Director of Regulatory Affairs, Medical Devices

Manages a team responsible for ensuring regulatory and quality compliance for medical devices.

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Compensation by seniority

Simulated

Median

$277k

Mean

$288k

10th–90th pct

$210k–$382k

Observations

618

Confidence: 34% · based on 618 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

67% require · 25% prefer

Master's Degree

16% require · 30% prefer

No College

23% require · 8% prefer

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Common next roles

Medical Devices Regulatory Affairs Associate-57.6%Medical Devices Regulatory Affairs Specialist-60.0%Director of Research, Medical Devices-6.3%Medical Devices Research Scientist-48.0%Medical Devices Research Associate-58.9%

Common previous roles

Medical Devices Regulatory Affairs Specialist-150.0%Medical Devices Research Scientist-92.4%Medical Devices Regulatory Affairs Associate-135.8%Medical Devices Research Associate-143.1%Director of Research, Medical Devices-6.7%

Demand snapshot

Active openings (simulated)1,114

Posting growth+4%

Median days to fill43 days

Simulated

Employed (US, simulated)299,133

Projected growth8.3%/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.

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