Director of Operations, Research and Academia
Manages a team responsible for running day-to-day operations for research and academia organizations.
Compensation by seniority
Simulated
Median
$157k
Mean
$163k
10th–90th pct
$119k–$216k
Observations
620
Confidence: 34% · based on 620 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
Process Improvement
Education requirements
Share of postings that require or prefer each level — a signal of typical hiring bars, not a hard rule.
Bachelor's Degree
54% require · 23% prefer
Master's Degree
14% require · 27% prefer
No College
Explore education impact for related majors →21% require · 13% prefer
Common next roles
Demand snapshot
Active openings (simulated)9,316
Posting growth+2.4%
Median days to fill48 days
SimulatedEmployed (US, simulated)90,012
Projected growth1.8%/yr
SimulatedRole 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.
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