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Research & Development Director of the Year Award
Honouring research & development directors excelling in research and development
About this category
This category recognises research & development directors driving research and development, discovery and applied innovation. Judges will look for a strong leadership journey supported by clear evidence of achievement, influence, and lasting value.
Eligibility
- Open to directors and senior leaders in relevant leadership
- Management
- Professional
- Specialist roles who can demonstrate responsibility
- Achievement
- Influence
- Measurable impact
Judging criteria
- Technical and strategic leadership
- Innovation and delivery
- Measurable business impact
- Security and quality
- Team development
- Sustainability of results
Qualitative criteria
- Clarity of leadership story
- Authenticity and values
- Originality of approach
- Strength of examples
- Influence on people
- Organisation
- Sector
- Community
- Sustainability of impact
Metrics
- Evidence such as systems delivered
- Uptime and performance
- Adoption rates
- Security improvements
- Time or cost saved
- Products launched
- Patents
- Innovation outcomes
Additional criteria
- Nomination should include clear examples
- Supporting evidence
- Dates/timeframes where possible
- Testimonials
- Case studies
- Data
- Media links
- References where available
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