Head of Research Salary in Tampa, Florida

How much does a Head of Research make in Tampa, FL?

As of March 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Head of Research in Tampa, FL is $332,556. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $270,796 to $412,036, with most professionals earning between $214,567 and $484,399.

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Drives and motivates team to test and deliver new approaches and business models to strengthen the portfolio, improve processes, and reward and retain talent.

December 12, 2022

Demonstrated ability to synthesize the evolving future of an industry, insights into consumer trends, and the business relevance to the enterprise into a concise senior-level strategic plan.

December 24, 2022

Understanding of Australian, Canadian, Japanese, and European regulatory requirements and differences in clinical practice patterns as they relate to clinical study design and execution.

February 10, 2023

Prepared for and participated in multiple regulatory authority meetings including product approval and post approval meetings in multiple jurisdictions.

March 01, 2023

Lead a group of technology and business analysts to analyze investment performance and risk data and develop analytics using emerging technologies and financial techniques such as portfolio construction/modeling/optimization, as well as other ares such as product development and operations.

March 12, 2023

Develop and review written business requirements, functional requirements and technical specification documents, including use cases, stories, workflows, screen mockups, non-functional requirements and related data analysis.

March 30, 2023

Provide strategic leadership for Medical Science Liaisons, publications, Medical Information, educational and research grants, investigator-initiated trials, medical document review, and medical support for commercial strategy.

April 15, 2023

Participate on and/or provide oversight for clinical study team activities, including asset teams, clinical subteams, clinical project teams and third party external vendor (CRO) teams.

April 20, 2023

Build relationships with key stakeholders ( Center For Observational Research, Global Medical Organization, Digital Health, TAs) and working collaboratively to find innovative solutions to study design and delivery.

April 22, 2023

Manage career development and performance of research staff, hire top talent and integrate new team members to maintain a strong team dynamic of respect, creativity and collaboration.

May 04, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Head of Research in Tampa, FL

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

270796

412036

332556

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

311571

608474

417751

What is the average salary for Head of Research in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Head of Research in Tampa, FL. The base salary for Head of Research ranges from $270,796 to $412,036 with the average base salary of $332,556. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $311,571 to $608,474 with the average total cash compensation of $417,751.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$332,556	$270,796 - $412,036
Bonus	$85,195	$40,774 - $196,438
Total Pay	$417,751	$311,571 - $608,474

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Head of Research Salary Near Tampa, FL

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Tampa, FL
CITY, STATE Brandon, FL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $271,882 - $413,688	COMPARE TO Tampa, FL
CITY, STATE Saint Petersburg, FL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $271,939 - $413,775	COMPARE TO Tampa, FL
CITY, STATE Clearwater, FL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $270,765 - $411,988	COMPARE TO Tampa, FL
CITY, STATE Bradenton, FL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $269,888 - $410,654	COMPARE TO Tampa, FL
CITY, STATE Spring Hill, FL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $269,676 - $410,332	COMPARE TO Tampa, FL
CITY, STATE Sarasota, FL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $272,796 - $415,079	COMPARE TO Tampa, FL

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About Tampa, Florida

Tampa is a major city in, and the county seat of, Hillsborough County, Florida, United States. It is on the west coast of Florida on Tampa Bay, near the Gulf of Mexico, and is the largest city in the Tampa Bay Area. The bay's port is the largest in the state, near downtown's Channel District. Bayshore Boulevard runs along the bay, and is east of the historic Hyde Park neighborhood. Today, Tampa is part of the metropolitan area most commonly referred to as the "Tampa Bay Area". For U.S. Census purposes, Tampa is part of the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area....

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