Where a research manager can go next
5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a research manager already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.
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.
- Highest coverage recorded
- 25%
- Destinations
- 5each with a full record
- Within reach
- 0difficulty under 55
- Skills on file
- 34required or supplementary
Table 2 · A bigger jump
Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.
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research manager is filed under Managers, ISCO major group 1. The full index lists all ten groups.
How these figures were compiled
Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a research manager already meets, counting required skills in full and supplementary ones at 0.35. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.