Each year, Business Talent Group releases the High-End Independent Talent Report, looking across industries and business functions to analyze how business leaders deploy top independent talent to fill critical skill, expertise, and leadership gaps. Here are the key innovation and R&D trends for 2021.
The tumultuous year behind us required widespread innovation across every business function. In the wake of significant strategic shifts, innovation and R&D leaders are turning to independent talent for emerging high-tech and analytical skills, as well as skilled project management, to enable manufacturing excellence, optimize product portfolios, and lead new technology implementations.
PROJECT CATEGORIES: Innovation and R&D
61% Strategy |
30% Operations |
7% Interim Executive |
2% Transformation |
MOST IN-DEMAND PROJECTS
Innovation and R&D
Business Intelligence and Analytics
Planning
Interim Leadership
Opportunity Assessment
Manufacturing Excellence
MOST IN-DEMAND SKILLS
Project Management
Manufacturing Strategy
Portfolio Strategy
Tech and Systems Implementation
Innovation Strategy
Advanced Analytics
Data Science and Data Engineering
Strategic Planning
Market Access and Value
SAMPLE INNOVATION AND R&D PROJECTS
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Project manage early clinical development teams to ensure execution against strategic plans and consistency with business processes
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Develop dashboards and metrics in Power BI to enable progress reporting
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Build out the strategy function and develop a capabilities roadmap and strategic framework for a 10-year plan
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Assess opportunities for investment in VC funds backing advanced technologies within a targeted industry