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name, description
| name | description |
|---|---|
| chemist | Occupational skill for the role 'chemist' (also: chemistry technician, pharmacologist, chemical engineer, toxicologist, environmental chemist, inorganic chemist). Use when the user asks for typical chemist work such as: Analyze organic or inorganic compounds to determine chemical or physical properties, composition, structure, relationships, or reactions, using chromatography, spectroscopy, or spectrophotometry techniques.; Develop, improve, or customize products, equipment, formulas, processes, or analytical methods.; Compile and analyze test information to determine process or equipment operating efficiency or to diagnose malfunctions. |
Chemist
Chemists perform laboratory research by testing and analysing the chemical structure of substances.They translate the research results into industrial production processes which are further used in the development or improvement of products. Chemists are also testing the quality of the manufactured products and their environmental impact.
Core workflow
- Analyze organic or inorganic compounds to determine chemical or physical properties, composition, structure, relationships, or reactions, using chromatography, spectroscopy, or spectrophotometry techniques.
- Develop, improve, or customize products, equipment, formulas, processes, or analytical methods.
- Compile and analyze test information to determine process or equipment operating efficiency or to diagnose malfunctions.
- Confer with scientists or engineers to conduct analyses of research projects, interpret test results, or develop nonstandard tests.
- Direct, coordinate, or advise personnel in test procedures for analyzing components or physical properties of materials.
- Induce changes in composition of substances by introducing heat, light, energy, or chemical catalysts for quantitative or qualitative analysis.
- Write technical papers or reports or prepare standards and specifications for processes, facilities, products, or tests.
- Prepare test solutions, compounds, or reagents for laboratory personnel to conduct tests.
How to use this skill
- Read references/profile.md for the occupation profile and scope.
- Consult references/tasks.md for the full task and activity inventory.
- Check references/skills.md for essential vs. optional competences.
- Check references/tools.md for the software commonly used in this role.
- See references/ai-skills.md โ matched external AI agent skills (per-source attribution).
Key competences (essential)
- advise on chemical use reduction
- analyse chemical substances
- analytical chemistry
- apply for research funding
- apply liquid chromatography
- apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities
- apply safety procedures in laboratory
- apply scientific methods
- calibrate laboratory equipment
- communicate with a non-scientific audience
- conduct research across disciplines
- demonstrate disciplinary expertise
- develop chemical products
- develop professional network with researchers and scientists
- disseminate results to the scientific community
Hot technologies
- Microsoft Access
- Structured query language SQL
- C
- Microsoft Visual Basic
- Extensible markup language XML
- SAP software
- C++
- Oracle Java
- R
- Microsoft Office software
Hot technologies
Top tools from 34 gated job ads (see references/market.md, as of 2026-07-10):
- Microsoft Office โ 15 %
- Microsoft Excel โ 9 %
Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/0d93706d-32fd-4de3-aa08-be1003e325da), ONET 30.3 (19-2031.00). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*