Career Overlap Occupation record
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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.

Also known as research scientist, chief science officer, principal research scientist, head laboratory analyst, scientific research director, head of laboratory, scientific director.

Managers 34 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: cultural archive manager, 25%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
cultural archive manager 25% covered collection manager 24% covered exhibition curator 24% covered exhibition registrar 18% covered research engineer 18% covered research manager You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from research manager, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a research manager already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

A research manager needs 17 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • manage research and development projects management skills
  • work independently on exhibitions management skills
  • study a collection information skills
  • provide project information on exhibitions communication, collaboration and creativity
  • respect cultural differences in the field of exhibition communication, collaboration and creativity
  • cope with challenging demands communication, collaboration and creativity
  • study topics information skills
  • multidisciplinary research generic programmes and qualifications
  • estimate duration of work information skills
  • research design generic programmes and qualifications
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a research manager does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Research manager is filed under Managers, ISCO major group 1. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a research manager’s work. 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.