3.2 KiB
3.2 KiB
name, description
| name | description |
|---|---|
| research-manager | Occupational skill for the role 'research manager' (also: research scientist, chief science officer, principal research scientist, head laboratory analyst, scientific research director, head of laboratory). Use when the user asks for typical research manager work such as: Confer with scientists, engineers, regulators, or others to plan or review projects or to provide technical assistance.; Develop client relationships and communicate with clients to explain proposals, present research findings, establish specifications, or discuss project status.; Plan or direct research, development, or production activities. |
Research Manager
Research managers oversee the research and development functions of a research facility or program or university. They support the executive staff, coordinate work activities, and monitor staff and research projects. They may work in a wide array of sectors, such as the chemical, technical and life sciences sector. Research managers can also advise on research and execute research themselves.
Core workflow
- Confer with scientists, engineers, regulators, or others to plan or review projects or to provide technical assistance.
- Develop client relationships and communicate with clients to explain proposals, present research findings, establish specifications, or discuss project status.
- Plan or direct research, development, or production activities.
- Prepare project proposals.
- Design or coordinate successive phases of problem analysis, solution proposals, or testing.
- Review project activities and prepare and review research, testing, or operational reports.
- Hire, supervise, or evaluate engineers, technicians, researchers, or other staff.
- Determine scientific or technical goals within broad outlines provided by top management and make detailed plans to accomplish these goals.
How to use this skill
- Read references/profile.md for the occupation profile and scope.
- Consult references/tasks.md for the full task and activity inventory.
- Check references/skills.md for essential vs. optional competences.
- Check references/tools.md for the software commonly used in this role.
- See references/ai-skills.md — matched external AI agent skills (per-source attribution).
Key competences (essential)
- cope with challenging demands
- discuss research proposals
- estimate duration of work
- manage budgets
- manage research and development projects
- manage staff
- multidisciplinary research
- perform scientific research
- project management
- provide project information on exhibitions
- report analysis results
- research design
- respect cultural differences in the field of exhibition
- scientific research methodology
- study a collection
Hot technologies
- IBM SPSS Statistics
- SAS
- The MathWorks MATLAB
- Oracle Database
- Microsoft Access
- Structured query language SQL
- Adobe Acrobat
- Microsoft SharePoint
- Microsoft Outlook
- SAP software
Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/c02ee787-c30b-4f0d-9d7f-6eb36fc44a5d), ONET 30.3 (11-9121.00). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*