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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)

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 %