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P6
PATIEN.PATIENTR379C.P6
Patient Recruitment & Education — P6
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P5
PATIEN.PATIENTR379C.P5
Patient Recruitment & Education — P5
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P4
PATIEN.PATIENTR379C.P4
Patient Recruitment & Education — P4
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P3
PATIEN.PATIENTR379C.P3
Patient Recruitment & Education — P3
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Market pay$239k ($187k$304k)inherited$175k ($138k$223k)inherited$139k ($109k$177k)inherited$105k ($82k$133k)inherited
LevelP6 · P6 — Principal ProfessionalP5 · P5 — Expert ProfessionalP4 · P4 — Senior ProfessionalP3 · P3 — Mid-Level Professional
FunctionPatient Recruitment & EducationPatient Recruitment & EducationPatient Recruitment & EducationPatient Recruitment & Education
FocusPatient Recruitment & EducationPatient Recruitment & EducationPatient Recruitment & EducationPatient Recruitment & Education
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