# Competences — chemical application specialist

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/1b123879-8f0d-4793-8069-3dc21a08921a).

## Essential

- **advise on customs regulations** (skill/competence)
- **build business relationships** (skill/competence)
- **business analysis** (knowledge)
- **characteristics of products** (knowledge)
- **chemistry** (knowledge)
- **communicate with customers** (skill/competence)
- **customer service** (knowledge)
- **develop chemical products** (skill/competence)
- **keep up-to-date with regulations** (skill/competence)
- **marketing principles** (knowledge)
- **translate formulae into processes** (skill/competence)
- **use chemical analysis equipment** (skill/competence)
- **write work-related reports** (skill/competence)

## Optional

- adjust production schedule (skill/competence)
- analyse business plans (skill/competence)
- apply business acumen (skill/competence)
- customer relationship management (knowledge)
- develop components separation processes (skill/competence)
- green chemistry (knowledge)
- identify new business opportunities (skill/competence)
- perform customer management (skill/competence)
- perfume and cosmetic products (knowledge)
- pharmaceutical products (knowledge)
- satisfy customers (skill/competence)

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## Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 6 ads, as of 2026-07-10)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

### Hard skills

- technical support — **50 %**
- technical auditing — **33 %**
- cost ownership analysis — **33 %**
- polymer formulation — **33 %**
- report generation — **33 %**
- report writing — **17 %**
- rheology control — **17 %**
- protocol authoring — **17 %**
- process expertise — **17 %**
- process improvement — **17 %**
- process optimization — **17 %**
- immunoassay development — **17 %**
- laboratory work — **17 %**
- materials characterization — **17 %**
- materials science — **17 %**
- data analysis — **17 %**
- coating chemistry — **17 %**
- coatings formulation — **17 %**
- analytical methods development — **17 %**
- assay design — **17 %**
- capa management — **17 %**
- change control — **17 %**
- data collection — **17 %**
- deviation management — **17 %**
- dispersion control — **17 %**
- equipment guidelines development — **17 %**
- equipment guidelines implementation — **17 %**
- experimental design — **17 %**
- foam systems development — **17 %**
- formulation development — **17 %**
- technical problem solving — **17 %**
- test method development — **17 %**
- test method implementation — **17 %**
- sample scheduling — **17 %**
- sedimentation control — **17 %**
- stability study coordination — **17 %**
- trial design — **17 %**
- troubleshooting — **17 %**
- validation — **17 %**
- viscosity control — **17 %**
- photopolymerization — **17 %**

### Methods

- structured technical governance — **17 %**
- FDA 21 CFR 210/211 — **17 %**
- design of experiments (DOE) — **17 %**
- best practices — **17 %**
- 5S methodology — **17 %**
- corrective and preventative action (RCCA) — **17 %**
- GLP — **17 %**
- GMP — **17 %**
- ICH guidelines — **17 %**
- ISO 13485 — **17 %**
- ISO 14001 — **17 %**
- ISO 22716 cGMP — **17 %**
- ISO 9001 — **17 %**
- quality assurance methodology — **17 %**

### Responsibilities

- problem escalation handling — **33 %**
- customer support — **33 %**
- improvement initiative facilitation — **33 %**
- technical audit completion — **33 %**
- stability program management — **17 %**
- scale-up activities transition — **17 %**
- scientific presentation — **17 %**
- sales team collaboration — **17 %**
- sample coordination — **17 %**
- technical services request authorization — **17 %**
- technical feasibility evaluation — **17 %**
- workflow analysis — **17 %**
- troubleshooting — **17 %**
- material qualification — **17 %**
- lab space organization — **17 %**
- onsite training — **17 %**
- process optimization — **17 %**
- process testing — **17 %**
- product demonstration — **17 %**
- product development leadership — **17 %**
- report authoring — **17 %**
- protocol writing — **17 %**
- results documentation — **17 %**
- commercial prioritization — **17 %**
- data analysis — **17 %**
- customer communication — **17 %**
- analyzer installation — **17 %**
- capa management — **17 %**
- deviation management — **17 %**
- documentation maintenance — **17 %**
- expense reporting compliance — **17 %**
- formulation development — **17 %**
- formulation refinement — **17 %**
- formulation support — **17 %**

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