As a Research And Development Manager, you will need to master following:

• corporate social responsibility
• innovation processes
• manage intellectual property rights
• project management

More generally, a research and development manager is also versed in:

• analyse business objectives
• analyse external factors of companies
• analyse internal factors of companies
• assess the feasibility of implementing developments
• carry out strategic research
• identify new business opportunities
• intellectual property law
• interact professionally in research and professional environments
• manage budgets
• manage personal professional development
• manage research and development projects
• manage staff
• market research
• marketing principles
• mitigate waste of resources
• perform market research
• perform project management
• report analysis results
• represent the organisation
• seek innovation in current practices
• speak different languages
• synthesise information
• think abstractly
• think analytically

It also helps to know the following:

• commercial law
• cost management
• develop product design
• identify customer's needs
• interview people
• operate open source software
• sales strategies
• analyse consumer buying trends
• analyse economic trends
• analyse financial risk
• analyse market financial trends
• analyse production processes for improvement
• apply blended learning
• apply for research funding
• apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities
• apply scientific methods
• assist scientific research
• collaborate with engineers
• communicate with a non-scientific audience
• conduct research across disciplines
• conduct research interview
• contact scientists
• create a financial plan
• demonstrate disciplinary expertise
• develop product policies
• develop professional network with researchers and scientists
• disseminate results to the scientific community
• draft scientific or academic papers and technical documentation
• ensure finished product meet requirements
• evaluate research activities
• funding methods
• increase the impact of science on policy and society
• integrate shareholders' interests in business plans
• interview techniques
• keep up with trends
• keep updated on innovations in various business fields
• manage findable accessible interoperable and reusable data
• manage open publications
• manage product testing
• manage research data
• marketing management
• mentor individuals
• perform scientific research
• plan product management
• promote inclusion in research
• promote open innovation in research
• promote the participation of citizens in scientific and research activities
• promote the transfer of knowledge
• provide improvement strategies
• publish academic research
• risk management
• teach in academic or vocational contexts
• write scientific publications