Biomedical scientist advanced to biomedical scientist
A biomedical scientist advanced already meets 41% of what the biomedical scientist role asks for. The move turns on 57 required skills not yet in the profile.
74.7/ 100
1 How much of what a biomedical scientist is expected to do is already part of a biomedical scientist advanced’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the biomedical scientist role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A biomedical scientist role treats 41 of its required skills as things a biomedical scientist advanced already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- accept own accountability
- adhere to organisational guidelines
- advise on healthcare users' informed consent
- analyse body fluids
- analyse cell cultures
- analytical methods in biomedical sciences
What stands in the way is 57 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 52 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A biomedical scientist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a biomedical scientist advanced background worth leading with.
- already held analyse body fluids information skills
- already held immunohaematology health and welfare
- already held biomedical scientists' role in health care system health and welfare
- already held biophysics natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
- already held clinical immunology health and welfare
- already held clinical microbiology health and welfare
All 52 carried skills, including the 41 the biomedical scientist role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 75 missing skills fall into 13 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn densiometry required
- still to learn automated analysers in the medical laboratory required
- still to learn diagnostic methods in medical laboratory required
- still to learn professional documentation in health care required
- still to learn techniques of blood-sampling required
- still to learn transplantation required
- still to learn biological haematology required
- still to learn blood transfusion required
- still to learn cross-matching techniques for blood transfusions required
- still to learn human anatomy required
- still to learn laboratory methods in biomedical sciences required
- still to learn medical terminology required
- still to learn radiation protection required
- optional, not held medical device vigilance reporting systems optional
- optional, not held electroencephalography optional
- optional, not held medical parasitology optional
- optional, not held first aid optional
- still to learn apply good clinical practices required
- still to learn apply safety procedures in laboratory required
- still to learn comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice required
- still to learn contribute to continuity of health care required
- still to learn perform stem cell transplantation required
- still to learn comply with legislation related to health care required
- still to learn deal with emergency care situations required
- still to learn follow clinical guidelines required
- still to learn manage infection control in the facility required
- still to learn promote inclusion required
- optional, not held ensure safety of healthcare users optional
- optional, not held empathise with the healthcare user optional
- still to learn support blood transfusion services required
- still to learn provide test results to medical staff required
- still to learn communicate in healthcare required
- still to learn develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship required
- still to learn educate on the prevention of illness required
- still to learn inform policy makers on health-related challenges required
- still to learn interact with healthcare users required
- still to learn provide health education required
- still to learn work in a multicultural environment in health care required
- optional, not held conduct training on biomedical equipment optional
- optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
- optional, not held use foreign languages in patient care optional
- still to learn carry out biopsy required
- still to learn implement quality control procedures for biomedical tests required
- still to learn monitor the effects of medication required
- still to learn diagnose disorders of the urogenital system required
- still to learn keep up to date with diagnostic innovations required
- still to learn manage healthcare users' data required
- still to learn perform toxicological studies required
- optional, not held carry out flow cytometry optional
- optional, not held conduct routine blood testing optional
- optional, not held perform diagnostic testing for allergies optional
- optional, not held apply numeracy skills optional
- still to learn bioethics required
- still to learn biological chemistry required
- still to learn biostatistics required
- still to learn clinical biochemistry required
- still to learn microscopic techniques required
- still to learn molecular biology required
- optional, not held proteomics optional
- still to learn provide treatment strategies for challenges to human health required
- still to learn apply organisational techniques required
- still to learn respond to changing situations in health care required
7 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a biomedical scientist 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 · The rest of the record
All 52 skills that carry over
- already held accept own accountability skill
- already held adhere to organisational guidelines skill
- already held advise on healthcare users' informed consent skill
- already held analyse body fluids skill
- already held analyse cell cultures skill
- already held analytical methods in biomedical sciences knowledge
- already held apply context specific clinical competences skill
- already held apply scientific methods skill
- already held assist in the production of laboratory documentation skill
- already held biology knowledge
- already held biomedical science knowledge
- already held biomedical scientists' role in health care system knowledge
- already held biomedical techniques knowledge
- already held biophysics knowledge
- already held biosafety in biomedical laboratory knowledge
- already held chemistry knowledge
- already held clinical cytology knowledge
- already held clinical immunology knowledge
