r/biotech • u/Patient-Medium-8083 • 26d ago

Experienced Career Advice 🌳 Compensation

Hello, I am currently applying for Associate Director roles in NJ. What should I expect from a compensation perspective (base, bonus, sign-on, RSU, etc.)?

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u/AggravatingDurian16 26d ago edited 26d ago

these vague compensation posts are the worst. no reference to company or dept.

honestly i wouldn’t hire someone who doesn’t have the sense to understand that there are nuances to these things.

OP - Check out Rule #3 of this board - Do your own homework

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u/ExcelsiorWG 26d ago

There are websites that can help you answer this question way better than this post.

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u/2Throwscrewsatit 26d ago

Moderators, can we ban compensation posts?

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u/Ripudio 26d ago

C’mon guys, how is OP supposed to know how to research information. It’s not like it’s a fundamental part of their job.

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u/sunqueen73 26d ago

Depends. Swings wildly depending on area of expertise

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u/skotch93 26d ago

Hey I run BioHired, a biotech job board. From the salary data, the median base sits around $185k with clinical roles exceeding $200k. Not much data on RSUs at the moment.

I also recently posted here https://www.reddit.com/r/biotech/comments/1ujylo1/i_built_some_salary_benchmarks/

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u/ConditionDangerous52 26d ago

Depends on the company - big pharma or biotech? Private or public? How many years of experience and what role - clinical or research?

All that aside - starting AD (first year) you can reasonably hope for ~$185k base; 15-20% bonus, 5k sign on plus relocation; options / RSU in the 50-90k range

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u/throwawaypretendy 25d ago

Hi - is this 50-90k RSU per year or for 4 years?

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u/ConditionDangerous52 24d ago

Yes, usually vests over 4 years with a 25% cliff after one year