Research and Development (R&D) Managers n.e.c.

As an R&D Manager, you run a team of scientists and engineers who are testing new ideas and creating new products. You make sure their work moves forward, help solve problems when experiments don't work, and make sure they have the money and equipment they need.

Your typical day includes leading team meetings, checking on projects, reviewing budgets, and talking to other departments - like the production team - to make sure new discoveries can actually be made into real products. You read about new discoveries in your field and decide which ones your company should try. You also mentor younger team members and help them develop as scientists and engineers.