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| vs | P7 MDPD.GEN.P7 Medical Device Product Development P7/P8 | P6 MDPD.GEN.P6 Principal R&D Engineer | P5 MDPD.GEN.P5 Lead/Staff R&D Engineer | P4 MDPD.GEN.P4 Senior R&D Engineer |
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| Market pay | — | — | — | — |
| Level | P7 · P7 — Staff / Distinguished Professional | P6 · P6 — Principal Professional | P5 · P5 — Expert Professional | P4 · P4 — Senior Professional |
| Function | Medical Device Product Development | Medical Device Product Development | Medical Device Product Development | Medical Device Product Development |
| Focus | General | General | General | General |
| Typical years | 15–22 | 12–18 | 8–12 | 5–8 |
| Scope | Cross-organization / enterprise technical strategy | Organization-wide architecture and the hardest problems | Multiple systems or a technical domain | A system or set of related features |
| Autonomy | Operates autonomously at the enterprise level | Defines direction; minimal oversight | Sets direction within the domain | Self-directed; reviewed at critical decision points |
| Impact | Enterprise-wide | Organization-wide | Org / multi-team outcomes | Multi-team / function outcomes |
| Decision rights | Final technical authority across multiple domains | Sets technical strategy for a major area | Authority over a technical domain | Owns technical decisions for a system; influences adjacent design |