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biometrician Occupational skill for the role 'biometrician' (also: biometrics scientist, biometricians, biometric studies scholar, biometrics analyst, biometrics researcher, biometric studies research analyst). Use when the user asks for typical biometrician work such as: Write research proposals or grant applications for submission to external bodies.; Teach graduate or continuing education courses or seminars in biostatistics.; Read current literature, attend meetings or conferences, and talk with colleagues to keep abreast of methodological or conceptual developments in fields such as biostatistics, pharmacology, life sciences, and social sciences.

Biometrician

Biometricians perform research in the field of biometrics. They carry statistical or biological research projects by measuring fingerprints, retinas, and human shapes for medical or industrial applications.

Core workflow

  1. Write research proposals or grant applications for submission to external bodies.
  2. Teach graduate or continuing education courses or seminars in biostatistics.
  3. Read current literature, attend meetings or conferences, and talk with colleagues to keep abreast of methodological or conceptual developments in fields such as biostatistics, pharmacology, life sciences, and social sciences.
  4. Prepare statistical data for inclusion in reports to data monitoring committees, federal regulatory agencies, managers, or clients.
  5. Prepare articles for publication or presentation at professional conferences.
  6. Calculate sample size requirements for clinical studies.
  7. Determine project plans, timelines, or technical objectives for statistical aspects of biological research studies.
  8. Assign work to biostatistical assistants or programmers.

How to use this skill

Key competences (essential)

  • apply for research funding
  • apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities
  • apply statistical analysis techniques
  • biometrics
  • communicate with a non-scientific audience
  • computational biology
  • conduct research across disciplines
  • data science
  • demonstrate disciplinary expertise
  • develop professional network with researchers and scientists
  • develop scientific research protocols
  • disseminate results to the scientific community
  • draft scientific or academic papers and technical documentation
  • evaluate research activities
  • execute analytical mathematical calculations

Hot technologies

  • IBM SPSS Statistics
  • SAS
  • The MathWorks MATLAB
  • MySQL
  • Microsoft Access
  • Microsoft SQL Server
  • Oracle Database
  • Structured query language SQL
  • Microsoft Visual Studio
  • Extensible markup language XML

Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/b0f3f595-4965-4f13-ba5c-f6049b62469f), ONET 30.3 (15-2041.01). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*