Modeled career paths · Medical affairs

Where does a Senior MSL go next?

What employers are asking a Senior MSL 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 Medical Affairs+43% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
84% of modeled moves out of Senior MSL go here
executive stepno modeled 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 modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
VP Research & Development+6% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of Research. 3% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled 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 modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Adjacent career
Director of HEOR+0% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
4% of modeled moves out of Senior MSL go here
lateral84% of modeled exits move upward from there
Pharmacovigilance Manager-15% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
4% of modeled moves out of Senior MSL go here
lateral84% of modeled exits move upward from there
Director of PMO-33% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
4% of modeled moves out of Senior MSL 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.