Director, product safety vs product manager

The differences between directors, product safety and product managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a director, product safety has an average salary of $181,766, which is higher than the $111,729 average annual salary of a product manager.

The top three skills for a director, product safety include risk management, safety data and clinical trials. The most important skills for a product manager are product management, QA, and product strategy.

Director, product safety vs product manager overview

	Director, Product Safety	Product Manager
Yearly salary	$181,766	$111,729
Hourly rate	$87.39	$53.72
Growth rate	2%	10%
Number of jobs	79,381	125,678
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 72%
Average age	41	39
Years of experience	-	10

Director, product safety vs product manager salary

Directors, product safety and product managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Director, Product Safety	Product Manager
Average salary	$181,766	$111,729
Salary range	Between $121,000 And $270,000	Between $81,000 And $152,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Meta
Best paying industry	-	Retail

Differences between director, product safety and product manager education

There are a few differences between a director, product safety and a product manager in terms of educational background:

	Director, Product Safety	Product Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 72%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Duke University	University of Georgia

Director, product safety vs product manager demographics

Here are the differences between directors, product safety' and product managers' demographics:

	Director, Product Safety	Product Manager
Average age	41	39
Gender ratio	Male, 62.3% Female, 37.7%	Male, 65.3% Female, 34.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.5% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 9.8% Asian, 11.7% White, 70.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%	Black or African American, 3.0% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 8.7% Asian, 8.2% White, 74.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	5%	10%

Differences between director, product safety and product manager duties and responsibilities

Director, product safety example responsibilities.

Manage enterprise-wide litigation best practices.
Manage interdepartmental groups using advance simulation methodology to guide technology development direction for device and process architecture base on application impacts.
Provide technical assistance to legal counsel and support product recalls that are initiate through the CPSC and FDA.
Serve as investigatory agent and company witness in product liability litigation defense.
Expand the testing protocols to exceed the minimum requirement establish by the FDA.
Monitor patients during treatment to observe any concerns, intervene following proper protocol if symptoms of oxygen toxicity occur.

Product manager example responsibilities.

Lead collaborative efforts within the PMO, vendors, customers, and internal stakeholders.
Manage developers accountable for coding, database development, UI implementation, and system architecture.
Manage inventory service levels / overstocks /defective inventory and supplier buy-in opportunities to maximize ROI.
Lead customization of the company's administrative SaaS software solution by defining features and functionality for internal/external stakeholder teams.
Lead weekly meetings between engineering, sales/marketing, and QA departments to facilitate communication, collaboration and resolution of product issues.
Handle design and specification of administration system requirements to efficiently manage, operate, and support client API configurations and sessions.

Director, product safety vs product manager skills

Common director, product safety skills

Risk Management, 18%
Safety Data, 17%
Clinical Trials, 13%
Product Development, 11%
Safety Standards, 10%
Regulatory Compliance, 8%

Common product manager skills

Product Management, 11%
QA, 5%
Product Strategy, 5%
Project Management, 4%
Market Research, 4%
User Stories, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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