Modeled career paths · Research administration

Where does a Director of Sponsored Programs go next?

What employers are asking a Director of Sponsored Programs 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 Administration+43% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
84% of modeled moves out of Director of Sponsored Programs go here
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Higher-growth opportunity
VP Research & Development+43% 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
Director, Marine Science-8% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
4% of modeled moves out of Director of Sponsored Programs go here
lateral0% of modeled exits move upward from there
Director, Structural Biology+20% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
4% of modeled moves out of Director of Sponsored Programs go here
lateral0% 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 Sponsored Programs 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.