2%
Very Low RiskResearch and development manager
Managers · SGD 10,896/mo (142% above median)
AI is likely to enhance this role, not replace it. low exposure, but strong human bottlenecks mean AI augments rather than substitutes.
Score Breakdown
25% of tasks overlap with current AI
92% human advantage from judgment & presence
65% demand buffer from SG labour market
AI usage 16pp below theoretical exposure
Exposure × (1 − Bottleneck) × Market Modifier. How this works
What AI Changes
Tasks AI can handle
Market research summaries, competitive analysis, user feedback synthesis, roadmap documentation, and metrics dashboard generation.
Where humans stay essential
Vision-setting, prioritization under ambiguity, stakeholder alignment, go-to-market judgment, and making trade-offs between competing business objectives.
This role balances structured execution. AI can augment the more structured tasks, while the overall task structure anchors the human contribution.
Skills to focus on
Strategic Prioritization
Deciding what to build (and what not to) when every stakeholder has a different priority
Cross-Functional Leadership
Aligning engineering, design, sales, and marketing around a shared product vision
Customer Intuition
Sensing unmet needs that data alone cannot reveal, through qualitative observation and empathy
Business Model Thinking
Connecting product decisions to revenue, retention, and long-term competitive positioning
Market Context
Labour Market
StrongProfessionals, Managers, Executives & Technicians
Vacancy rate · 2025 Q3
Hiring
Recruitment exceeds resignation
1.8% recruit · 1.2% resign
Retrenchment
2.6 per 1,000 employees
Moderate
Re-employment
73% within 12 months
54.3% within 6 months
Cluster-level data, not occupation-specific · Source: Labour Market Report Q3 2025, MRSD, MOM
Outlook
12-Month Direction (Base Case)
Worsening
Displacement Pressure
Resilient
Augmentation Upside
At Risk
Demand Outlook
Resilient
Wage Pressure
Resilient
Rule-based directional forecast. Not a prediction — illustrative only.
Current trajectory continues
Displacement Pressure
Resilient
Augmentation Upside
At Risk
Demand Outlook
Resilient
Wage Pressure
Resilient
Research and development manager appears resilient under this scenario. Strong human bottlenecks and/or market demand provide substantial buffer against AI displacement.
Scenarios are illustrative, not predictive. They show how the outlook would shift under different assumptions.
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Evidence
Crosswalk: direct · SSOC 12230
Anthropic: -16pp vs theory
Raw Scores
AIOE -0.144 · θ 0.767 · C-AIOE -0.098
Stability
stable · Optimistic 0% (Very Low) · Pessimistic 3% (Very Low)
Confidence
83% · Crosswalk 1.00 · Market 0.65 · Fresh 0.85
Wage (SGD/mo)
25th 7,061 · Median 10,896 · 75th 17,189