- already held clinical microbiology knowledge
- already held conduct health related research skill
- already held dermapathology knowledge
- already held embryology knowledge
- already held epidemiology knowledge
- already held health care occupation-specific ethics knowledge
- already held histopathology knowledge
- already held human physiology knowledge
- already held immunohaematology knowledge
- already held immunology knowledge
- already held listen actively skill
- already held medical genetics knowledge
- already held medical informatics knowledge
- already held microbiology-bacteriology knowledge
- already held pathology knowledge
- already held perform cerebrospinal fluid analysis skill
- already held perform pathology consultations skill
- already held perform reconstructive microsurgery skill
- already held record data from biomedical tests skill
- already held tissue cytogenetics knowledge
- already held toxicology knowledge
- already held validate biomedical analysis results skill
- already held work in multidisciplinary health teams skill
- already held cryopreservation knowledge
- already held examine samples in dermatology skill
- already held explain the molecular basis of a disease to patients skill
- already held hepatology knowledge
- already held interpret electromyograms skill
- already held intracranial hypertension knowledge
- already held neoplasia knowledge
- already held pedagogy knowledge
- already held perform virological test skill
- already held research new treatments for blood related disorders skill
- already held use foreign languages for health-related research skill
The 7 learning areas not shown above
- still to learn perform PCR covid test required
- still to learn perform screening for infectious diseases required
- still to learn maintain medical laboratory equipment required
- still to learn health care legislation required
- still to learn manage healthcare staff required
- still to learn label medical laboratory samples required
- optional, not held collect biological samples from patients optional
- optional, not held monitor biomedical equipment stock optional
- still to learn use e-health and mobile health technologies required
- optional, not held have computer literacy optional
- still to learn histology required
- still to learn hygiene in a health care setting required
- optional, not held multidisciplinary research optional
18 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held medical device vigilance reporting systems optional
- optional, not held carry out flow cytometry optional
- optional, not held collect biological samples from patients optional
- optional, not held conduct routine blood testing optional
- optional, not held electroencephalography optional
- optional, not held ensure safety of healthcare users optional
- optional, not held medical parasitology optional
- optional, not held monitor biomedical equipment stock optional
- optional, not held perform diagnostic testing for allergies optional
- optional, not held proteomics optional
- optional, not held apply numeracy skills optional
- optional, not held conduct training on biomedical equipment optional
- optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
- optional, not held empathise with the healthcare user optional
- optional, not held first aid optional
- optional, not held have computer literacy optional
- optional, not held multidisciplinary research optional
- optional, not held use foreign languages in patient care optional
8 held skills the biomedical scientist role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role advise patients on infectious diseases when travelling skill
- not needed by the target role cancer risks knowledge
- not needed by the target role clinical immunopathology knowledge
- not needed by the target role industrial research and development knowledge
- not needed by the target role make clinical decisions skill
- not needed by the target role perform transcranial magnetic stimulation skill
- not needed by the target role scientific literature knowledge
- not needed by the target role study topics skill
29 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn bioethics required
- still to learn densiometry required
- still to learn automated analysers in the medical laboratory required
- still to learn biological chemistry required
- still to learn diagnostic methods in medical laboratory required
- still to learn professional documentation in health care required
- still to learn techniques of blood-sampling required
- still to learn transplantation required
- still to learn biological haematology required
- still to learn biostatistics required
- still to learn blood transfusion required
- still to learn clinical biochemistry required
- still to learn cross-matching techniques for blood transfusions required
- still to learn health care legislation required
- still to learn histology required
- still to learn human anatomy required
- still to learn hygiene in a health care setting required
- still to learn laboratory methods in biomedical sciences required
- still to learn manage healthcare staff required
- still to learn medical terminology required
- still to learn microscopic techniques required
- still to learn molecular biology required
- still to learn radiation protection required
- optional, not held medical device vigilance reporting systems optional
- optional, not held electroencephalography optional
- optional, not held medical parasitology optional
- optional, not held proteomics optional
- optional, not held first aid optional
- optional, not held multidisciplinary research optional
Other moves recorded from biomedical scientist advanced
Common questions about this move
Can a biomedical scientist advanced become a biomedical scientist?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A biomedical scientist advanced already covers 41% of what a biomedical scientist is expected to do: 52 skills carry over, 41 of which the biomedical scientist role treats as required.
What skills does a biomedical scientist advanced need to become a biomedical scientist?
57 required skills are missing, plus 18 optional ones. They fall into 13 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by health and welfare. The single most important is bioethics.
How hard is the move from biomedical scientist advanced to biomedical scientist?
Its learning distance is 74.7 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.