Modeled career paths · Research administration

Where does a Research Administrator go next?

What employers are asking a Research Administrator 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
Senior Research Administrator+32% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
100% of modeled moves out of Research Administrator go here
progression60% of modeled exits move upward from there
Management path
Director of Sponsored Programs+126% typical comp change · ~6.0y typical
reachable via Senior Research Administrator. 60% joint modeled share
leadership branch84% of modeled exits move upward from there
Career pivot
Structural Biologist+58% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Senior Research Administrator. 20% joint modeled share
pivot86% 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.