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name: research-manager
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description: "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."
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# Research Manager
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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.
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## Core workflow
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1. Confer with scientists, engineers, regulators, or others to plan or review projects or to provide technical assistance.
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2. Develop client relationships and communicate with clients to explain proposals, present research findings, establish specifications, or discuss project status.
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3. Plan or direct research, development, or production activities.
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4. Prepare project proposals.
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5. Design or coordinate successive phases of problem analysis, solution proposals, or testing.
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6. Review project activities and prepare and review research, testing, or operational reports.
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7. Hire, supervise, or evaluate engineers, technicians, researchers, or other staff.
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8. Determine scientific or technical goals within broad outlines provided by top management and make detailed plans to accomplish these goals.
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## How to use this skill
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- Read [references/profile.md](references/profile.md) for the occupation profile and scope.
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- Consult [references/tasks.md](references/tasks.md) for the full task and activity inventory.
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- Check [references/skills.md](references/skills.md) for essential vs. optional competences.
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- Check [references/tools.md](references/tools.md) for the software commonly used in this role.
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- See [references/ai-skills.md](references/ai-skills.md) — matched external AI agent skills (per-source attribution).
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## Key competences (essential)
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- cope with challenging demands
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- discuss research proposals
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- estimate duration of work
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- manage budgets
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- manage research and development projects
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- manage staff
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- multidisciplinary research
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- perform scientific research
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- project management
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- provide project information on exhibitions
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- report analysis results
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- research design
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- respect cultural differences in the field of exhibition
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- scientific research methodology
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- study a collection
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## Hot technologies
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- IBM SPSS Statistics
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- SAS
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- The MathWorks MATLAB
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- Oracle Database
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- Microsoft Access
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- Structured query language SQL
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- Adobe Acrobat
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- Microsoft SharePoint
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- Microsoft Outlook
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- SAP software
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*Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/c02ee787-c30b-4f0d-9d7f-6eb36fc44a5d), O*NET 30.3 (11-9121.00). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*
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