Director of Patient Safety, Medical Devices

Manages a team responsible for monitoring the safety of medical devices products.

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Compensation by seniority

Simulated

Median

$268k

Mean

$279k

10th–90th pct

$204k–$370k

Observations

706

Confidence: 34% · based on 706 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

Regulatory Affairs (FDA)

Process Improvement

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

56% require · 24% prefer

Master's Degree

8% require · 32% prefer

No College

19% require · 11% prefer

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Common next roles

Director of Medical Affairs, Medical Devices-2.2%Medical Devices Pharmacovigilance Associate-56.9%Medical Devices Medical Science Liaison-52.6%Medical Devices Patient Safety Specialist-58.4%Medical Devices Medical Affairs Associate-59.6%

Common previous roles

Medical Devices Patient Safety Specialist-140.3%Medical Devices Pharmacovigilance Associate-132.1%Medical Devices Medical Science Liaison-111.0%Medical Devices Medical Affairs Associate-147.8%Director of Medical Affairs, Medical Devices-2.2%

Demand snapshot

Active openings (simulated)11,990

Posting growth+20.8%

Median days to fill38 days

Simulated

Employed (US, simulated)232,819

Projected growth5.9%/yr

Simulated

Role characteristics

Remote-friendliness45%

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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