R&D manager in healthcare
The profession appears before 2020
Specialist providing communication between research, diagnostic, treatment and prevention institutions and managing cooperation programs and joint projects. His function is to put together an appropriate team of scientists, engineers, researchers and developers, focusing them on realizing potentially profitable ideas, and coordinating the entire joint process.
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Professional skills and abilities
Systems thinking (ability to define and work with complex systems, including system engineering).
Cross-industry communication skills (understanding of technologies, processes, and market conditions in different related and unrelated sectors).
Ability to manage projects and processes.
Multilingual and multicultural abilities (fluent English and knowledge of a second foreign language, understanding of the national and cultural context of partner countries, and understanding of job specifics in foreign industries).
Client focus, ability to address customer requests.