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P6
BMODP.GEN.P6
Distinguished Specialist
P5
BMODP.GEN.P5
Principal Specialist/Team Lead
P4
BMODP.GEN.P4
Senior Specialist
P3
BMODP.GEN.P3
Specialist II
Market pay
LevelP6 · P6 — Principal ProfessionalP5 · P5 — Expert ProfessionalP4 · P4 — Senior ProfessionalP3 · P3 — Mid-Level Professional
FunctionBiopharmaceutical Manufacturing Operations (Downstream Processing)Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing Operations (Downstream Processing)Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing Operations (Downstream Processing)Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing Operations (Downstream Processing)
FocusGeneralGeneralGeneralGeneral
Typical years12–188–125–83–5
ScopeOrganization-wide architecture and the hardest problemsMultiple systems or a technical domainA system or set of related featuresFeatures or a sub-system end-to-end
AutonomyDefines direction; minimal oversightSets direction within the domainSelf-directed; reviewed at critical decision pointsWorks independently on standard work; reviewed on the non-standard
ImpactOrganization-wideOrg / multi-team outcomesMulti-team / function outcomesProject / team outcomes
Decision rightsSets technical strategy for a major areaAuthority over a technical domainOwns technical decisions for a system; influences adjacent designOwns implementation decisions for own scope