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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Pharmaceutical Scientist” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #99 of 702. Estimated risk: 2.7%

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AI Exposure Risk

62%

“Pharmaceutical Scientist” will maybe be replaced by AI.

Based on the cognitive demands, communication requirements, and logical reasoning intrinsic to this occupation according to O*NET data, we project a 62% probability of disruption by generative AI and Large Language Models.

Automation & Robot Risk

47%

“Pharmaceutical Scientist” will probably not be replaced by robots.

Evaluating the physical dexterity, repetitive motion tasks, and manual labor associated with this role, our analysis indicates a 47% likelihood of substitution by advanced robotics systems.

Personal & Financial Insights

Every occupation has a unique profile. For Biochemists and Biophysicists, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and O*NET classify the day-to-day work broadly as: Study the chemical composition or physical principles of living cells and organisms, their electrical and mechanical energy, and related phenomena. May conduct research to further understanding of the complex chemical combinations and reactions involved in metabolism, reproduction, growth, and heredity. May determine the effects of foods, drugs, serums, hormones, and other substances on tissues and vital processes of living organisms.

Avg. Annual Salary $115,570
Avg. Hourly Wage $55.56
Available Jobs (US) 34,520
Job Title & Hierarchy Code (SOC) Biochemists and Biophysicists #19-1021
Wage vs. National Median
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Data is based on the reference occupation: “Biochemists and Biophysicists”

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Core Skills & Abilities

  • Study physical principles of living cells or organisms and their electrical or mechanical energy, applying methods and knowledge of mathematics, physics, chemistry, or biology.

  • Study spatial configurations of submicroscopic molecules, such as proteins, using x-rays or electron microscopes.

  • Teach or advise undergraduate or graduate students or supervise their research.

  • Research transformations of substances in cells, using atomic isotopes.

  • Develop methods to process, store, or use foods, drugs, or chemical compounds.

  • Investigate the nature, composition, or expression of genes or research how genetic engineering can impact these processes.

  • Manage laboratory teams or monitor the quality of a team's work.

  • Share research findings by writing scientific articles or by making presentations at scientific conferences.

  • Design or build laboratory equipment needed for special research projects.

  • Develop new methods to study the mechanisms of biological processes.

  • Examine the molecular or chemical aspects of immune system functioning.

  • Study the mutations in organisms that lead to cancer or other diseases.

  • Prepare reports or recommendations, based upon research outcomes.

  • Design or perform experiments with equipment, such as lasers, accelerators, or mass spectrometers.

  • Determine the three-dimensional structure of biological macromolecules.

  • Develop or test new drugs or medications intended for commercial distribution.

  • Research the chemical effects of substances, such as drugs, serums, hormones, or food, on tissues or vital processes.

  • Write grant proposals to obtain funding for research.

  • Study the chemistry of living processes, such as cell development, breathing and digestion, or living energy changes, such as growth, aging, or death.

  • Produce pharmaceutically or industrially useful proteins, using recombinant DNA technology.

  • Isolate, analyze, or synthesize vitamins, hormones, allergens, minerals, or enzymes and determine their effects on body functions.

  • Develop or execute tests to detect diseases, genetic disorders, or other abnormalities.

  • Research how characteristics of plants or animals are carried through successive generations.

  • Prepare pharmaceutical compounds for commercial distribution.

