# Competences — pharmaceutical quality specialist

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/0f845e64-de8b-431e-9fe3-1bccf8e1c5b9).

## Essential

- **analytical chemistry** (knowledge)
- **biotechnology** (knowledge)
- **comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice** (skill/competence)
- **conduct quality control analysis** (skill/competence)
- **controlled substances permits** (knowledge)
- **ensure pharmacovigilance** (skill/competence)
- **ensure quality assurance for pharmaceutical products** (skill/competence)
- **laboratory techniques** (knowledge)
- **manage medication safety issues** (skill/competence)
- **manufacture medicines** (skill/competence)
- **monitor manufacturing quality standards** (skill/competence)
- **perform product testing** (skill/competence)
- **pharmaceutical chemistry** (knowledge)
- **pharmaceutical industry** (knowledge)
- **pharmaceutical legislation** (knowledge)
- **pharmaceutical products** (knowledge)
- **pharmaceutical technology** (knowledge)
- **test medicinal products** (skill/competence)
- **test pharmaceutical process** (skill/competence)
- **work safely with chemicals** (skill/competence)

## Optional

- basic chemicals (knowledge)
- chemical processes (knowledge)
- chemical products (knowledge)
- evaluate pharmaceutical manufacturing process (skill/competence)
- improve safety of medicines (skill/competence)
- manage adverse reactions to drugs (skill/competence)
- perform chemical experiments (skill/competence)
- perform therapeutic drug monitoring (skill/competence)
- pharmacology (knowledge)
- provide specialist pharmaceutical care (skill/competence)
- record data from biomedical tests (skill/competence)
- record test data (skill/competence)
- take pharmaceutical inventory (skill/competence)
- transfer chemicals (skill/competence)