JobFrame · RDSCIE.BIOTECHR5DD3.M5
R&D Science & Engineering · Biotech R&D
M5 · M5 — Senior Director · Individual contributor
Median pay · United States
$223,589
$175,649 – $284,615 · USD · annual
Level position
M5 · 5 of 5 in track
Median pay
$223,589
$175,649–$284,615
Level
M5
M5 · 5 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 — M5 M5 — Senior Director
Leads multiple functions or a large department; drives multi-year strategy.