JobFrame · MEDICA1.MEDICALA744E.M3
Medical Affairs
M3 · M3 — Senior Manager · Individual contributor
Median pay · United States
$120,351
$94,546 – $153,199 · USD · annual · national base (function pricing in review)
Level position
M3 · 3 of 5 in track
Median pay
$120,351
$94,546–$153,199
Level
M3
M3 · 3 of 5 in track
Super-function
clinical_operations
Demand-heat
hot
23.2% growth
Summary
Field-based and strategic Medical Affairs leadership (Medical Science Liaison/Medical Advisor people-management track), distinct from individual-contributor field and advisor roles. Covers supervision of field medical teams, regional/therapeutic-area medical strategy, KOL engagement governance, evidence-generation oversight, and cross-functional alignment between medical, regulatory, commercial, and legal functions. Director level (M5) directs medical affairs for a region/therapeutic area/business unit through subordinate managers; it excludes VP/SVP/CMO scope (directing multiple Directors, owning launch-strategy governance sign-off, and serving as primary regulator/payer escalation), which sits in the Executive band. Excludes bench clinical-trial operations and commercial sales management.
This level — M3 M3 — Senior Manager
Leads multiple teams or a sub-function; sets goals and owns cross-team execution.