JobFrame · RDOPER.RDOPERATF913.P2
R&D Operations Support
P2 · P2 — Developing Professional · Individual contributor
Median pay · United States
$85,885
$67,470 – $109,326 · USD · annual
Level position
P2 · 2 of 5 in track
Median pay
$85,885
$67,470–$109,326
Level
P2
P2 · 2 of 5 in track
Super-function
research_and_development
Demand-heat
very hot
12.1% growth
Summary
Focuses on the operational backbone of R&D and innovation engineering organizations: scheduling, milestone tracking, status reporting, process auditing/standardization, resource-allocation analysis, KPI/efficiency programs, and the strategy and operating models that scale bespoke labs into high-velocity engineering operations. At senior levels this focus also spans scientific-strategy influence and the mentoring of researchers. Distinct from R&D Scientific/Technical roles (which own bench science end-to-end) and from general PMO/Project Management (which is not R&D-specific) — this focus is the business-operations layer that makes R&D measurable, efficient, and aligned to business objectives.
This level — P2 P2 — Developing Professional
Early-career professional; developing skills, handles routine tasks with some independence