From materials engineer to pharmaceutical engineer
11 of the 27 essential skills of a pharmaceutical engineer are already essential for a materials engineer — about 41% 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.
- 11
- skills carry over
- 16
- would be new
- 41%
- of the target job covered
- 27
- essential skills of a pharmaceutical engineer
What a pharmaceutical engineer does
Pharmaceutical engineers design and develop technologies used in pharmaceutical research and drugs manufacture, advising the pharmaceutical manufacturing plants to maintain and operate those technologies and ensuring the customers` and workers` safety requirements are met. They may also be involved in the conception and design of pharmaceutical manufacturing plants and research centers.
What carries over
11 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
What would be new
16 skillsEssential for a pharmaceutical engineer and not for a materials engineer. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- biological chemistry
- drug administration regulations
- ensure compliance with environmental legislation
- ensure compliance with safety legislation
- examine engineering principles
- good manufacturing practices
- human physiology
- industrial research and development
- monitor plant production
- pharmaceutical drug development
- pharmaceutical industry
- pharmaceutical manufacturing quality systems
- test production input materials
- use technical drawing software
- write batch record documentation
- write technical reports
Other moves from materials engineer
2 roles- nanoengineer14 skills in common
- chemical engineer14 skills in common
← materials engineerpharmaceutical engineer →The other way round
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How far are you from being a pharmaceutical engineer?
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