How To Become A Health Sciences Manager: What It Is and Career Path

What is a health sciences manager and how to become one

Updated January 8, 2025

3 min read

Quoted expert

Helen Mango Ph.D.

There is more than meets the eye when it comes to being a health sciences manager. For example, did you know that they make an average of $47.45 an hour? That's $98,689 a year! Between 2018 and 2028, the career is expected to grow 6% and produce 4,600 job opportunities across the U.S.

What general advice would you give to a health sciences manager?

Helen Mango Ph.D.

Professor of Geology and Chemistry, Castleton University

Emphasize skills learned - field, laboratory, computer, writing.... Also that geology is multi-disciplinary. It uses chemistry, physics, math, biology, tech.

ScoreHealth Sciences ManagerUS Average

Salary

7.6

Avg. Salary $98,689

Avg. Salary $59,228

Stability level

7.6

Growth rate 6%

Growth rate 0.3%

Diversity

5.0

Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 0.49%

Asian 9.02%

Black or African American 2.25%

Hispanic or Latino 11.27%

Unknown 7.08%

White 69.88%

Gender

female 53.06%

male 46.94%

Age - 43.5

Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 3.00%

Asian 7.00%

Black or African American 14.00%

Hispanic or Latino 19.00%

White 57.00%

Gender

female 47.00%

male 53.00%

Age - 43.5

Stress level

7.6

Stress level is high

7.1 - high

Complexity level

10.0

Complexity level is advanced

7 - challenging

Work life balance

5.5

Work life balance is fair

6.4 - fair

Key steps to become a health sciences manager

Explore health sciences manager education requirements

Most common health sciences manager degrees

Bachelor's

68.1 %

Master's

12.8 %

Doctorate

10.6 %

Start to develop specific health sciences manager skills

Skills	Percentages
Business Development	88.19%
Public Health	5.19%
Project Management	3.55%
IRB	3.07%

Complete relevant health sciences manager training and internships

Accountants spend an average of 1-2 years on post-employment, on-the-job training. New health sciences managers learn the skills and techniques required for their job and employer during this time. The chart below shows how long it takes to gain competency as a health sciences manager based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and data from real health sciences manager resumes.

Research health sciences manager duties and responsibilities

Manage multiple patients, assessing ability to continue living independently or moving to higher acuity care.
Provide clinical exercise physiology services and health/wellness counseling for family practice/sports medicine/orthopedics medical group effecting positive lifestyle changes in patients serve.
Participate and collaborate in CDC reports on effective prevention and intervention initiatives adopt by the agency.

Apply for health sciences manager jobs

Now it's time to start searching for a health sciences manager job. Consider the tips below for a successful job search:

Browse job boards for relevant postings
Consult your professional network
Reach out to companies you're interested in working for directly
Watch out for job scams