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Director, Early Phase Process Development salary in California

A real-employer view of Director, Early Phase Process Development pay, clustered from DOL OFLC certified filings. Variants like Senior, Lead, and II/III titles fold into this cluster — the wage range below reflects all of them.

Adrian Serafin, founder and editor of RateOrchardBy Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated May 4, 2026
Real disclosed salaries

Director, Early Phase Process Development in California: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 7 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $180,000. Every figure below is an actual offered salary an employer attested to under federal law.

By DOL wage level

DOL classifies every offer into one of four wage levels based on the role's experience and skill requirements.

LevelFilingsMedian offer
Level IV — fully competent5$156,270

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Director, Early Phase Process Development in California. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Avid Bioservices, Inc.Director, Early Phase Process Development1$185,335
Vital Connect, Inc.Senior Director, Algorithm & Data Science1$180,000
BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.Associate Director, Site Technical Lead1$156,270
Takara Bio USA Inc.Director, Hardware1$262,375
Arcturus Therapeutics, Inc.Director, External Manufacturing & Supply1$190,000
Gilead Sciences, Inc.Associate Director, Quality Assurance1$150,571
ImmunityBio Inc.Director, Process Development1$124,717

Recent sample filings

A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.

  • Director, Early Phase Process Development at Avid Bioservices, Inc.
    $185,335
    Costa MesaDecided Dec 1, 2025I-200-25327-431401
  • Senior Director, Algorithm & Data Science at Vital Connect, Inc.
    $180,000
    San JoseDecided Nov 14, 2025I-200-25310-382862
  • Associate Director, Site Technical Lead at BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.
    $156,270
    NovatoWage Level IVDecided Aug 12, 2025I-200-25217-223415
  • Director, Hardware at Takara Bio USA Inc.
    $262,375
    San JoseWage Level IVDecided May 21, 2025I-200-25134-975483
  • Director, External Manufacturing & Supply at Arcturus Therapeutics, Inc.
    $190,000
    San DiegoWage Level IVDecided Mar 12, 2025I-200-25065-748629
  • Associate Director, Quality Assurance at Gilead Sciences, Inc.
    $150,571
    Foster CityWage Level IVDecided Dec 27, 2024I-200-24353-554478
  • Director, Process Development at ImmunityBio Inc.
    $124,717
    El SegundoWage Level IVDecided Oct 21, 2024I-200-24288-405663

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Disclosed wages reflect what employers attested to pay; actual paid wages may differ. Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.