LensReading which lens this session carries.

Function cockpit

Research & Development

Agents run research operations. Scientists own hypotheses and conclusions.

Autonomy0% / 74%

Phase: Phase 2 — Supervised execution

Connect scientific programs to resources, evidence and decision gates: retrieval, scheduling, data integrity, simulation and reproducibility are agent work; hypothesis selection, safety and scientific conclusions remain human.

Trust score

0

Touchless

0%

Human review

0%

Override rate

0%

Capacity released

20-35% research-operating capacity (no presumption that success rates improve)

Accountable human

Chief Scientific Officer

CoS agent: R&D Chief of Staff

Every workflow drawn as a line with its stations and live trains

Line map

Research & Development as a running network

Every workflow is a line.

Enterprise network

Lines running

33

Stations

184

Control gates

40

stations a unit cannot pass without clearing a rule

Interchanges

7

handoffs to another function

Behind timetable

17 of 33

actual cycle time above design

Live signal across 178 units
120 in time47 late11 late and material
auto-cleared in envelope cleared, evidence posted held for a person
Discovery ResearchBB

Owns research thread work end to end inside Research & Development.

7 agents 71% agentic · ceiling 78%orchestrated by Discovery Orchestratorhuman owner Director, Discovery Research
10 in time2 late2 late and material
RD1ADiscovery SprintAnalytical · 7 stations

Frame question

1 live

Synthesize literature

34 q

Generate hypotheses

34 q

Screen feasibility

27 q

Draft findings

1 live

Scientist review

3 q

Log

1 live

RD1BResearch Direction PositionJudgment · 6 stations

Frame

4 q

Map field

41 q

Model options

1 live

Draft position

1 live

Challenge

45 q

Chief Scientist ratify

0 q

RD1CPrior Work SweepTransactional · 4 stations

Scan publications

2 live

Match to program

2 live

Alert team

1 live

File

4 live

Innovation PortfolioBB

Owns program work end to end inside Research & Development.

8 agents 58% agentic · ceiling 64%orchestrated by Innovation Portfolio Orchestratorhuman owner VP Innovation
8 in time2 late0 late and material
RD2AStage Gate ReviewTransactional · 6 stations

Assemble evidence

19 q

Score against criteria

16 q

Draft recommendation

2 live

Gate committee decide

1 live

Fund or stop

1 live

Communicate

4 q

RD2BKill Signal EscalationTransactional · 5 stations

Detect failing signal

1 live

Assemble evidence

2 live

Draft recommendation

27 q

Leader decide

7 q

Wind down

2 live

RD2CPortfolio Bets PositionJudgment · 5 stations

Frame

1 live

Model bets

37 q

Draft position

36 q

Challenge

33 q

ExCo ratify

7 q

Experiment DesignBBB

Owns protocol work end to end inside Research & Development.

8 agents 59% agentic · ceiling 72%orchestrated by Experiment Design Orchestratorhuman owner Director, Research Methods
12 in time5 late0 late and material
RD3AProtocol DevelopmentTransactional · 7 stations

Frame question

27 q

Draft protocol

8 q

Power analysis

3 live

Bias review

45 q

Scientist review

9 q

Ethics clearance

2 live

Register

17 q

RD3BProtocol DeviationTransactional · 5 stations

Detect

1 live

Classify

1 live

Assess validity impact

2 live

Scientist decide

1 live

Document

3 live

RD3CDesign Standard RefreshTransactional · 4 stations

Mine deviations

40 q

Draft standard

1 live

Council approve

2 live

Publish

1 live

Lab OperationsBBB

Owns lab request work end to end inside Research & Development.

8 agents 84% agentic · ceiling 91%orchestrated by Lab Operations Orchestratorhuman owner Director, Laboratory Operations
13 in time6 late0 late and material
RD4AInstrument BookingTransactional · 5 stations

Request

1 live

Check availability

3 live

Book

42 q

Prepare

2 live

Confirm

1 live

RD4BConsumables ReplenishmentTransactional · 4 stations

Detect low stock

1 live

Raise requisition

1 live

Receive

1 live

Stock

4 live

RD4CCalibration CycleTransactional · 6 stations

Detect due

1 live

Schedule

2 live

Calibrate

1 live

Technician sign

1 live

Record

15 q

Certify

30 q

Data Science & ModelingBBB

Owns model work end to end inside Research & Development.

8 agents 75% agentic · ceiling 83%orchestrated by Modeling Orchestratorhuman owner Director, Data Science
15 in time4 late1 late and material
RD5AModel DevelopmentTransactional · 8 stations

Frame problem

0 q

Engineer features

2 live

Train

13 q

Validate

2 live

Explainability pack

2 live

Reviewer approve

2 live

Register

2 q

Deploy

1 live

RD5BDrift ResponseTransactional · 6 stations

Detect drift

2 live

Diagnose

7 q

Retrain

1 live

Validate

2 live

Approve promotion

3 q

Deploy

8 q

RD5CModel RetirementTransactional · 5 stations

Detect obsolescence

1 live

Assess dependency

2 live

Owner approve

2 live

Retire

18 q

Archive

1 live

Prototype & PilotBBB

Owns prototype work end to end inside Research & Development.

