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

toxicologisttobiophysicist

A toxicologist already meets 75% of what the biophysicist role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From toxicologist
75%
Overlap1
To biophysicist
46 Skills carried over
7 Required, not held
42.2 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

75%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

42.2/ 100

1 Share of the biophysicist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the toxicologist 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 biophysicist role treats 40 of its required skills as things a toxicologist already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • analyse cell cultures
  • apply for research funding
  • apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities
  • apply scientific methods
  • biology
  • communicate with a non-scientific audience

What stands in the way is 7 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 46 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A biophysicist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a toxicologist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held conduct research on flora information skills
  • already held conduct research on fauna information skills
  • already held analyse cell cultures information skills
  • already held life sciences natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • already held multidisciplinary research generic programmes and qualifications
  • already held gather experimental data information skills

All 46 carried skills, including the 40 the biophysicist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 28 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 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 4 required, 9 supplementary
  • required, not held protein required
  • required, not held genomics required
  • required, not held proteomics required
  • required, not held physics required
  • optional, not held alternative fuels optional
  • optional, not held computational biology optional
  • optional, not held computational chemistry optional
  • optional, not held cryopreservation optional
  • optional, not held microbiology-bacteriology optional
  • optional, not held stem cells optional
  • optional, not held synthetic biology optional
  • optional, not held molecular biology optional
  • optional, not held organic chemistry optional
02 information skills 1 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held analyse experimental laboratory data required
  • optional, not held analyse medication's impact on brain optional
  • optional, not held conduct genome research optional
  • optional, not held apply statistical analysis techniques optional
  • optional, not held collect biological data optional
  • optional, not held execute analytical mathematical calculations optional
03 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held examine cell specimens microscopically required
  • optional, not held operate scientific measuring equipment optional
  • optional, not held operate telescopes optional
  • optional, not held use measurement instruments optional
04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required
  • required, not held spectroscopy required
05 arts and humanities 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held osteology optional
06 health and welfare 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held virology optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a biophysicist 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 46 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held analyse cell cultures skill
  • 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 biology knowledge
  • already held communicate with a non-scientific audience skill
  • already held conduct research across disciplines skill
  • already held conduct research on fauna skill
  • already held conduct research on flora 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 gather experimental data 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 life sciences knowledge
  • 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 multidisciplinary research knowledge
  • 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 synthesise information skill
  • already held think abstractly skill
  • already held write scientific publications skill
  • already held apply blended learning skill
  • already held biological chemistry knowledge
  • already held calibrate laboratory equipment skill
  • already held collect samples for analysis skill
  • already held teach in academic or vocational contexts skill
  • already held write research proposals skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held supercomputing optional
08 social sciences, journalism and information 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held quantitative analysis optional
21 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held alternative fuels optional
  • optional, not held analyse medication's impact on brain optional
  • optional, not held computational biology optional
  • optional, not held computational chemistry optional
  • optional, not held conduct genome research optional
  • optional, not held cryopreservation optional
  • optional, not held microbiology-bacteriology optional
  • optional, not held osteology optional
  • optional, not held stem cells optional
  • optional, not held supercomputing optional
  • optional, not held synthetic biology optional
  • optional, not held apply statistical analysis techniques optional
  • optional, not held collect biological data optional
  • optional, not held execute analytical mathematical calculations optional
  • optional, not held molecular biology optional
  • optional, not held operate scientific measuring equipment optional
  • optional, not held operate telescopes optional
  • optional, not held organic chemistry optional
  • optional, not held quantitative analysis optional
  • optional, not held use measurement instruments optional
  • optional, not held virology optional
40 held skills the biophysicist role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advise on chemical use reduction skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on legislative acts skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on poisoning incidents skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse blood samples skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse environmental data skill
  • not needed by the target role analytical chemistry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role apply safety procedures in laboratory skill
  • not needed by the target role archive scientific documentation skill
  • not needed by the target role assess environmental impact skill
  • not needed by the target role assist in clinical trials skill
  • not needed by the target role assist police investigations skill
  • not needed by the target role cancer risks knowledge
  • not needed by the target role conduct experiments on animals skill
  • 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 develop scientific research protocols skill
  • not needed by the target role develop scientific theories skill
  • not needed by the target role identify poisons skill
  • not needed by the target role laboratory techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintain laboratory equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role manage adverse reactions to drugs skill
  • not needed by the target role mix chemicals skill
  • not needed by the target role perform chemical experiments skill
  • not needed by the target role perform lectures skill
  • not needed by the target role perform toxicological studies skill
  • not needed by the target role pharmacology 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 provide specialist pharmaceutical advice skill
  • not needed by the target role provide technical expertise skill
  • not needed by the target role public health knowledge
  • not needed by the target role recommend product improvements skill
  • not needed by the target role report on environmental issues skill
  • not needed by the target role test samples for pollutants skill
  • not needed by the target role toxicology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role troubleshoot cosmetics formula issues skill
  • not needed by the target role use chemical analysis equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role work safely with chemicals skill
18 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 protein required
  • required, not held genomics required
  • required, not held proteomics required
  • required, not held spectroscopy required
  • required, not held physics required
  • optional, not held alternative fuels optional
  • optional, not held computational biology optional
  • optional, not held computational chemistry optional
  • optional, not held cryopreservation optional
  • optional, not held microbiology-bacteriology optional
  • optional, not held osteology optional
  • optional, not held stem cells optional
  • optional, not held supercomputing optional
  • optional, not held synthetic biology optional
  • optional, not held molecular biology optional
  • optional, not held organic chemistry optional
  • optional, not held quantitative analysis optional
  • optional, not held virology optional
Index

Other moves recorded from toxicologist

Full index of moves from toxicologist

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.