# Competences — research and development manager

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/73ceb2f9-18e3-4cfe-9c06-e9fb31ece440).

## Essential

- **analyse business plans** (skill/competence)
- **analyse external factors of companies** (skill/competence)
- **analyse internal factors of companies** (skill/competence)
- **assess the feasibility of implementing developments** (skill/competence)
- **carry out strategic research** (skill/competence)
- **corporate social responsibility** (knowledge)
- **identify new business opportunities** (skill/competence)
- **industrial research and development** (knowledge)
- **innovation processes** (knowledge)
- **intellectual property law** (knowledge)
- **interact professionally in research and professional environments** (skill/competence)
- **manage budgets** (skill/competence)
- **manage intellectual property rights** (skill/competence)
- **manage personal professional development** (skill/competence)
- **manage research and development projects** (skill/competence)
- **manage staff** (skill/competence)
- **market research** (knowledge)
- **marketing principles** (knowledge)
- **mitigate waste of resources** (skill/competence)
- **perform market research** (skill/competence)
- **perform project management** (skill/competence)
- **project management** (knowledge)
- **report analysis results** (skill/competence)
- **represent the organisation** (skill/competence)
- **seek innovation in current practices** (skill/competence)
- **speak different languages** (skill/competence)
- **synthesise information** (skill/competence)
- **think abstractly** (skill/competence)

## Optional

- analyse consumer buying trends (skill/competence)
- analyse economic trends (skill/competence)
- analyse financial risk (skill/competence)
- analyse market financial trends (skill/competence)
- analyse production processes for improvement (skill/competence)
- apply blended learning (skill/competence)
- apply for research funding (skill/competence)
- apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities (skill/competence)
- apply scientific methods (skill/competence)
- assist scientific research (skill/competence)
- collaborate with engineers (skill/competence)
- commercial law (knowledge)
- communicate with a non-scientific audience (skill/competence)
- conduct research across disciplines (skill/competence)
- conduct research interview (skill/competence)
- contact scientists (skill/competence)
- cost management (knowledge)
- create a financial plan (skill/competence)
- demonstrate disciplinary expertise (skill/competence)
- develop product design (skill/competence)
- develop product policies (skill/competence)
- develop professional network with researchers and scientists (skill/competence)
- disseminate results to the scientific community (skill/competence)
- draft scientific or academic papers and technical documentation (skill/competence)
- ensure finished product meet requirements (skill/competence)
- evaluate research activities (skill/competence)
- funding methods (knowledge)
- identify customer's needs (skill/competence)
- increase the impact of science on policy and society (skill/competence)
- integrate gender dimension in research (skill/competence)
- integrate shareholders' interests in business plans (skill/competence)
- interview people (skill/competence)
- interview techniques (knowledge)
- keep up with trends (skill/competence)
- keep updated on innovations in various business fields (skill/competence)
- manage findable accessible interoperable and reusable data (skill/competence)
- manage open publications (skill/competence)
- manage product testing (skill/competence)
- manage research data (skill/competence)
- marketing management (knowledge)
- mentor individuals (skill/competence)
- operate open source software (skill/competence)
- perform scientific research (skill/competence)
- plan product management (skill/competence)
- promote open innovation in research (skill/competence)
- promote the participation of citizens in scientific and research activities (skill/competence)
- promote the transfer of knowledge (skill/competence)
- provide improvement strategies (skill/competence)
- publish academic research (skill/competence)
- risk management (knowledge)
- sales strategies (knowledge)
- teach in academic or vocational contexts (skill/competence)
- wind energy (knowledge)
- write scientific publications (skill/competence)