Also called: Head of Quality
Has final say on whether a medicine batch is good enough to ship to patients.
Signs off on product releases, handles an FDA inspection, and decides whether to recall a batch after a contamination scare.
Industry estimate.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Master's degree, about 12 years after high school. Bachelor's or master's in a science plus 10+ years in quality.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Chemistry, Biology, Engineering.
Growing about average (about 4% over 10 years). Estimate.
Low risk for 10 years. AI surfaces quality data, but signing off on batches, FDA inspections and recalls need an accountable person.
Classes: Chemistry, Statistics, Business or economics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 11-3051.
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