Table 1Transition record

immunologisttoepidemiologist

A immunologist already meets 72% of what the epidemiologist role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From immunologist

72%

Overlap1

To epidemiologist

52 Skills carried over

11 Required, not held

43.4 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 43.4

This move: 43.4 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the epidemiologist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the immunologist 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 52 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A epidemiologist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a immunologist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held develop vaccines information skills
already held communicable diseases health and welfare
already held analyse blood samples information skills
already held assist in clinical trials communication, collaboration and creativity
already held genomics natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
already held immunology health and welfare

All 52 carried skills, including the 34 the epidemiologist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 24 missing skills fall into 10 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 3 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held epidemiology required
required, not held preventive medicine required
required, not held public health required

optional, not held professional documentation in health care optional

02 information skills 3 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held apply statistical analysis techniques required
required, not held gather experimental data required
required, not held report analysis results required

optional, not held manage clinical risk optional

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

required, not held biometrics required
required, not held statistics required

optional, not held biological chemistry optional
optional, not held statistical analysis system software optional

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held prevent communicable diseases' outbreaks required

optional, not held advise on legislative acts optional
optional, not held educate on the prevention of illness optional
optional, not held inform policy makers on health-related challenges optional

05 management skills 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held take disease prevention measures required

optional, not held develop communicable disease control policies optional
optional, not held contribute to public health campaigns optional

06 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held project management required

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a epidemiologist 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 52 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 scientific methods skill
already held communicable diseases knowledge
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 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 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 research design knowledge
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 write scientific publications skill
already held analyse blood samples skill
already held apply blended learning skill
already held archive scientific documentation skill
already held assess environmental impact skill
already held assist in clinical trials skill
already held biology knowledge
already held develop scientific research protocols skill
already held develop scientific theories skill
already held develop vaccines skill
already held general medicine knowledge
already held genomics knowledge
already held immunology knowledge
already held laboratory techniques knowledge
already held life sciences knowledge
already held microbiology-bacteriology knowledge
already held perform laboratory tests skill
already held teach in academic or vocational contexts skill
already held virology knowledge

The 4 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 assisting and caring 1 supplementary

optional, not held contribute to practice innovation in health care optional

08 generic programmes and qualifications 1 supplementary

optional, not held multidisciplinary research optional

09 handling and moving 1 supplementary

optional, not held manufacture medicines optional

10 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary

optional, not held SAS language optional

13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held develop communicable disease control policies optional
optional, not held SAS language optional
optional, not held biological chemistry optional
optional, not held contribute to practice innovation in health care optional
optional, not held professional documentation in health care optional
optional, not held advise on legislative acts optional
optional, not held contribute to public health campaigns optional
optional, not held educate on the prevention of illness optional
optional, not held inform policy makers on health-related challenges optional
optional, not held manage clinical risk optional
optional, not held manufacture medicines optional
optional, not held multidisciplinary research optional
optional, not held statistical analysis system software optional

26 held skills the epidemiologist role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role allergies knowledge
not needed by the target role analyse cell cultures skill
not needed by the target role apply safety procedures in laboratory skill
not needed by the target role calibrate laboratory equipment skill
not needed by the target role cancer risks knowledge
not needed by the target role clinical immunology knowledge
not needed by the target role clinical immunopathology knowledge
not needed by the target role contribute to registration of pharmaceutical products skill
not needed by the target role control production skill
not needed by the target role develop patient treatment strategies skill
not needed by the target role develop pharmaceutical drugs skill
not needed by the target role diagnose patients with immunodeficiencies skill
not needed by the target role diagnostic immunology techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain laboratory equipment skill
not needed by the target role medical mycology knowledge
not needed by the target role medical parasitology knowledge
not needed by the target role molecular and cellular immunology knowledge
not needed by the target role neoplasia knowledge
not needed by the target role perform lectures skill
not needed by the target role pharmaceutical chemistry knowledge
not needed by the target role pharmaceutical industry knowledge
not needed by the target role recommend product improvements skill
not needed by the target role record test data skill
not needed by the target role research immune system malfunctions skill
not needed by the target role stem cells knowledge
not needed by the target role write research proposals skill

11 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 project management required
required, not held biometrics required
required, not held epidemiology required
required, not held preventive medicine required
required, not held public health required
required, not held statistics required
optional, not held SAS language optional
optional, not held biological chemistry optional
optional, not held professional documentation in health care optional
optional, not held multidisciplinary research optional
optional, not held statistical analysis system software optional

Index

Other moves recorded from immunologist

Full index of moves from immunologist

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.