| Profession |
Skills Required |
Duties Performed |
| Biomedical Engineer |
- Installation: Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications.
- Management of Personnel Resources: Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
- Management of Financial Resources: Determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures.
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- Evaluate the safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of biomedical equipment.
- Design and develop medical diagnostic and clinical instrumentation, equipment, and procedures, using the principles of engineering and biobehavioral sciences.
- Advise and assist in the application of instrumentation in clinical environments.
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| Biological Scientist |
- Programming: Writing computer programs for various purposes.
- Active Learning: Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
- Management of Material Resources: Obtaining and seeing to the appropriate use of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain work.
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- Verify that cytogenetic, molecular genetic, and related equipment and instrumentation is maintained in working condition to ensure accuracy and quality of experimental results.
- Conduct family medical studies to evaluate the genetic basis for traits or diseases.
- Prepare reports, manuscripts, and meeting presentations.
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| Biological Technician |
- Persuasion: Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
- Negotiation: Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
- Repairing: Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools.
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- Monitor and observe experiments, recording production and test data for evaluation by research personnel.
- Conduct research or assist in the conduct of research, including the collection of information and samples, such as blood, water, soil, plants and animals.
- Clean, maintain and prepare supplies and work areas.
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