Modeled career paths · Clinical operations

Where does a Clinical Operations Manager go next?

What employers are asking a Clinical Operations Manager for, what they pay, and where people go next. From live postings and Startline’s modeled career map: what the ads say, never estimated.

Typical advancement
Director of Clinical Operations, Site+34% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
75% of modeled moves out of Clinical Operations Manager go here
progression84% of modeled exits move upward from there
VP Clinical Operations+92% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
25% of modeled moves out of Clinical Operations Manager go here
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Specialist path
Director of PMO+5% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of Clinical Operations, Site. 3% joint modeled share
progression0% of modeled exits move upward from there
Director of Research+17% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of Clinical Operations, Site. 3% joint modeled share
progression88% of modeled exits move upward from there
Higher-growth opportunity
Programming Lead+39% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of Clinical Operations, Site. 3% joint modeled share
progression84% of modeled exits move upward from there

What this page cannot know is which of these fit you. That is what the free list is for.