Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as life sciences, physical sciences, mathematics, statistics, and research and development in these fields.
- Chemical Laboratory Chief
- Project Manager, Environmental Research
- Technical Director, Chemical Plant
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- Advise and assist in obtaining patents or meeting other legal requirements.
- Conduct own research in field of expertise.
- Confer with scientists, engineers, regulators, and others, to plan and review projects, and to provide technical assistance.
- Design and coordinate successive phases of problem analysis, solution proposals, and testing.
- Determine scientific and technical goals within broad outlines provided by top management and make detailed plans to accomplish these goals.
- Develop and implement policies, standards and procedures for the architectural, scientific and technical work performed, to ensure regulatory compliance and operations enhancement.
- Develop client relationships and communicate with clients to explain proposals, present research findings, establish specifications or discuss project status.
- Develop innovative technology and train staff for its implementation.
- Hire, supervise and evaluate engineers, technicians, researchers and other staff.
- Make presentations at professional meetings to further knowledge in the field.
- Plan and direct research, development, and production activities.
- Prepare and administer budget, approve and review expenditures, and prepare financial reports.
- Prepare project proposals.
- Provide for stewardship of plant and animal resources and habitats, studying land use, monitoring animal populations and/or providing shelter, resources, and medical treatment for animals.
- Recruit personnel and oversee the development and maintenance of staff competence.
- Review project activities, and prepare and review research, testing, and operational reports.
- adhere to safety procedures
- advise clients or customers
- analyze operational or management reports or records
- analyze scientific research data or investigative findings
- answer customer or public inquiries
- assign work to staff or employees
- communicate technical information
- compile data for financial reports
- conduct training for personnel
- confer with scientists
- coordinate employee continuing education programs
- develop budgets
- develop plans for programs or projects
- develop policies, procedures, methods, or standards
- estimate time needed for project
- evaluate performance of employees or contract personnel
- examine expenditures to ensure activities are within budget
- explain complex mathematical information
- hire, discharge, transfer, or promote workers
- identify problems or improvements
- maintain relationships with clients
- make presentations
- monitor animal health or quality
- monitor operational budget
- oversee execution of organizational or program policies
- perform statistical analysis in physical science or geological research
- prepare budget reports
- prepare long term or short term plans
- prepare reports
- prepare technical reports identifying results of research
- present research papers or dissertations on physical science issues
- recruit employees
- resolve engineering or science problems
- use library or online Internet research techniques
- use long or short term production planning techniques
- use physical science research techniques
- use project management techniques
- use public speaking techniques
- use scientific research methodology
- write administrative procedures services manual
- write research or project grant proposals
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