Table 1Transition record

pharmacisttoindustrial pharmacist

A pharmacist already meets 67% of what the industrial pharmacist role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

From pharmacist

67%

Overlap1

To industrial pharmacist

27 Skills carried over

4 Required, not held

39.4 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 39.4

This move: 39.4 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the industrial pharmacist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the pharmacist 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 27 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A industrial pharmacist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a pharmacist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held pharmacotherapy health and welfare
already held ensure pharmacovigilance assisting and caring
already held manage medication safety issues management skills
already held test medicinal products information skills
already held pharmacognosy health and welfare
already held manage medical supply chains management skills

All 27 carried skills, including the 15 the industrial pharmacist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 19 missing skills fall into 8 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 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held apply context specific clinical competences required

optional, not held implement marketing strategies optional
optional, not held inform policy makers on health-related challenges optional
optional, not held recommend product improvements optional

02 assisting and caring 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held adhere to organisational guidelines required

optional, not held apply safety procedures in laboratory optional
optional, not held wear appropriate protective gear optional

03 health and welfare 1 required

required, not held pharmaceutical processes required

04 management skills 1 required

required, not held develop pharmaceutical drugs required

05 information skills 6 supplementary

optional, not held report medication interaction to pharmacist optional
optional, not held analyse experimental laboratory data optional
optional, not held analyse medication's impact on brain optional
optional, not held assist in the production of laboratory documentation optional
optional, not held contribute to registration of pharmaceutical products optional
optional, not held perform toxicological studies optional

06 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 supplementary

optional, not held maintain medical laboratory equipment optional
optional, not held perform laboratory tests optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a industrial pharmacist 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 27 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held accept own accountability skill
already held comply with legislation related to health care skill
already held human anatomy knowledge
already held improve safety of medicines skill
already held inorganic chemistry knowledge
already held microbiology-bacteriology knowledge
already held organic chemistry knowledge
already held pharmaceutical chemistry knowledge
already held pharmaceutical technology knowledge
already held pharmacognosy knowledge
already held pharmacokinetics knowledge
already held pharmacotherapy knowledge
already held pharmacy law knowledge
already held physics knowledge
already held toxicology knowledge
already held botany knowledge
already held conduct health related research skill
already held contribute to public health campaigns skill
already held ensure pharmacovigilance skill
already held maintain medical devices skill
already held manage adverse reactions to drugs skill
already held manage medical supply chains skill
already held manage medication safety issues skill
already held manufacture medicines skill
already held provide pharmaceutical advice skill
already held sales strategies knowledge
already held test medicinal products skill

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 business, administration and law 1 supplementary

optional, not held quality assurance methodologies optional

08 services 1 supplementary

optional, not held safe management of medicines optional

15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held report medication interaction to pharmacist optional
optional, not held analyse experimental laboratory data optional
optional, not held analyse medication's impact on brain optional
optional, not held apply safety procedures in laboratory optional
optional, not held assist in the production of laboratory documentation optional
optional, not held safe management of medicines optional
optional, not held contribute to registration of pharmaceutical products optional
optional, not held implement marketing strategies optional
optional, not held inform policy makers on health-related challenges optional
optional, not held maintain medical laboratory equipment optional
optional, not held perform laboratory tests optional
optional, not held perform toxicological studies optional
optional, not held quality assurance methodologies optional
optional, not held recommend product improvements optional
optional, not held wear appropriate protective gear optional

59 held skills the industrial pharmacist role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role accounting techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role advise on healthcare users' informed consent skill
not needed by the target role advise on poisoning incidents skill
not needed by the target role analytical chemistry knowledge
not needed by the target role applied therapeutics related to medicines knowledge
not needed by the target role apply blended learning skill
not needed by the target role apply organisational techniques skill
not needed by the target role biological chemistry knowledge
not needed by the target role check information on prescriptions skill
not needed by the target role communicate in healthcare skill
not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
not needed by the target role comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice skill
not needed by the target role contribute to continuity of health care skill
not needed by the target role counsel healthcare users on medicines skill
not needed by the target role deal with emergency care situations skill
not needed by the target role dispense medicines skill
not needed by the target role empathise with the healthcare user skill
not needed by the target role ensure client orientation skill
not needed by the target role ensure safety of healthcare users skill
not needed by the target role ensure the appropriate supply in pharmacy skill
not needed by the target role evaluate scientific data concerning medicines skill
not needed by the target role follow clinical guidelines skill
not needed by the target role handle the logistics of medicinal products skill
not needed by the target role homeopathy knowledge
not needed by the target role hygiene in a health care setting knowledge
not needed by the target role interact with healthcare users skill
not needed by the target role listen actively skill
not needed by the target role maintain adequate medication storage conditions skill
not needed by the target role maintain pharmacy records skill
not needed by the target role manage healthcare users' data skill
not needed by the target role manage personal professional development skill
not needed by the target role medical devices knowledge
not needed by the target role medical statistics knowledge
not needed by the target role medicines knowledge
not needed by the target role monitor patients' medication skill
not needed by the target role nutrition knowledge
not needed by the target role obtain healthcare user's medical status information skill
not needed by the target role operate cash register skill
not needed by the target role participate in medical inventory control skill
not needed by the target role pedagogy knowledge

19 further entries not listed here

3 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 pharmaceutical processes required
optional, not held safe management of medicines optional
optional, not held quality assurance methodologies optional

Index

Other moves recorded from pharmacist

Full index of moves from pharmacist

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.