# Competences — biomedical engineer

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/01ffb917-98dc-48c1-91ad-93c4104e791d).

## Essential

- **adjust engineering designs** (skill/competence)
- **apply scientific methods** (skill/competence)
- **approve engineering design** (skill/competence)
- **assess the feasibility of implementing developments** (skill/competence)
- **biology** (knowledge)
- **biomedical engineering** (knowledge)
- **collect biological data** (skill/competence)
- **demonstrate disciplinary expertise** (skill/competence)
- **develop test procedures** (skill/competence)
- **engineering principles** (knowledge)
- **engineering processes** (knowledge)
- **execute analytical mathematical calculations** (skill/competence)
- **genetics** (knowledge)
- **interact professionally in research and professional environments** (skill/competence)
- **manage personal professional development** (skill/competence)
- **manage research data** (skill/competence)
- **mathematics** (knowledge)
- **medical devices materials** (knowledge)
- **operate open source software** (skill/competence)
- **perform project management** (skill/competence)
- **perform scientific research** (skill/competence)
- **scientific research methodology** (knowledge)
- **synthesise information** (skill/competence)
- **test procedures** (knowledge)
- **think abstractly** (skill/competence)

## Optional

- apply blended learning (skill/competence)
- apply for research funding (skill/competence)
- apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities (skill/competence)
- assist in clinical trials (skill/competence)
- biological chemistry (knowledge)
- biotechnology (knowledge)
- communicate with a non-scientific audience (skill/competence)
- conduct research across disciplines (skill/competence)
- design principles (knowledge)
- design prototypes (skill/competence)
- design scientific equipment (skill/competence)
- develop pharmaceutical drugs (skill/competence)
- develop product design (skill/competence)
- develop professional network with researchers and scientists (skill/competence)
- disseminate results to the scientific community (skill/competence)
- draft design specifications (skill/competence)
- draft scientific or academic papers and technical documentation (skill/competence)
- evaluate research activities (skill/competence)
- examine samples in dermatology (skill/competence)
- gather experimental data (skill/competence)
- general medicine (knowledge)
- increase the impact of science on policy and society (skill/competence)
- industrial design (knowledge)
- integrate gender dimension in research (skill/competence)
- interpret electromyograms (skill/competence)
- laboratory techniques (knowledge)
- life sciences (knowledge)
- manage findable accessible interoperable and reusable data (skill/competence)
- manage intellectual property rights (skill/competence)
- manage open publications (skill/competence)
- mentor individuals (skill/competence)
- perform laboratory tests (skill/competence)
- pharmaceutical chemistry (knowledge)
- product data management (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 new treatments for blood related disorders (skill/competence)
- speak different languages (skill/competence)
- teach in academic or vocational contexts (skill/competence)
- write scientific publications (skill/competence)

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## Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 30 ads, as of 2026-07-09)

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

### Hard skills

- regulatory compliance — **27 %**
- troubleshooting — **20 %**
- data analysis — **20 %**

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