Observed career paths · medical_affairs

Where does a Senior MSL go next?

8 observed directions, from real career histories. Percentages are the share of people who made each move; the count is how many careers each number rests on. This is the generic map. No aspiration, no filler.

Typical advancement
VP Medical Affairs+43% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
84% of observed moves out of Senior MSL go here (4,200 careers)
executive stepconfidence high4,200 careersno observed onward moves above the evidence floor
Specialist path
Director of Drug Safety+22% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Pharmacovigilance Manager. 4% joint share of observed careers
executive stepconfidence moderate210 careersno observed onward moves above the evidence floor
VP Research & Development+6% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of Research. 3% joint share of observed careers
executive stepconfidence moderate180 careersno observed onward moves above the evidence floor
Higher-growth opportunity
VP Value & Access+43% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of HEOR. 4% joint share of observed careers
executive stepconfidence moderate210 careersno observed onward moves above the evidence floor
Adjacent career
Director of HEOR+0% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
4% of observed moves out of Senior MSL go here (210 careers)
lateralconfidence moderate210 careers84% of observed exits move upward from there
Pharmacovigilance Manager-15% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
4% of observed moves out of Senior MSL go here (210 careers)
lateralconfidence moderate210 careers84% of observed exits move upward from there
Director of PMO-33% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
4% of observed moves out of Senior MSL go here (180 careers)
lateralconfidence moderate180 careers0% of observed exits move upward from there

What this page can’t know: which of these fit you. Your skills change the overlap, your record changes the difficulty, your priorities change the order. One question. What do you do today?. And this map becomes yours.

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