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Overview
Research and development managers coordinate scientists, researchers, product developers and market researchers around new products, improved products or other research activities.
In job descriptions, look for industrial research and development, innovation processes, project management, market research, business plans and responsibility for turning research ideas into organised work.
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A research and development manager turns research questions and development ideas into organised work. The role coordinates scientists, academic researchers, product developers and market researchers. Industrial research and development, innovation processes and project management should be visible in how priorities, resources and results are handled.
Skills and specializations
Useful strengths include industrial research and development, innovation processes, project management, market research and business-plan analysis. A strong role description shows whether the manager is shaping product development, scientific research, improvement of existing products or coordination between technical teams and commercial needs.
Salary context
Salary expectations should be compared through project scale, budget responsibility, team leadership and accountability for research or development outcomes. A manager responsible for several innovation streams or strategic decisions has a different scope from a role coordinating one narrower development project.
Career paths
Career development can move from research, product development or project coordination into broader R&D leadership, portfolio management or innovation strategy. Progress usually depends on judgement about technical uncertainty, clear prioritisation, useful reporting and the ability to connect researchers with product or market needs.
Good to know
A useful advert should explain what is being researched or developed and how decisions are made. Look for industrial research and development, innovation processes, project management, market research and responsibility for moving ideas from exploration into practical plans.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
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Research and development managers (1223)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/73ceb2f9-18e3-4cfe-9c06-e9fb31ece440 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 1223.2 |
| ISCO group | 1223 |
| Concept type | Occupation |