Associate staff scientist vs fellow

The differences between associate staff scientists and fellows can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both an associate staff scientist and a fellow. Additionally, an associate staff scientist has an average salary of $88,792, which is higher than the $66,364 average annual salary of a fellow.

The top three skills for an associate staff scientist include FDA, sops and cellular assays. The most important skills for a fellow are patients, professional development, and veterans.

Associate staff scientist vs fellow overview

	Associate Staff Scientist	Fellow
Yearly salary	$88,792	$66,364
Hourly rate	$42.69	$31.91
Growth rate	17%	17%
Number of jobs	111,254	7,459
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	4	4

Associate staff scientist vs fellow salary

Associate staff scientists and fellows have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Associate Staff Scientist	Fellow
Average salary	$88,792	$66,364
Salary range	Between $62,000 And $126,000	Between $46,000 And $93,000
Highest paying City	San Carlos, CA	Oak Ridge, TN
Highest paying state	Rhode Island	Tennessee
Best paying company	SAS Institute	Peterson Institute for International Economics
Best paying industry	Technology	Professional

Differences between associate staff scientist and fellow education

There are a few differences between an associate staff scientist and a fellow in terms of educational background:

	Associate Staff Scientist	Fellow
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Most common major	Biochemistry, Biophysics, Molecular Biology	Political Science
Most common college	University of Southern California	Duke University

Associate staff scientist vs fellow demographics

Here are the differences between associate staff scientists' and fellows' demographics:

	Associate Staff Scientist	Fellow
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 56.1% Female, 43.9%	Male, 46.2% Female, 53.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.3% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 9.6% Asian, 26.4% White, 53.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%	Black or African American, 6.4% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 9.6% Asian, 26.4% White, 53.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between associate staff scientist and fellow duties and responsibilities

Associate staff scientist example responsibilities.

Manage sample inventory via in-house laboratory information management system (LIMS) and implement additional systems for sample and chemical organization.
Process client samples requiring DNA purification and DNA characterization.
Perform sequencing and real time PCR.
Conduct research on global regulatory networks using mutagenesis and DNA microarray techniques.
Conduct behavioral neurobiology pharmaceutical research including data analysis, record keeping following FDA regulations.
Key activities include process chemistry development, synthesis of intermediates, compound purification and structure identification, and comprehensive scientific documentation.

Fellow example responsibilities.

Design and lead labs align with the NYC curriculum, on topics including moon phases and dichotomous keys.
Maintain company website, as well as wrote, manage, and edit content on the SharePoint portal.
Manage live streaming for NARAL Facebook during NARAL's lobby day, as well as assisting in attendee organization.
Work through several medical software databases to generate SQL to pass on to Java developers for their programs.
Develop computer program to visualize EOS data in Java.
Include writing python scripts to parse poorly structure text into tabular data.

Associate staff scientist vs fellow skills

Common associate staff scientist skills

FDA, 68%
Sops, 8%
Cellular Assays, 8%
DNA, 6%
Data Collection, 5%
PCR, 5%

Common fellow skills

Patients, 11%
Professional Development, 7%
Veterans, 7%
Mathematics, 5%
Math, 5%
Public Health, 4%

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