From civil engineer to biochemical engineer
14 of the 60 essential skills of a biochemical engineer are already essential for a civil engineer — about 23% of the job, before you learn anything new.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 14
- skills carry over
- 46
- would be new
- 23%
- of the target job covered
- 60
- essential skills of a biochemical engineer
What a biochemical engineer does
Biochemical engineers research on the field of life science striving for new discoveries. They convert those findings into chemical solutions that can improve the wellbeing of society such as vaccines, tissue repair, crops improvement and green technologies advances such as cleaner fuels from natural resources.
What carries over
14 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- adjust engineering designs
- approve engineering design
- demonstrate disciplinary expertise
- engineering principles
- engineering processes
- ensure compliance with safety legislation
- interact professionally in research and professional environments
- manage personal professional development
- manage research data
- operate open source software
- perform project management
- synthesise information
- think abstractly
- use technical drawing software
What would be new
46 skillsEssential for a biochemical engineer and not for a civil engineer. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- advise on manufacturing problems
- advise on nitrate pollution
- analytical chemistry
- apply for research funding
- apply liquid chromatography
- apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities
- apply statistical analysis techniques
- biological chemistry
- biology
- communicate with a non-scientific audience
- conduct research across disciplines
- develop biochemical manufacturing training materials
- develop professional network with researchers and scientists
- disseminate results to the scientific community
- document analysis results
- draft scientific or academic papers and technical documentation
- ensure compliance with environmental legislation
- evaluate research activities
- examine engineering principles
- gas chromatography
- gel permeation chromatography
- genetics
- good manufacturing practices
- high-performance liquid chromatography
- increase the impact of science on policy and society
- integrate gender dimension in research
- interpret 2D plans
- interpret 3D plans
- life sciences
- manage chemical testing procedures
- manage findable accessible interoperable and reusable data
- manage intellectual property rights
- manage open publications
- mentor individuals
- perform scientific research
- promote open innovation in research
- promote the participation of citizens in scientific and research activities
- promote the transfer of knowledge
- publish academic research
- run laboratory simulations
and 6 more
Other moves from civil engineer
2 roles- test engineer14 skills in common
- mechatronics engineer14 skills in common
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How far are you from being a biochemical engineer?
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