# 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)

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## Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 8 ads, as of 2026-07-19)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

### Hard skills

- data analysis — **50 %**
- market research — **25 %**
- product development — **25 %**
- project management — **12 %**
- prototype scale-up — **12 %**
- market monitoring — **12 %**
- process optimization — **12 %**
- quality assurance — **12 %**
- regulatory compliance — **12 %**
- research — **12 %**
- research and development — **12 %**
- market trend analysis — **12 %**
- ingredient functionality analysis — **12 %**
- network architecture — **12 %**
- network engineering — **12 %**
- optical systems — **12 %**
- consumer behavior analysis — **12 %**
- consumer segmentation — **12 %**
- ai infrastructure — **12 %**
- automation — **12 %**
- bom maintenance — **12 %**
- client relationship management — **12 %**
- competitive intelligence — **12 %**
- formulation — **12 %**
- garment costing — **12 %**
- financial target management — **12 %**
- food product development — **12 %**
- healthcare strategy — **12 %**
- ip networking — **12 %**
- research project management — **12 %**
- security — **12 %**
- sensory evaluation — **12 %**
- shelf-life studies — **12 %**
- scientific analysis — **12 %**
- strategic consulting — **12 %**
- survey design — **12 %**
- technology strategy — **12 %**

### Methods

- USDA regulations — **12 %**
- validation — **12 %**
- structured experiments — **12 %**
- secondary research — **12 %**
- stop/continue decision-making — **12 %**
- GMP — **12 %**
- HACCP — **12 %**
- experimentation — **12 %**
- FDA regulations — **12 %**
- quantitative research — **12 %**
- qualitative research — **12 %**
- market assessment — **12 %**
- primary research — **12 %**

### Responsibilities

- primary research execution — **12 %**
- problem solving — **12 %**
- product development — **12 %**
- product performance analysis — **12 %**
- research process management — **12 %**
- renovation support — **12 %**
- partner across functions — **12 %**
- ingredient sourcing — **12 %**
- innovation support — **12 %**
- insight delivery — **12 %**
- insight translation — **12 %**
- market trend analysis — **12 %**
- market trend monitoring — **12 %**
- data manipulation — **12 %**
- deadline monitoring — **12 %**
- define rd charter — **12 %**
- documentation maintenance — **12 %**
- drive stop/continue decisions — **12 %**
- establish reporting mechanisms — **12 %**
- competitor activity analysis — **12 %**
- communication with asia-based teams — **12 %**
- brand health monitoring — **12 %**
- build rd team — **12 %**
- client communication — **12 %**
- client relationship development — **12 %**
- influence enterprise strategy — **12 %**
- formula optimization — **12 %**
- issue resolution — **12 %**
- large data set handling — **12 %**
- lead network r&d — **12 %**
- liability management — **12 %**
- manage rd portfolio — **12 %**
- manufacturing process implementation — **12 %**
- margin improvement — **12 %**
- market analysis — **12 %**
- rd activities support — **12 %**
- secondary research execution — **12 %**
- successful launch driving — **12 %**
- supplier coordination — **12 %**
- strategy execution — **12 %**
- research project management — **12 %**
- research summary development — **12 %**
- translate technology trends — **12 %**
- survey design — **12 %**
- technical support — **12 %**

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