safeguard biodiversity (skill/competence)
- scientific literature (knowledge)
- scientific research methodology (knowledge)
- statistical process control (knowledge)
- stem cells (knowledge)
- test procedures (knowledge)
- test samples for pollutants (skill/competence)
- toxicology (knowledge)
- use chromatography software (skill/competence)
- use technical drawing software (skill/competence)

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## Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 8 ads, as of 2026-07-09)

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

### Hard skills

- data analysis — **25 %**
- scientific research — **25 %**
- teaching — **25 %**
- technical due diligence — **12 %**
- technical evaluation — **12 %**
- risk management — **12 %**
- scenario development — **12 %**
- scientific analysis — **12 %**
- student supervision — **12 %**
- technical validation — **12 %**
- regulatory strategy assessment — **12 %**
- research program development — **12 %**
- nanomaterial synthesis — **12 %**
- project management — **12 %**
- proposal evaluation — **12 %**
- quality assurance — **12 %**
- question design — **12 %**
- regulatory analysis — **12 %**
- laboratory automation — **12 %**
- literature review — **12 %**
- machine learning — **12 %**
- market analysis — **12 %**
- computational modeling — **12 %**
- computational research — **12 %**
- mathematical modeling — **12 %**
- medical device regulation — **12 %**
- mentoring — **12 %**
- nanocarrier characterization — **12 %**
- organoid engineering — **12 %**
- polymeric drug delivery — **12 %**
- cell biology — **12 %**
- cell culture — **12 %**
- drug loading — **12 %**
- engineering methodology application — **12 %**
- experimental research — **12 %**
- bioengineering — **12 %**
- bio-engineering — **12 %**
- analytical chemistry — **12 %**
- biomedical systems analysis — **12 %**
- biotechnology — **12 %**
- block copolymer synthesis — **12 %**

### Methods

- bioreactor engineering — **12 %**
- biomanufacturing — **12 %**
- 3D bioprinting — **12 %**
- advanced technology development — **12 %**
- analytic methodologies — **12 %**
- experimental workflow development — **12 %**
- flow cytometry — **12 %**
- good manufacturing practices (GMP) — **12 %**
- cell culture — **12 %**
- microfluidics — **12 %**
- mechanobiology — **12 %**
- neuromechanics — **12 %**
- neuromodulation — **12 %**
- sensorimotor integration — **12 %**
- soft robotics — **12 %**
- technology commercialization — **12 %**
- tissue engineering — **12 %**
- total product lifecycle management — **12 %**
- cell and tissue engineering — **12 %**

### Responsibilities

- undergraduate teaching — **12 %**
- university governance — **12 %**
- workflow integration — **12 %**
- student supervision — **12 %**
- synthesis optimization — **12 %**
- technical project participation — **12 %**
- technical proposal evaluation — **12 %**
- technical support — **12 %**
- staff career development — **12 %**
- student engagement — **12 %**
- research program development — **12 %**
- research program building — **12 %**
- publication contribution — **12 %**
- regulatory compliance — **12 %**
- regulatory review — **12 %**
- content creation — **12 %**
- material applicability assessment — **12 %**
- nanocarrier development — **12 %**
- practice leadership — **12 %**
- programmatic support — **12 %**
- project execution — **12 %**
- characterization of nanomaterials — **12 %**
- client marketing — **12 %**
- community service — **12 %**
- data analysis — **12 %**
- data synthesis — **12 %**
- defense support — **12 %**
- department participation — **12 %**
- documentation development — **12 %**
- graduate teaching — **12 %**
- group meeting participation — **12 %**
- intelligence analysis — **12 %**
- expertise development — **12 %**
- accuracy validation — **12 %**
- biomedical research — **12 %**
- asynchronous collaboration — **12 %**
- automation system testing — **12 %**
- briefing document generation — **12 %**
- business expansion — **12 %**

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