| Profession |
Skills Required |
Duties Performed |
| Biomedical Engineer |
- Management of Personnel Resources: Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
- Mathematics: Using mathematics to solve problems.
- Learning Strategies: Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
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- Develop new applications for energy sources, such as using nuclear power for biomedical implants.
- Advise and assist in the application of instrumentation in clinical environments.
- Conduct preventative maintenance on equipment.
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| Biological Scientist |
- Management of Financial Resources: Determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures.
- Operations Analysis: Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design.
- Equipment Maintenance: Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
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- Perform laboratory procedures following protocols including deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) sequencing, cloning and extraction, ribonucleic acid (RNA) purification, or gel electrophoresis.
- Analyze large molecular datasets such as raw microarray data, genomic sequence data, and proteomics data for clinical or basic research purposes.
- Coordinate molecular or cellular research activities with scientists specializing in other fields.
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| Biological Technician |
- Operations Analysis: Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design.
- Equipment Selection: Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.
- Operation Monitoring: Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
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- Conduct research or assist in the conduct of research, including the collection of information and samples, such as blood, water, soil, plants and animals.
- Analyze experimental data and interpret results to write reports and summaries of findings.
- Conduct standardized biological, microbiological or biochemical tests and laboratory analyses to evaluate the quantity or quality of physical or chemical substances in food or other products.
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