bioengineer/references/skills.md

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)

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 %