JobFrame · RDPROG.RDPROJECC016.M5
R&D Program & Project Management · R&D Project Management
M5 · M5 — Senior Director · Individual contributor
Median pay · United States
$223,589
$175,649 – $284,615 · USD · annual
Level position
M5 · 5 of 6 in track
Median pay
$223,589
$175,649–$284,615
Level
M5
M5 · 5 of 6 in track
Super-function
research_and_development
Demand-heat
cool
3.8% growth
Summary
R&D Project Management — leading the people and processes that plan, schedule, resource, and deliver individual research and development projects (defining scope/goals/deliverables, managing timelines, dependencies, budgets, and risks, and coordinating cross-functional scientist/engineer teams). Distinct from R&D Program Management (multi-project chartering, benefits realization, portfolio alignment) and from R&D Portfolio Management (cross-program prioritization and capacity/risk trade-offs); this focus owns delivery at the project and multi-project team level, not enterprise portfolio strategy.
This level — M5 M5 — Senior Director
Leads multiple functions or a large department; drives multi-year strategy.