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Research and Development (R&D) Managers

Managers in this unit group plan, organise, co-ordinate and manage resources to undertake the systematic investigation necessary for the development of new, or to enhance the performance of existing, products and services.

Wages

New workers
AVERAGE
Experienced
£28,401
£49,623
£81,854

New workers start around £28,401. Normal pay is £49,623 per year.
Highly experienced workers can earn up to £81,854.

Available jobs

In the past year there were 62,185 vacancies for this type of job

5.99%

Projected job growth over the next 8 years

Related courses

People work towards these careers by taking these courses at college and uni.

What they do most days?

  • Monitors the standards of scientific and technical research undertaken by the research team.

  • Plans work schedules, assigns tasks and delegates responsibilities to the research and development team.

  • Develops research methodology, implements and reports upon research investigations undertaken.

  • Liaises with production departments to investigate and resolve manufacturing problems.

  • Establishes product design and performance objectives in consultation with other business functions.

Hard Skills

Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Clinical Trials

  • Clinical Research

  • Project Management

  • Good Clinical Practices (GCP)

  • Auditing

  • Pharmaceuticals

  • Biology

  • Standard Operating Procedure

  • Data Analysis

  • Life Sciences

Soft Skills

Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Research

  • Management

  • Communication

  • Leadership

  • Planning

  • Innovation

  • Operations

  • Detail Oriented

  • Writing

  • Problem Solving

How do I get a job like this?

People in these types of job started their career paths after studying courses like the ones below.

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