Manager, process development vs senior process engineer

The differences between managers, process development and senior process engineers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes More than 10 years to become a manager, process development, becoming a senior process engineer takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, a manager, process development has an average salary of $121,034, which is higher than the $105,378 average annual salary of a senior process engineer.

The top three skills for a manager, process development include continuous improvement, project management and CMC. The most important skills for a senior process engineer are continuous improvement, project management, and data analysis.

Manager, process development vs senior process engineer overview

	Manager, Process Development	Senior Process Engineer
Yearly salary	$121,034	$105,378
Hourly rate	$58.19	$50.66
Growth rate	2%	10%
Number of jobs	90,671	56,510
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 68%	Bachelor's Degree, 71%
Average age	48	42
Years of experience	-	4

Manager, process development vs senior process engineer salary

Managers, process development and senior process engineers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Manager, Process Development	Senior Process Engineer
Average salary	$121,034	$105,378
Salary range	Between $92,000 And $158,000	Between $82,000 And $134,000
Highest paying City	San Francisco, CA	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	Connecticut	Louisiana
Best paying company	Mayo Clinic	Apple
Best paying industry	Telecommunication	Energy

Differences between manager, process development and senior process engineer education

There are a few differences between a manager, process development and a senior process engineer in terms of educational background:

	Manager, Process Development	Senior Process Engineer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 68%	Bachelor's Degree, 71%
Most common major	Chemical Engineering	Chemical Engineering
Most common college	New York University	University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Manager, process development vs senior process engineer demographics

Here are the differences between managers, process development' and senior process engineers' demographics:

	Manager, Process Development	Senior Process Engineer
Average age	48	42
Gender ratio	Male, 81.3% Female, 18.7%	Male, 85.1% Female, 14.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 2.8% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 7.9% Asian, 16.6% White, 68.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 4.3% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 10.4% Asian, 15.3% White, 66.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	9%	4%

Differences between manager, process development and senior process engineer duties and responsibilities

Manager, process development example responsibilities.

Manage multiple OEM and localization projects simultaneously.
Prepare account control books used for ISO audits.
Help procure difficult to build CNC parts and sub-assemblies.
Qualify raw material supplier (s) for submission to the FDA; manufacture registration lots.
Identify by FDA as expert in the scale-up of encapsulate dosage forms and lecture to FDA inspectors.
Develop a method to get AutoCad isometric drawings relevant to relief valve transferred electronically to the relief valve sizing package.

Senior process engineer example responsibilities.

Manage customer complaint resolution, root cause analysis, maintaining conformance for ISO certification.
Utilize simplified SPC charting for critical processes.
Assist MRB team in reviewing non-conforming product.
Implement SPC and write ISO-9000 documents for all chemical processes.
Provide engineering explanation for low CPK issues and solve QA problems.
Maintain, troubleshoot, modify, and update process and design specification.

Manager, process development vs senior process engineer skills

Common manager, process development skills

Continuous Improvement, 8%
Project Management, 7%
CMC, 5%
Process Improvement, 5%
GMP, 4%
R, 4%

Common senior process engineer skills

Continuous Improvement, 6%
Project Management, 5%
Data Analysis, 4%
Process Improvement, 4%
Sigma, 4%
Process Design, 3%

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