JobFrame · RDOPER.RDOPERATF913.P5
R&D Operations Support
P5 · P5 — Expert Professional · Individual contributor
Median pay · United States
$164,303
$129,074 – $209,147 · USD · annual
Level position
P5 · 5 of 5 in track
Median pay
$164,303
$129,074–$209,147
Level
P5
P5 · 5 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 — P5 P5 — Expert Professional
Expert in field; key problem solver and project leader, authority in multiple areas