Technologies & Software

  • Python
  • Golden Helix ChemTree
  • GEPASI
  • Accelrys Insight II
  • DeepSeek
  • Elicit
  • Molecular simulation software
  • Perl
  • Shrodinger Jaguar
  • ItemTracker
  • Statistical software
  • Molecular Simulations WebLab ViewerPro
  • Macroscopic diffusion software
  • Claude (Anthropic)
  • Analysis and building software
  • R
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Qwen (Alibaba)
  • The MathWorks MATLAB
  • Minitab
  • Mistral (Mistral AI)
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Nova (Amazon)
  • Microsoft Word
  • Dassault Systemes Abaqus
  • Chemistry at Harvard Molecular Mechanics CHARMm
  • Microsoft Visio
  • Molecular Devices Corporation MetaMorph
  • NotebookLM (Google)
  • Gemini (Google)
  • Gemini for Workspace
  • Kimi (Moonshot AI)
  • ESRI What if?
  • Internet browser software
  • Email software
  • Presentation software
  • Laboratory information management system LIMS
  • Basic Local Alignment Search Tool BLAST
  • SAP software
  • Chang Bioscience ToolKit
  • Multivariate statistical program MVSP software
  • 3D graphics software
  • Linux
  • Accelrys QAUNTA
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Llama (Meta)
  • Wavefunction Spartan
  • Assisted model building with energy refinement AMBER
  • Scite AI
  • Intelligent Imaging Innovations SlideBook
  • Yet another scientific artificial reality application YASARA software
  • Crystallography software
  • Video analysis software
  • Elsevier MDL ISIS/Draw
  • Fujitsu BioMedCache
  • GE Healthcare ImageQuant TL
  • Mistral AI (chat/models)
  • Word processing software
  • SAS
  • Carrier-mediated transport software
  • Tripos SYBYL
  • JustBio SeqPainter
  • Crystallography & NMR System (CNS)
  • Graphics software
  • Voltage-gated ion channels software
  • Docking and ligand binding software
  • Golden Helix HelixTree
  • Semantic Scholar AI
  • ChemInnovation Software Chem 4-D
  • Genetics computer group GSG software
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • AutoQuant AutoDeblur
  • PREMIER Biosoft Array Designer
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Gaussian software
  • Accelrys Cerius2
  • Semichem AMPAC
  • Molecular Devices Corporation MetaFluor
  • Wavefunction Titan
  • Grok (xAI)
  • Electronic lab notebook software
  • Structure prediction software
  • Molecular Networks GmbH Biochemical Pathways
  • Consensus
  • Fujitsu MOPAC
  • Hodgkin-Huxley Model software
  • ChatGPT (OpenAI)
  • IBM SPSS Statistics
  • Accelrys FELIX
  • Extensible markup language XML
  • Sequence database software
  • Expression DNA and protein sequence software
  • Perplexity AI
  • Phosphorimagers
  • Medical magnetic resonance imaging MRI microscopes
  • Erlenmeyer flasks
  • Fermenters
  • Transillumination microscopes
  • Large upright microscopes
  • Water baths
  • Spectrofluorimeters
  • Ultrasonic cleaners
  • Fluorescence spectroscopes
  • Krypton lasers
  • Chemistry analyzers
  • pH meters
  • Solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance NMR equipment
  • Light scattering devices
  • Laser Doppler zeta potential analyzers
  • Ultraviolet UV transilluminators
  • Peptide synthesizers
  • Glassware condensers
  • Water purification units
  • Scanners
  • Automated electrophoresis equipment
  • Electron paramagnetic resonance EPR spectrometers
  • Dichroic beamsplitters
  • Lasers
  • Sapphire lasers
  • Linear accelerators
  • Liquid nuclear magnetic resonance NMR equipment
  • Protein sequencers
  • Orbital shakers
  • Pasteur pipettes
  • Test tubes
  • Confocal microscopes
  • Flow cytometers
  • Gas chromatographs GC
  • Fourier transform infrared FTIR spectroscopes
  • Cryostat tissue microtomes
  • Gamma ray irradiators
  • Computerized axial tomography CAT scan equipment
  • Multichannel detectors
  • Stopped-flow spectrophotometers
  • Refrigerated centrifuges
  • Shaking incubators
  • Spectrophotometers
  • Shaking waterbaths
  • Notebook computers
  • Microinjectors
  • Nanoscopes
  • Scanning electron microscopes SEM
  • Analytical balances
  • Video positioning equipment
  • Ultraviolet UV spectroscopes
  • Argon lasers
  • Electrophoresis power supplies
  • Isothermal titration calorimeters ITC
  • Laminar flow hoods
  • Filtering funnels
  • Auto gamma counters
  • Amino acid analyzers
  • Transmission electron microscopes TEM
  • Cryogenic freezers
  • Top-loading electronic balances
  • Biological safety hoods
  • Automatic x ray film developers
  • Electroencephalography EEG equipment
  • Freeze dryers
  • Spectropolarimeters
  • Glassware adaptors
  • Positron emission tomography PET scanners
  • Magnetic piconewton-force transducers
  • Signal generators
  • Solid state diode lasers
  • Microsusceptometers
  • Mossbauer spectroscopes
  • Medical magnetic resonance imaging MRI equipment
  • Specific gravity balances
  • Analytical ultracentrifuges
  • Electron microscopes
  • Microphysiometers
  • Rheometers
  • Power amplifiers
  • Langmuir balances
  • Personal computers
  • Growth chambers
  • Video enhanced differential interference contrast microscopes
  • Laboratory vacuum pumps
  • Vacuum freezers
  • Carbon dioxide CO2 incubators
  • Incubators
  • Dual wavelength spectroscopes
  • Balances
  • Binocular light compound microscopes
  • Cell sorters
  • Synchrotrons
  • Continuous flow centrifuges
  • Biofreezers
  • Liquid handling robots
  • X ray microscopes
  • Deoxyribonucleic acid DNA sequencers
  • Scanning laser microscopes
  • Plotters
  • Laboratory convection ovens
  • Megafuge centrifuges
  • Circulating water cooling systems
  • Heat blocks
  • High-pressure liquid chromatographs
  • Neodymium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet Nd:YAG lasers
  • Brewster angle microscopes
  • Chemical fume hoods
  • Laser tweezers
  • Capillary electrophoresis equipment
  • Phosphorimager video cameras
  • Autoclaves
  • Mettler balances
  • Mainframe computers
  • Microscope slides
  • Sonicators
  • Ultramicrotomes
  • Cryotransmission electron microscopes
  • Flame ionization detectors FID
  • Funnels
  • Cryocut microtomes
  • Rotating anode X ray generators
  • Tabletop centrifuges
  • Cryomicroscopes
  • Heat incubators
  • Multi-angle elastic-light scattering systems
  • Charge-coupled device CCD cameras
  • Scintillation counters
  • Thermal imagers
  • High-pressure high-temperature reactors
  • Heating mantles
  • Electron spin resonance spectroscopes
  • Automatic pipetters
  • Magnetic tweezers
  • Microdosimeters
  • Laser printers
  • Homogenizers
  • Sartorius balances
  • Flexi-dry lyophilizers
  • Desktop computers
  • Hemoglobin analyzers
  • X ray crystallography equipment
  • Laser induced temperature jump nanosecond relaxation spectrometer systems
  • Graduated cylinders
  • Gel boxes
  • Ionometers
  • Laser particle sizers
  • Viscometers
  • Sample concentrators
  • Pipettes
  • Near-field light microscopes
  • Mass spectrometers
  • Differential scanning calorimeters
  • Cytospin centrifuges
  • Optical tweezers
  • Basic vapor pressure osmometers
  • Atomic force microscopes
  • Darkroom equipment
  • Circular dichroism spectroscopes
  • Microcentrifuges
  • Ultracentrifuges
  • Hot plates
  • Vibratome tissue sectioning systems
  • Microcalorimeters
  • Beakers
  • Raman difference spectrometers
  • Microplate readers
  • Inverted microscopes
  • Nuclear magnetic resonance NMR spectroscopes

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