Analytical research chemist vs product development chemist

The differences between analytical research chemists and product development chemists can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, an analytical research chemist has an average salary of $81,763, which is higher than the $73,084 average annual salary of a product development chemist.

The top three skills for an analytical research chemist include liquid chromatography, R and HPLC. The most important skills for a product development chemist are lab equipment, product development, and analytical methods.

Analytical research chemist vs product development chemist overview

	Analytical Research Chemist	Product Development Chemist
Yearly salary	$81,763	$73,084
Hourly rate	$39.31	$35.14
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	62,289	109,244
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 72%	Bachelor's Degree, 81%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	-	-

Analytical research chemist vs product development chemist salary

Analytical research chemists and product development chemists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Analytical Research Chemist	Product Development Chemist
Average salary	$81,763	$73,084
Salary range	Between $54,000 And $123,000	Between $51,000 And $103,000
Highest paying City	San Francisco, CA	Vacaville, CA
Highest paying state	Washington	Washington
Best paying company	Meta	Cargill
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between analytical research chemist and product development chemist education

There are a few differences between an analytical research chemist and a product development chemist in terms of educational background:

	Analytical Research Chemist	Product Development Chemist
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 72%	Bachelor's Degree, 81%
Most common major	Chemistry	Chemistry
Most common college	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	University of Southern California

Analytical research chemist vs product development chemist demographics

Here are the differences between analytical research chemists' and product development chemists' demographics:

	Analytical Research Chemist	Product Development Chemist
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 58.3% Female, 41.7%	Male, 61.6% Female, 38.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.4% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 9.2% Asian, 22.9% White, 55.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 8.2% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 9.5% Asian, 18.1% White, 59.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between analytical research chemist and product development chemist duties and responsibilities

Analytical research chemist example responsibilities.

Manage an elemental analytical laboratory that include operating, maintaining and troubleshooting an ICP-OES, ICPMS, MXRF, and IC.
Maintain laboratory instrumentation (HPLC).
Gain experience of working in GLP environment.
Perform hands-on HPLC methods, cleaning validations, and finish product testing
Maintain equipment logbooks for laboratory instruments toward compliance of cGMP and GLP.
Develop numerous LC and GC analytical methods for drug product components and formulations.

Product development chemist example responsibilities.

Lead a collaboration with another biotechnology company to design ELISAs for the purpose of evaluating novel reagents.
Execute HPLC method development and method validation to provide data toward supporting specification, and testing of reference materials.
Write and review work instructions and maintain ISO paperwork.
Develop and implement CAPA as an outcome of investigations.
Create validation protocols, OOS reports and final reports for test methods.
Authore and revise operating procedures to reflect changes in the testing methods to comply with ISO requirements.

Analytical research chemist vs product development chemist skills

Common analytical research chemist skills

Liquid Chromatography, 12%
R, 9%
HPLC, 7%
GC, 5%
Ms, 5%
Analytical Techniques, 4%

Common product development chemist skills

Lab Equipment, 10%
Product Development, 8%
Analytical Methods, 7%
HPLC, 5%
QC, 5%
Test Methods, 5%

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