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"Medical Scientists"
Job Description - Part 3 - Skills Required

Part 1
Duties / Tasks
Part 2
Activities
Part 3
Skills
Part 4
Abilities
Part 5
Knowledge

Skills Needed for: "Medical Scientists"

1) Active Learning -- Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.


2) Science -- Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.


3) Instructing -- Teaching others how to do something.


4) Critical Thinking -- Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.


5) Reading Comprehension -- Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.


6) Speaking -- Talking to others to convey information effectively.


7) Mathematics -- Using mathematics to solve problems.


8) Writing -- Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.


9) Complex Problem Solving -- Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.


10) Learning Strategies -- Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.


11) Active Listening -- Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.


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12) Judgment and Decision Making -- Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.


13) Management of Personnel Resources -- Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.


14) Systems Analysis -- Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.


15) Monitoring -- Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.


16) Time Management -- Managing one's own time and the time of others.


17) Systems Evaluation -- Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.


18) Operations Analysis -- Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design.


19) Service Orientation -- Actively looking for ways to help people.


20) Coordination -- Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.


21) Social Perceptiveness -- Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.


22) Quality Control Analysis -- Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.


23) Persuasion -- Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.


24) Equipment Selection -- Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.


Job Description for "Medical Scientists" continued here...

Part 1
Duties / Tasks
Part 2
Activities
Part 3
Skills
Part 4
Abilities
Part 5
Knowledge


"Medical Scientists"   Holland / RIASEC Career Code:  I-R-S        SOC:  19-1042.00


 

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