Modeled career paths · Clinical research

Where does a Director of Clinical Operations go next?

What employers are asking a Director of Clinical Operations 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
VP Clinical Development+43% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
84% of modeled moves out of Director of Clinical Operations go here
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Higher-growth opportunity
Director of Biostatistics+63% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Principal Biostatistician. 4% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
VP Regulatory Affairs+50% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of Regulatory Affairs. 4% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
VP Research & Development+36% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of Research. 3% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Adjacent career
Principal Biostatistician+14% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
4% of modeled moves out of Director of Clinical Operations go here
lateral84% of modeled exits move upward from there
Director of Regulatory Affairs+5% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
4% of modeled moves out of Director of Clinical Operations go here
lateral84% of modeled exits move upward from there
Director of PMO-14% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
4% of modeled moves out of Director of Clinical Operations go here
lateral0% 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.