research and development manager

Code 1223.2

Research and development managers coordinate the efforts of scientists, academical researchers, product developers, and market researchers towards the creation of new products, the improvement of current ones or other research activities, including scientific research. They manage and plan research and development activities of an organisation, specify goals and budget requirements and manage the staff.

Essential skills

Knowledge

  • intellectual property law
  • market research
  • project management
  • marketing principles
  • innovation processes
  • corporate social responsibility

Skills and competences

  • Actualizar constantemente las decisiones clínicas con nuevas evidencias
  • speak different languages
  • interact professionally in research and professional environments
  • Interpretar datos de wearables
  • analyse internal factors of companies
  • analyse external factors of companies
  • analizar objetivos empresariales
  • assess the feasibility of implementing developments
  • seek innovation in current practices
  • think abstractly
  • carry out strategic research
  • represent the organisation

Transversal competences

  • manage intellectual property rights
  • manage personal professional development
  • manage budgets
  • perform project management
  • manage research and development projects
  • manage staff
  • identify new business opportunities
  • report analysis results
  • mitigate waste of resources
  • think analytically
  • perform market research
  • synthesise information

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