Pharmaceutical analyst vs subcontract administrator

The differences between pharmaceutical analysts and subcontract administrators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a pharmaceutical analyst and a subcontract administrator. Additionally, a pharmaceutical analyst has an average salary of $66,273, which is higher than the $65,686 average annual salary of a subcontract administrator.

The top three skills for a pharmaceutical analyst include sops, HPLC and pharmaceutical industry. The most important skills for a subcontract administrator are price analysis, purchase orders, and program management.

Pharmaceutical analyst vs subcontract administrator overview

	Pharmaceutical Analyst	Subcontract Administrator
Yearly salary	$66,273	$65,686
Hourly rate	$31.86	$31.58
Growth rate	19%	-6%
Number of jobs	11,538	51,285
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 73%	Bachelor's Degree, 69%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	6	6

Pharmaceutical analyst vs subcontract administrator salary

Pharmaceutical analysts and subcontract administrators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Pharmaceutical Analyst	Subcontract Administrator
Average salary	$66,273	$65,686
Salary range	Between $47,000 And $93,000	Between $42,000 And $102,000
Highest paying City	Los Angeles, CA	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	Massachusetts	California
Best paying company	API Technologies	Urban Institute
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between pharmaceutical analyst and subcontract administrator education

There are a few differences between a pharmaceutical analyst and a subcontract administrator in terms of educational background:

	Pharmaceutical Analyst	Subcontract Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 73%	Bachelor's Degree, 69%
Most common major	Pharmacy	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Pharmaceutical analyst vs subcontract administrator demographics

Here are the differences between pharmaceutical analysts' and subcontract administrators' demographics:

	Pharmaceutical Analyst	Subcontract Administrator
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 42.0% Female, 58.0%	Male, 51.7% Female, 48.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.1% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 12.5% Asian, 7.8% White, 65.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 9.0% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 12.3% Asian, 7.8% White, 65.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between pharmaceutical analyst and subcontract administrator duties and responsibilities

Pharmaceutical analyst example responsibilities.

Manage project team meetings using SharePoint calendars.
Participate in writing and filing appropriate FDA premarket submissions.
Develop an optimize HPLC condition to simultaneously measure several cephalosporins.
Develop and implement data management monthly/quarterly goal reports and QC procedures to support them.
Analyze office administration support for analysts supporting DOD projects to identify efficiency opportunities to prototype and write report of analysis findings.
Develop and debug application programs for the disability/health care line of business utilizing COBOL.

Subcontract administrator example responsibilities.

Coordinate requirements and interface with other division personnel to accomplish timely and cost effective procurement of assign commodities.
Create moderate to complex RFP solicitations and provide additional proposal support including pricing reviews and source selection support.
Administer IDIQ contracts with multiple task orders.
Assist with FFP hardware subcontract in support of NSA contracts.
Negotiate and coordinate additions, deletions, or modifications of DOD subcontracts.
Review and advice on matters of ITAR, FCPA, other Import/Export matters.

Pharmaceutical analyst vs subcontract administrator skills

Common pharmaceutical analyst skills

Sops, 40%
HPLC, 35%
Pharmaceutical Industry, 14%
Medicare, 6%
Medicaid, 5%

Common subcontract administrator skills

Price Analysis, 11%
Purchase Orders, 8%
Program Management, 5%
Bid Packages, 5%
Non-Disclosure Agreements, 5%
DOD, 4%

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