# Competences — biomedical scientist

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/2e8820ba-5b2d-4572-92a1-942dbd02a6d6).

## Essential

- **accept own accountability** (skill/competence)
- **adhere to organisational guidelines** (skill/competence)
- **advise on healthcare users' informed consent** (skill/competence)
- **analyse body fluids** (skill/competence)
- **analyse cell cultures** (skill/competence)
- **analytical methods in biomedical sciences** (knowledge)
- **apply context specific clinical competences** (skill/competence)
- **apply good clinical practices** (skill/competence)
- **apply organisational techniques** (skill/competence)
- **apply safety procedures in laboratory** (skill/competence)
- **apply scientific methods** (skill/competence)
- **assist in the production of laboratory documentation** (skill/competence)
- **automated analysers in the medical laboratory** (knowledge)
- **bioethics** (knowledge)
- **biological chemistry** (knowledge)
- **biological haematology** (knowledge)
- **biology** (knowledge)
- **biomedical science** (knowledge)
- **biomedical scientists' role in health care system** (knowledge)
- **biomedical techniques** (knowledge)
- **biophysics** (knowledge)
- **biosafety in biomedical laboratory** (knowledge)
- **biostatistics** (knowledge)
- **blood transfusion** (knowledge)
- **carry out biopsy** (skill/competence)
- **chemistry** (knowledge)
- **clinical biochemistry** (knowledge)
- **clinical cytology** (knowledge)
- **clinical immunology** (knowledge)
- **clinical microbiology** (knowledge)
- **communicate in healthcare** (skill/competence)
- **comply with legislation related to health care** (skill/competence)
- **comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice** (skill/competence)
- **conduct health related research** (skill/competence)
- **contribute to continuity of health care** (skill/competence)
- **cross-matching techniques for blood transfusions** (knowledge)
- **deal with emergency care situations** (skill/competence)
- **densiometry** (knowledge)
- **dermapathology** (knowledge)
- **develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship** (skill/competence)
- **diagnose disorders of the urogenital system** (skill/competence)
- **diagnostic methods in medical laboratory** (knowledge)
- **educate on the prevention of illness** (skill/competence)
- **embryology** (knowledge)
- **epidemiology** (knowledge)
- **follow clinical guidelines** (skill/competence)
- **health care legislation** (knowledge)
- **health care occupation-specific ethics** (knowledge)
- **histology** (knowledge)
- **histopathology** (knowledge)
- **human anatomy** (knowledge)
- **human physiology** (knowledge)
- **hygiene in a health care setting** (knowledge)
- **immunohaematology** (knowledge)
- **immunology** (knowledge)
- **implement quality control procedures for biomedical tests** (skill/competence)
- **inform policy makers on health-related challenges** (skill/competence)
- **interact with healthcare users** (skill/competence)
- **keep up to date with diagnostic innovations** (skill/competence)
- **label medical laboratory samples** (skill/competence)
- **laboratory methods in biomedical sciences** (knowledge)
- **listen actively** (skill/competence)
- **maintain medical laboratory equipment** (skill/competence)
- **manage healthcare staff** (knowledge)
- **manage healthcare users' data** (skill/competence)
- **manage infection control in the facility** (skill/competence)
- **medical genetics** (knowledge)
- **medical informatics** (knowledge)
- **medical terminology** (knowledge)
- **microbiology-bacteriology** (knowledge)
- **microscopic techniques** (knowledge)
- **molecular biology** (knowledge)
- **monitor the effects of medication** (skill/competence)
- **pathology** (knowledge)
- **perform cerebrospinal fluid analysis** (skill/competence)
- **perform pathology consultations** (skill/competence)
- **perform PCR covid test** (skill/competence)
- **perform reconstructive microsurgery** (skill/competence)
- **perform screening for infectious diseases** (skill/competence)
- **perform stem cell transplantation** (skill/competence)
- **perform toxicological studies** (skill/competence)
- **professional documentation in health care** (knowledge)
- **promote inclusion** (skill/competence)
- **provide health education** (skill/competence)
- **provide test results to medical staff** (skill/competence)
- **provide treatment strategies for challenges to human health** (skill/competence)
- **radiation protection** (knowledge)
- **record data from biomedical tests** (skill/competence)
- **respond to changing situations in health care** (skill/competence)
- **support blood transfusion services** (skill/competence)
- **techniques of blood-sampling** (knowledge)
- **tissue cytogenetics** (knowledge)
- **toxicology** (knowledge)
- **transplantation** (knowledge)
- **use e-health and mobile health technologies** (skill/competence)
- **validate biomedical analysis results** (skill/competence)
- **work in a multicultural environment in health care** (skill/competence)
- **work in multidisciplinary health teams** (skill/competence)

## Optional

- apply numeracy skills (skill/competence)
- carry out flow cytometry (skill/competence)
- collect biological samples from patients (skill/competence)
- conduct routine blood testing (skill/competence)
- conduct training on biomedical equipment (skill/competence)
- create solutions to problems (skill/competence)
- cryopreservation (knowledge)
- electroencephalography (knowledge)
- empathise with the healthcare user (skill/competence)
- ensure safety of healthcare users (skill/competence)
- examine samples in dermatology (skill/competence)
- explain the molecular basis of a disease to patients (skill/competence)
- first aid (knowledge)
- have computer literacy (skill/competence)
- hepatology (knowledge)
- interpret electromyograms (skill/competence)
- intracranial hypertension (knowledge)
- medical device vigilance reporting systems (knowledge)
- medical parasitology (knowledge)
- monitor biomedical equipment stock (skill/competence)
- multidisciplinary research (knowledge)
- neoplasia (knowledge)
- pedagogy (knowledge)
- perform diagnostic testing for allergies (skill/competence)
- perform virological test (skill/competence)
- proteomics (knowledge)
- research new treatments for blood related disorders (skill/competence)
- use foreign languages for health-related research (skill/competence)
- use foreign languages in patient care (skill/competence)

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## Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 33 ads, as of 2026-07-09)

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### Hard skills

- data analysis — **55 %**
- experimental design — **52 %**
- human pathology — **48 %**
- cohort development — **48 %**
- pathology annotation — **48 %**
- regulatory compliance — **42 %**
- project management — **39 %**
- tissue processing — **21 %**
- microtomy — **21 %**

### Methods

- standard operating procedures — **52 %**
- biospecimen handling — **39 %**
- microscopy — **39 %**
- image analytics — **39 %**
- histology — **39 %**

### Responsibilities

- research project supervision — **48 %**
- report generation — **42 %**
- pathology annotation — **42 %**
- laboratory operations — **39 %**
- customer support — **39 %**
- data integrity maintenance — **39 %**

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