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CareerAtlas is running on a deterministic simulated demo dataset — compensation, trend, and outcome figures illustrate the product but are not verified real-world data. See Methodology and Data Sources for details.

Director of Medical Affairs, Pharmaceuticals

Manages a team responsible for communicating clinical evidence for pharmaceuticals products.

Project salaryAdd to compare
Compensation by seniority
Simulated

Median

$247k

Mean

$257k

10th–90th pct

$188k–$341k

Observations

752

Confidence: 34% · based on 752 simulated observations · last updated 7/27/2026

Historical trend & projection

Median total compensation at the typical seniority level for this role, 2021–2025, projected forward under three scenarios.

Simulated
Common skills
People Management
Core
Strategic Planning
Core
Clinical Trial Design
Process Improvement
Common certifications
Certified Clinical Research Associate (CCRA) · 23% of postings
Education requirements

Share of postings that require or prefer each level — a signal of typical hiring bars, not a hard rule.

Simulated
Bachelor's Degree
60% require · 21% prefer
Master's Degree
12% require · 31% prefer
No College
15% require · 13% prefer
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Common next roles
Pharmaceuticals Medical Affairs Associate-54.2%Director of Patient Safety, Pharmaceuticals+3.0%Pharmaceuticals Medical Science Liaison-48.7%Pharmaceuticals Pharmacovigilance Associate-49.1%Pharmaceuticals Patient Safety Specialist-48.4%
Common previous roles
Pharmaceuticals Medical Affairs Associate-118.5%Pharmaceuticals Pharmacovigilance Associate-96.4%Pharmaceuticals Medical Science Liaison-94.9%Pharmaceuticals Patient Safety Specialist-93.6%Director of Patient Safety, Pharmaceuticals+2.9%
Demand snapshot
Active openings (simulated)2,399
Posting growth-19.9%
Median days to fill19 days
Simulated
Employed (US, simulated)289,293
Projected growth8.5%/yr
Simulated
Role characteristics
Remote-friendliness40%
Automation exposure15%
Sources & freshness

Compensation and demand figures on this page are simulated demo data, deterministically generated for this build of CareerAtlas — not verified real-world observations.

Read the full methodology