The Research and Development Manager is a rationale individual that is highly organized, has critical problem solving skills and takes accountability. They are responsible for project management including the research, planning and implementation of new product launches. He will be required to oversee the entire development process of new products related to qualitative and quantitative research including post launch monitoring. The project manager will be responsible for managing a small team of product researchers and ensuring they achieve their goals.
Improve, optimize and refine the Research and Development process
Maintain projects on track and hold all parts involved accountable to deliver on time
Unblock bottlenecks and avoid products to be freezed
Understand the products and niches environment in order to make suggestions on the improvement or solve newly researched product’s problems to build competitive advantages
Identify any compliance-related (FDA, Safety, Health and Security Certificates, Special
Approvals, Trademark and Patent Infringements, etc) risks that the new suggested products / niches might pose
Comply results in easy-to-read and comprehensive reports to the Management
Lead, guide and motivate a team of product researchers