8 agents 76% agentic · ceiling 76%orchestrated by Prototype Orchestratorhuman owner Director, Product Development
11 in time5 late2 late and material
RD6APrototype CycleTransactional · 7 stations

Define target

2 live

Plan build

26 q

Build

1 live

Test

9 q

Synthesize feedback

1 live

Iterate

19 q

Readiness review

1 live

RD6BPilot DeploymentTransactional · 6 stations

Select site

2 live

Prepare

1 live

Approve pilot

2 live

Run

43 q

Measure

2 live

Scale decision

2 live

RD6CScale Readiness AssessmentAnalytical · 4 stations

Score readiness

1 live

Identify gaps

3 live

Draft plan

36 q

Leader review

9 q

IP Creation & CaptureBBB

Owns disclosure work end to end inside Research & Development.

8 agents 66% agentic · ceiling 80%orchestrated by IP Capture Orchestratorhuman owner Director, IP Capture
7 in time9 late1 late and material
RD7AInvention CaptureTransactional · 6 stations

Detect novel work

2 live

Draft disclosure

29 q

Novelty screen

1 live

Inventor confirm

1 live

Route to Legal

2 live

Track

1 live

RD7BTrade Secret RegistrationTransactional · 5 stations

Identify

2 q

Classify

2 live

Apply controls

46 q

Owner attest

5 live

Register

2 live

RD7CIP Strategy PositionJudgment · 5 stations

Frame

41 q

Map portfolio

21 q

Draft position

1 live

Challenge

16 q

Ratify

3 q

Regulatory ScienceBBB

Owns submission work end to end inside Research & Development.

8 agents 63% agentic · ceiling 66%orchestrated by Regulatory Science Orchestratorhuman owner VP Regulatory Science
15 in time6 late0 late and material
RD8ARegulatory SubmissionTransactional · 8 stations

Map requirements

1 live

Assemble evidence

1 live

Draft dossier

2 live

Scientist review

2 q

Counsel review

1 live

Officer sign

5 q

Submit

27 q

Track

24 q

RD8BStandards Change ResponseTransactional · 6 stations

Detect change

3 live

Assess impact

2 live

Map affected products

32 q

Draft plan

1 live

Owner accept

1 live

Execute

2 live

RD8CCompliance TestingTransactional · 5 stations

Schedule

45 q

Execute

3 live

Record

1 live

Non-conformance escalate

3 live

Certify

9 q

External CollaborationA

Owns collaboration work end to end inside Research & Development.

8 agents 61% agentic · ceiling 70%orchestrated by Collaboration Orchestratorhuman owner Director, External Innovation
15 in time3 late0 late and material
RD9AResearch Collaboration SetupTransactional · 7 stations

Identify partner

2 live

Scope work

45 q

Agreement

26 q

IP terms review

2 live

Sign

8 q

Kick off

1 live

Track milestones

14 q

RD9BData Sharing RequestTransactional · 6 stations

Request

1 live

Classify sensitivity

1 live

Privacy check

8 q

Approve

2 live

Share

36 q

Log

3 live

RD9CPublication ClearanceTransactional · 6 stations

Submit draft

28 q

IP screen

1 live

Competitive screen

1 live

Counsel review

5 q

Approve

2 live

Publish

2 live

Technology ScoutingA

Owns candidate work end to end inside Research & Development.

7 agents 76% agentic · ceiling 84%orchestrated by Technology Scouting Orchestratorhuman owner Director, Technology Scouting
9 in time4 late2 late and material
RD10AScouting CycleAnalytical · 6 stations

Scan landscape

1 live

Screen candidates

21 q

Match to needs

2 live

Draft shortlist

9 q

Leader review

3 q

Engage

1 live

RD10BBuild-Buy-Partner PositionJudgment · 5 stations

Frame

33 q

Model options

1 live

Draft position

33 q

Challenge

1 live

Ratify

7 q

RD10CTechnical DiligenceTransactional · 5 stations

Scope

2 live

Assemble evidence

2 live

Assess

1 live

Draft finding

3 live

Leader review

1 live

Portfolio AnalyticsA

Owns analysis work end to end inside Research & Development.

8 agents 67% agentic · ceiling 86%orchestrated by R&D Analytics Orchestratorhuman owner Director, R&D Analytics
5 in time1 late3 late and material
RD11AQuarterly Portfolio ReadAnalytical · 6 stations

Ingest

40 q

Score program health

1 live

Attribute spend

2 live

Draft readout

1 live

Leader review

5 q

Publish

18 q

RD11BSuccess Rate AnalysisAnalytical · 4 stations

Aggregate history

31 q

Model drivers

7 q

Draft finding

1 live

Ratify

1 live

RD11CBenchmark StudyAnalytical · 4 stations

Gather external

25 q

Compare

29 q

Draft position

2 live

Leader review

1 live