Modeled career paths · Research science

Where does a Director of Research go next?

What employers are asking a Director of Research 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 Research & Development+43% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
88% of modeled moves out of Director of Research go here
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Higher-growth opportunity
VP Clinical Development+50% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of Clinical Operations. 4% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Chief Scientific Officer+152% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of Biology. 3% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Adjacent career
Director of Biology+15% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
4% of modeled moves out of Director of Research go here
lateral64% of modeled exits move upward from there
Director of Clinical Operations+5% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
4% of modeled moves out of Director of Research go here
lateral84% of modeled exits move upward from there
Director of PMO-10% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
4% of modeled moves out of Director of Research 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.