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R&D Director (Research Manager)
🇺🇸 United States · EngineeringWatch closely#501 of 790 jobs in the United States · Among the safest 37%
My Job Lifespan
9 yrs 11 mo
00days 00:00:00:000
until AI starts replacing people in this job
Sep 8, 2036 · 3635 days left
AI takes literature, experiment design and analysis, so researchers go first; labs are physical and picking bets stays human, so directors thin slowly.
AI vs Humans: whose side are you on?
Replacement riskMedium
Human share in 204660%
Growth 24–34+7%
Estimated AI timeline
AI impact · Shrinking2026 · Now2046
Likely range 4 yrs 11 mo – 17 yrs 11 mo
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#501 of 790 jobs in the United States — you get replaced sooner than 31% of jobs.
Replaced first · highest risk
- Picking which long-shot projects get funded
- Mentoring researchers through failed experiments
- Defending the lab's budget to executives
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