Career switch, measured
From Production Supervisor to Validation Engineer
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 65% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Manufacturing, Problem solving, Microsoft Office, Process improvement; the main skills to add are Python, Data analysis, Risk management, Statistics.
65%
skill overlap
80
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillProduction SupervisorValidation Engineer
- Manufacturing85%45%
- Problem solving32%30%
- Microsoft Office27%25%
- Process improvement42%19%
- Biology9%9%
- Auditing18%24%
- Excel17%18%
- Troubleshooting15%28%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Validation Engineer postings, rarely in Production Supervisor ones.
SkillProduction SupervisorValidation Engineer
- Python–24%
- Data analysis–20%
- Risk management–15%
- Statistics–14%
- Research6%14%
- Agile–13%
- C++–13%
- Git–13%
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