Pharmaceutical quality assurance manager vs laboratory manager

The differences between pharmaceutical quality assurance managers and laboratory managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 2-4 years to become a pharmaceutical quality assurance manager, becoming a laboratory manager takes usually requires 4-6 years. Additionally, a pharmaceutical quality assurance manager has an average salary of $80,293, which is higher than the $74,314 average annual salary of a laboratory manager.

The top three skills for a pharmaceutical quality assurance manager include GMP, QA and CAPA. The most important skills for a laboratory manager are lab equipment, patients, and customer service.

Pharmaceutical quality assurance manager vs laboratory manager overview

	Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance Manager	Laboratory Manager
Yearly salary	$80,293	$74,314
Hourly rate	$38.60	$35.73
Growth rate	3%	3%
Number of jobs	62,616	43,321
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 57%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Average age	44	48
Years of experience	4	6

Pharmaceutical quality assurance manager vs laboratory manager salary

Pharmaceutical quality assurance managers and laboratory managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance Manager	Laboratory Manager
Average salary	$80,293	$74,314
Salary range	Between $50,000 And $128,000	Between $49,000 And $111,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Meta
Best paying industry	-	Pharmaceutical

Differences between pharmaceutical quality assurance manager and laboratory manager education

There are a few differences between a pharmaceutical quality assurance manager and a laboratory manager in terms of educational background:

	Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance Manager	Laboratory Manager
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 57%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Most common major	Biology	Biology
Most common college	University of Southern California	Stanford University

Pharmaceutical quality assurance manager vs laboratory manager demographics

Here are the differences between pharmaceutical quality assurance managers' and laboratory managers' demographics:

	Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance Manager	Laboratory Manager
Average age	44	48
Gender ratio	Male, 71.4% Female, 28.6%	Male, 58.4% Female, 41.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.2% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 8.8% Asian, 12.0% White, 67.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 3.8% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 12.9% Asian, 9.0% White, 70.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	11%	8%

Differences between pharmaceutical quality assurance manager and laboratory manager duties and responsibilities

Pharmaceutical quality assurance manager example responsibilities.

Manage initial USDA regulatory visits, working collaboratively with USDA inspectors leading audit preparation and follow-up activities and reports.
Conduct audits for ISO and QSR compliance.
Review all regulatory and oversight audits conduct by external parties and assure that all deficiencies and/or recommendations are addressed and implement.
Set up FMEA on all manufacture equipment.
Generate significant cost savings by providing leadership for the attainment of UL registration of commercial dishwashers.

Laboratory manager example responsibilities.

Lead laboratory investigations, OOS, deviations, change controls and CAPA.
Manage daily personnel challenges, assist with marketing and maintain appropriate standards and regulations per JCAHO, DNV.
Manage staff and oversee FDA guidelines and regulations for pharmaceutical research
Initiate and manage successful in-house design and implementation of network base LIMS database.
Manage curriculum development, authore and publish lab manuals in physiology and ecology.
Manage daily laboratory operations including personnel, client consulting, analyses and adherence to GLP protocols.

Pharmaceutical quality assurance manager vs laboratory manager skills

Common pharmaceutical quality assurance manager skills

GMP, 20%
QA, 18%
CAPA, 15%
FDA, 14%
Quality System, 11%
Internal Audit, 9%

Common laboratory manager skills

Lab Equipment, 12%
Patients, 9%
Customer Service, 7%
Chemistry, 6%
Clinical Laboratory, 5%
Lab Safety, 5%

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