JobFrame · RDPROG.RDMANAGE74BD.M3
R&D Program & Project Management · R&D Management
M3 · M3 — Senior Manager
Median pay · United States
$142,852
$112,223 – $181,842 · USD · annual
Median pay
$142,852
$112,223–$181,842
Level
M3
Super-function
research_and_development
Demand-heat
cool
3.8% growth
Summary
R&D Management — the people-and-portfolio leadership track that plans, resources, and governs research and development programs from idea generation through pre-clinical/prototype stage-gates to launch. Distinct from individual-contributor R&D engineering/science (which executes experiments and design) and from pure PMO scheduling roles: this focus owns the delivery system, the budget/P&L, the stage-gate go/no-go decisions, and the line management of R&D personnel.
This level — M3 M3 — Senior Manager
Leads multiple teams or a sub-function; sets goals and owns cross-team execution.
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