Table 1Transition record

biochemisttoimmunologist

A biochemist already meets 78% of what the immunologist role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From biochemist

78%

Overlap1

To immunologist

58 Skills carried over

9 Required, not held

39.3 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 39.3

This move: 39.3 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the immunologist 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 58 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A immunologist 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 contribute to registration of pharmaceutical products information skills
already held communicable diseases health and welfare
already held analyse blood samples information skills
already held stem cells natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
already held analyse cell cultures information skills
already held perform lectures communication, collaboration and creativity

All 58 carried skills, including the 40 the immunologist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 20 missing skills fall into 6 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 health and welfare 7 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held diagnostic immunology techniques required
required, not held cancer risks required
required, not held clinical immunopathology required
required, not held medical parasitology required
required, not held neoplasia required
required, not held clinical immunology required
required, not held immunology required

optional, not held allergies optional
optional, not held general medicine optional
optional, not held pharmaceutical industry optional

02 information skills 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held research immune system malfunctions required

optional, not held diagnose patients with immunodeficiencies optional
optional, not held develop vaccines optional
optional, not held record test data optional

03 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held molecular and cellular immunology required

optional, not held genomics optional
optional, not held medical mycology optional

04 assisting and caring 1 supplementary

optional, not held develop patient treatment strategies optional

05 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary

optional, not held assist in clinical trials optional

06 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held develop pharmaceutical drugs optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a immunologist 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 58 skills that carry over

Skill Type

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 biology knowledge
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 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 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 stem cells knowledge
already held synthesise information skill
already held think abstractly skill
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 communicable diseases 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 microbiology-bacteriology knowledge
already held perform lectures skill
already held pharmaceutical chemistry knowledge
already held recommend product improvements skill
already held research design knowledge
already held teach in academic or vocational contexts skill
already held virology knowledge
already held write research proposals skill

11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held diagnose patients with immunodeficiencies optional
optional, not held develop vaccines optional
optional, not held genomics optional
optional, not held medical mycology optional
optional, not held allergies optional
optional, not held assist in clinical trials optional
optional, not held develop patient treatment strategies optional
optional, not held develop pharmaceutical drugs optional
optional, not held general medicine optional
optional, not held pharmaceutical industry optional
optional, not held record test data optional

35 held skills the immunologist 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 analytical chemistry knowledge
not needed by the target role biological chemistry knowledge
not needed by the target role biotechnology knowledge
not needed by the target role clinical biochemistry 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 identify poisons skill
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 molecular biology knowledge
not needed by the target role monitor patients during clinical tests skill
not needed by the target role multidisciplinary research knowledge
not needed by the target role nanomaterials knowledge
not needed by the target role oxidation knowledge
not needed by the target role perform chemical experiments skill
not needed by the target role pest control in plants knowledge
not needed by the target role pharmacology knowledge
not needed by the target role plant disease control knowledge
not needed by the target role prepare compliance documents skill
not needed by the target role prepare lesson content skill
not needed by the target role production processes 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 supervise laboratory operations skill
not needed by the target role synthetic biology knowledge
not needed by the target role toxicology knowledge

13 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 diagnostic immunology techniques required
required, not held molecular and cellular immunology required
required, not held cancer risks required
required, not held clinical immunopathology required
required, not held medical parasitology required
required, not held neoplasia required
required, not held clinical immunology required
required, not held immunology required
optional, not held genomics optional
optional, not held medical mycology optional
optional, not held allergies optional
optional, not held general medicine optional
optional, not held pharmaceutical industry optional

Index

Other moves recorded from biochemist

Full index of moves from biochemist

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.