Thank you for writing this! I had been missing a resource I could point people towards who were interested in Research Manager roles, and this post fills that gap perfectly.
If someone would read this and think to themselves “I might be a good RM”, what’s the most important thing you’d want them to check about themselves to see if they’re a good fit for the role?
I think I’ve leaned into the people management aspects of the role here and away from the object-level research skills. So I guess the thing I’d flag as important is having a broad understanding of the research landscape (and an interest in keeping up with it). Although the deep technical knowledge isn’t essential, it’s important to be able to understand the position of projects within the research landscape.
Thank you for writing this! I had been missing a resource I could point people towards who were interested in Research Manager roles, and this post fills that gap perfectly.
If someone would read this and think to themselves “I might be a good RM”, what’s the most important thing you’d want them to check about themselves to see if they’re a good fit for the role?
Thanks!
I think I’ve leaned into the people management aspects of the role here and away from the object-level research skills. So I guess the thing I’d flag as important is having a broad understanding of the research landscape (and an interest in keeping up with it). Although the deep technical knowledge isn’t essential, it’s important to be able to understand the position of projects within the research landscape.