JobFrame · RDSCIE.BIOTECHR5DD3.M4
R&D Science & Engineering · Biotech R&D
M4 · M4 — Director · Individual contributor
Median pay · United States
$199,041
$156,364 – $253,366 · USD · annual
Level position
M4 · 4 of 5 in track
Median pay
$199,041
$156,364–$253,366
Level
M4
M4 · 4 of 5 in track
Super-function
research_and_development
Demand-heat
moderate
3.7% growth
Summary
Biotech R&D — wet-lab discovery and translational science for biologics and cell/gene therapy programs, spanning mammalian cell culture, CRISPR-based cell engineering, molecular biology, and functional immune assays from antigen design through hit identification, lead selection, and IND-enabling studies. Distinct from computational/bioinformatics-only focuses (here NGS analysis supports bench programs) and from process/CMC manufacturing focuses (here the emphasis is discovery experimentation and program science, not GMP production scale-up). The Management track owns people leadership, lab operations, program timelines, CRO/vendor oversight, and scientific strategy rather than primarily executing experiments.
This level — M4 M4 — Director
Leads a function or department; owns strategy, budget, and outcomes for the area.