Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

biochemisttotoxicologist

A biochemist already meets 78% of what the toxicologist role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From biochemist
78%
Overlap1
To toxicologist
61 Skills carried over
8 Required, not held
37.9 Difficulty2
Career overlap Very strong match

78%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

37.9/ 100

1 Share of the toxicologist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the biochemist profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Why

Why this move works

A toxicologist role treats 42 of its required skills as things a biochemist already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • analytical chemistry
  • apply for research funding
  • apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities
  • apply safety procedures in laboratory
  • apply scientific methods
  • calibrate laboratory equipment

What stands in the way is 8 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 61 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A toxicologist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a biochemist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held identify poisons handling and moving
  • already held contribute to registration of pharmaceutical products information skills
  • already held analyse blood samples information skills
  • already held analyse cell cultures information skills
  • already held perform lectures communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held perform chemical experiments working with machinery and specialised equipment

All 61 carried skills, including the 42 the toxicologist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 25 missing skills fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 7 supplementary
  • required, not held advise on poisoning incidents required
  • required, not held advise on chemical use reduction required
  • optional, not held provide specialist pharmaceutical advice optional
  • optional, not held advise on legislative acts optional
  • optional, not held assist in clinical trials optional
  • optional, not held assist police investigations optional
  • optional, not held provide technical expertise optional
  • optional, not held report on environmental issues optional
  • optional, not held troubleshoot cosmetics formula issues optional
02 information skills 2 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held gather experimental data required
  • required, not held perform toxicological studies required
  • optional, not held analyse environmental data optional
  • optional, not held conduct experiments on animals optional
  • optional, not held conduct research on fauna optional
  • optional, not held conduct research on flora optional
  • optional, not held test samples for pollutants optional
03 assisting and caring 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held work safely with chemicals required
  • optional, not held manage adverse reactions to drugs optional
  • optional, not held develop patient treatment strategies optional
04 handling and moving 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held mix chemicals required
  • optional, not held collect samples for analysis optional
05 health and welfare 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held cancer risks required
  • optional, not held public health optional
06 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required
  • required, not held use chemical analysis equipment required

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a toxicologist role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 61 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held analytical chemistry knowledge
  • already held apply for research funding skill
  • already held apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities skill
  • already held apply safety procedures in laboratory skill
  • already held apply scientific methods skill
  • already held calibrate laboratory equipment skill
  • already held communicate with a non-scientific audience skill
  • already held conduct research across disciplines skill
  • already held demonstrate disciplinary expertise skill
  • already held develop professional network with researchers and scientists skill
  • already held disseminate results to the scientific community skill
  • already held draft scientific or academic papers and technical documentation skill
  • already held evaluate research activities skill
  • already held identify poisons skill
  • already held increase the impact of science on policy and society skill
  • already held integrate gender dimension in research skill
  • already held interact professionally in research and professional environments skill
  • already held laboratory techniques knowledge
  • already held life sciences knowledge
  • already held maintain laboratory equipment skill
  • already held manage findable accessible interoperable and reusable data skill
  • already held manage intellectual property rights skill
  • already held manage open publications skill
  • already held manage personal professional development skill
  • already held manage research data skill
  • already held mentor individuals skill
  • already held operate open source software skill
  • already held perform chemical experiments skill
  • already held perform laboratory tests skill
  • already held perform project management skill
  • already held perform scientific research skill
  • already held promote open innovation in research skill
  • already held promote the participation of citizens in scientific and research activities skill
  • already held promote the transfer of knowledge skill
  • already held publish academic research skill
  • already held scientific literature knowledge
  • already held scientific research methodology knowledge
  • already held speak different languages skill
  • already held synthesise information skill
  • already held think abstractly skill
  • already held toxicology knowledge
  • already held write scientific publications skill
  • already held analyse blood samples skill
  • already held analyse cell cultures skill
  • already held apply blended learning skill
  • already held archive scientific documentation skill
  • already held assess environmental impact skill
  • already held biological chemistry knowledge
  • already held biology knowledge
  • already held contribute to registration of pharmaceutical products skill
  • already held control production skill
  • already held develop scientific research protocols skill
  • already held develop scientific theories skill
  • already held multidisciplinary research knowledge
  • already held perform lectures skill
  • already held pharmacology knowledge
  • already held prepare compliance documents skill
  • already held prepare lesson content skill
  • already held recommend product improvements skill
  • already held teach in academic or vocational contexts skill
  • already held write research proposals skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held develop pharmaceutical drugs optional
17 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held analyse environmental data optional
  • optional, not held conduct experiments on animals optional
  • optional, not held conduct research on fauna optional
  • optional, not held conduct research on flora optional
  • optional, not held manage adverse reactions to drugs optional
  • optional, not held provide specialist pharmaceutical advice optional
  • optional, not held test samples for pollutants optional
  • optional, not held advise on legislative acts optional
  • optional, not held assist in clinical trials optional
  • optional, not held assist police investigations optional
  • optional, not held collect samples for analysis optional
  • optional, not held develop patient treatment strategies optional
  • optional, not held develop pharmaceutical drugs optional
  • optional, not held provide technical expertise optional
  • optional, not held public health optional
  • optional, not held report on environmental issues optional
  • optional, not held troubleshoot cosmetics formula issues optional
32 held skills the toxicologist role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advise on crop diseases skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse chemical substances skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse medication's impact on brain skill
  • not needed by the target role biotechnology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role clinical biochemistry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role communicable diseases knowledge
  • not needed by the target role computational chemistry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role conduct genome research skill
  • not needed by the target role cryopreservation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role develop product design skill
  • not needed by the target role evolutionary biology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role examine samples in dermatology skill
  • not needed by the target role explain the molecular basis of a disease to patients skill
  • not needed by the target role genetics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role industrial research and development knowledge
  • not needed by the target role medical laboratory technology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role microbiology-bacteriology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role molecular biology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role monitor patients during clinical tests skill
  • not needed by the target role nanomaterials knowledge
  • not needed by the target role oxidation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role pest control in plants knowledge
  • not needed by the target role pharmaceutical chemistry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role plant disease control knowledge
  • not needed by the target role production processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role research design knowledge
  • not needed by the target role solid phase microextraction knowledge
  • not needed by the target role spectroscopy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role stem cells knowledge
  • not needed by the target role supervise laboratory operations skill
  • not needed by the target role synthetic biology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role virology knowledge
2 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • required, not held cancer risks required
  • optional, not held public health optional
Index

Other moves recorded from biochemist

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Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.