As an Analytical Chemist, you will need to master following:

• analyse chemical substances
• apply safety procedures in laboratory
• chemical processes
• identify customer's needs
• manage intellectual property rights
• operate open source software

More generally, an analytical chemist is also versed in:

• analytical chemistry
• apply for research funding
• apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities
• apply scientific methods
• apply statistical analysis techniques
• chemistry
• communicate with a non-scientific audience
• conduct research across disciplines
• demonstrate disciplinary expertise
• develop professional network with researchers and scientists
• disseminate results to the scientific community
• draft scientific or academic papers and technical documentation
• evaluate research activities
• execute analytical mathematical calculations
• handle chemicals
• increase the impact of science on policy and society
• interact professionally in research and professional environments
• laboratory techniques
• manage findable accessible interoperable and reusable data
• manage open publications
• manage personal professional development
• manage research data
• mathematics
• mentor individuals
• perform laboratory tests
• perform project management
• perform scientific research
• promote inclusion in research
• promote open innovation in research
• promote the participation of citizens in scientific and research activities
• promote the transfer of knowledge
• publish academic research
• scientific research methodology
• speak different languages
• statistics
• synthesise information
• think abstractly
• think analytically
• use chemical analysis equipment
• write scientific publications

It also helps to know the following:

• analyse experimental laboratory data
• apply liquid chromatography
• high-performance liquid chromatography
• label samples
• use chromatography software
• apply blended learning
• archive scientific documentation
• calibrate laboratory equipment
• collect samples for analysis
• develop scientific research protocols
• gas chromatography
• manage chemical testing procedures
• oversee quality control
• pharmaceutical chemistry
• prepare chemical samples
• record test data
• report test findings
• supervise laboratory operations
• teach in academic or vocational contexts
• test chemical samples
• write research proposals