Regulatory compliance manager vs corporate compliance director

The differences between regulatory compliance managers and corporate compliance directors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a regulatory compliance manager and a corporate compliance director. Additionally, a corporate compliance director has an average salary of $118,934, which is higher than the $102,841 average annual salary of a regulatory compliance manager.

The top three skills for a regulatory compliance manager include oversight, regulatory risk and CMS. The most important skills for a corporate compliance director are risk management, compliance issues, and risk assessments.

Regulatory compliance manager vs corporate compliance director overview

	Regulatory Compliance Manager	Corporate Compliance Director
Yearly salary	$102,841	$118,934
Hourly rate	$49.44	$57.18
Growth rate	-	8%
Number of jobs	25,474	28,818
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 68%	Bachelor's Degree, 57%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	4	4

Regulatory compliance manager vs corporate compliance director salary

Regulatory compliance managers and corporate compliance directors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Regulatory Compliance Manager	Corporate Compliance Director
Average salary	$102,841	$118,934
Salary range	Between $68,000 And $153,000	Between $77,000 And $181,000
Highest paying City	New York, NY	-
Highest paying state	New York	-
Best paying company	McKinsey & Company Inc	-
Best paying industry	Professional	-

Differences between regulatory compliance manager and corporate compliance director education

There are a few differences between a regulatory compliance manager and a corporate compliance director in terms of educational background:

	Regulatory Compliance Manager	Corporate Compliance Director
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 68%	Bachelor's Degree, 57%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Regulatory compliance manager vs corporate compliance director demographics

Here are the differences between regulatory compliance managers' and corporate compliance directors' demographics:

	Regulatory Compliance Manager	Corporate Compliance Director
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 54.5% Female, 45.5%	Male, 49.0% Female, 51.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.7% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 12.9% Asian, 9.0% White, 65.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 7.6% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 12.8% Asian, 9.0% White, 65.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between regulatory compliance manager and corporate compliance director duties and responsibilities

Regulatory compliance manager example responsibilities.

Lead the efforts managing quality systems to meet ISO 13485 and 11137 certification.
Develop and manage GxP training programs.
Manage and upload all documentation of the investigations into a HIPAA portal.
Lead creation of enterprise data breach response policy and HIPAA audit readiness plan.
Manage the quality system/ audit program in compliance to FDA, ISO requirements, corporate and division policies and procedures.
Manage GxP inspections by domestic and international regulatory agencies.

Corporate compliance director example responsibilities.

Manage GMP auditing of primary , 3rd party manufacturers and supplier risk assessment.
Develop, manage and implement program governance and structure to ensure major programs are strategically align with organizational objectives.
Create and implement policies and procedures for HIPAA compliance.
Implement CAPA oversight program at the division level with monthly CAPA review.
Investigate quality issues, verify root cause, initiate and track CAPA through to effective closure.
Re-Establish HIPAA program and ensure continuance of the program as the hospital go through transition due to change of ownership.

Regulatory compliance manager vs corporate compliance director skills

Common regulatory compliance manager skills

Oversight, 10%
Regulatory Risk, 8%
CMS, 6%
Federal Regulations, 6%
Compliance Issues, 6%
Risk Management, 5%

Common corporate compliance director skills

Risk Management, 10%
Compliance Issues, 9%
Risk Assessments, 7%
Ethics, 6%
Regulatory Compliance, 5%
Internal Audit, 5%

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