Job Director of R & D: a businessman from science


After all, at the heart of what we are going to buy, end users, based on a certain technology. Original, and patented by the manufacturer. In our post-conscious business and science have long walk apart, although the serious business has always been based on the best scientific achievements. That is why the most prosperous business-country United States cares and nurtures scientists, encouraging them grants and high salaries.

In some large corporations such departments have acquired independent significance and popularity due to its great scientific achievements. For example, R & D at General Electric, R & D in IBM (who made key discoveries in these crazy areas of teleportation, wavelet analysis and quantum computers), and of course, Bell Labs, a division Lucent Technologies, where you would have to work side by side with several dozen Nobel laureates.

Now think, what qualities of character and professional knowledge should have a head of scientists and potential Nobel Prize winners? While in the process of management designed to orient them on the development of commercially promising ideas ... How instinct must have the professional to on the basis of scientific achievement to formulate the idea of ​​turning it into a successful commercial product?

Director of R & D manages the research and development programs, aimed at maintaining the company's competitiveness and profitability of its operations.
Job Function

 Develops and offers common policies and programs of technical studies aimed at ensuring the growth and profitability of the company.
 Controls procedures and processes in the field of new product development, modification and improvement of existing, controls the quality of the product.
 It makes recommendations regarding the necessary budgetary resources and taking steps to ensure the efficient conduct of research developments within the approved budget.
 Creates and maintains documentation concerning the formulas, processes, methods and composition standards (material) production.
 Supervises and ensures optimum operation of the entire system of projects within the framework of short-term and long-term programs.
Maintain proper documentation related to patents. Assists the consultant on patent law in acquiring patents.
 Follows the latest technical progress achievements by participating in the activities of the technical groups and studying the relevant technical literature.
 Prepare and provide documents and technical reports, if required.

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