Chief Analyst - Research & Development | UAE National
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Job Purpose
Advance Authority research and knowledge management (KM) by executing frameworks, data governance, and project coordination; promote culture and publishing; and deliver analyses, dashboards, and improvements that align centers, portfolios, and evidence with RTA strategy and future directions.
Roles and Responsibilities
Strategy
- Implement research and knowledge policies, processes, systems, annual plans, and KPIs aligned with approved controls.
- Define governance roles, standards, and workflows for research and KM execution and evidence stewardship.
- Promote R&D and KM culture through campaigns, publishing frameworks, and scheduled initiatives across agencies.
- Support governance of R&D centers and align portfolios with future directions and sector priorities.
- Set reporting cadence and maturity metrics; synthesize insights and recommendations for leadership.
Operations
- Coordinate R&D projects from concept to delivery, tracking scope, schedule, budget, risks, and benefits.
- Maintain the central research database; enforce metadata quality, privacy, and access controls.
- Collect, validate, and publish research outputs per approved policies, procedures, and IP requirements.
- Provide consultancy to employees and approved external counterparts on research methods and best practices.
- Deliver awareness sessions and clinics to improve study design, evidence quality, and publishing readiness.
- Maintain inventory and document institutional knowledge and practices from conferences, seminars, and forums.
- Prepare periodic dashboards on project status, maturity, KPIs, risks, and corrective actions.
- Coordinate approvals and change control for research processes within the research management system.
Product/Process Improvement
- Analyze performance trends and root causes; recommend corrective actions and standards updates.
- Curate lessons learned from R&D projects; update playbooks, templates, and guidance.
- Monitor adoption of recommendations and close actions with agencies and sectors.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s/ Master’s degree in
/Data Science/ Analytics
- Experience 3+ years in case of Master’s degree (5+ years in case of Bachelor’s degree)
- Must have expertise in performance analytics for research/KM, KPI dashboards, and governance reporting
- Additional advantage: Certifications such as in Data Science/BI, PRINCE2 Foundation
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