Bioanalyst vs doctoral fellow

The differences between bioanalysts and doctoral fellows can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a bioanalyst and a doctoral fellow. Additionally, a bioanalyst has an average salary of $77,569, which is higher than the $53,366 average annual salary of a doctoral fellow.

The top three skills for a bioanalyst include elisa, PCR and biological samples. The most important skills for a doctoral fellow are patients, cell culture, and data analysis.

Bioanalyst vs doctoral fellow overview

	Bioanalyst	Doctoral Fellow
Yearly salary	$77,569	$53,366
Hourly rate	$37.29	$25.66
Growth rate	17%	17%
Number of jobs	7,038	22,661
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 60%	Doctoral Degree, 46%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	4	4

Bioanalyst vs doctoral fellow salary

Bioanalysts and doctoral fellows have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Bioanalyst	Doctoral Fellow
Average salary	$77,569	$53,366
Salary range	Between $49,000 And $120,000	Between $39,000 And $72,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	IBM
Best paying industry	-	Pharmaceutical

Differences between bioanalyst and doctoral fellow education

There are a few differences between a bioanalyst and a doctoral fellow in terms of educational background:

	Bioanalyst	Doctoral Fellow
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 60%	Doctoral Degree, 46%
Most common major	Chemistry	Chemistry
Most common college	University of Southern California	Duke University

Bioanalyst vs doctoral fellow demographics

Here are the differences between bioanalysts' and doctoral fellows' demographics:

	Bioanalyst	Doctoral Fellow
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 52.4% Female, 47.6%	Male, 55.3% Female, 44.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 4.6% Unknown, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino, 7.4% Asian, 27.9% White, 56.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%	Black or African American, 6.1% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 9.3% Asian, 32.9% White, 47.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between bioanalyst and doctoral fellow duties and responsibilities

Bioanalyst example responsibilities.

Manage sample inventory via in-house laboratory information management system (LIMS) and implement additional systems for sample and chemical organization.
Create sequences using LIMS software.
Design and perform cell-based assay for developing non-animal assay methodologies in order to evaluate new vaccines or their antisera.
Present training on safe and fundamental operation of GC.
Provide oversight for various remediation system installations, conduct operation and maintenance activities on remediation systems and troubleshoot.

Doctoral fellow example responsibilities.

Lead the in-vitro biophysical and biochemical characterization of homologous recombination and investigate structure-function effects of mutant enzymes.
Attend courses in drug discovery, python programming, and next-generation sequencing analyses.
Coordinate the validation of data aquisition algorithms (C++, python) for all real and simulate data.
Conduct custom synthesis of organic molecules, key intermediates and building blocks for medicinal chemistry applications.
Design PCL/PLCL drug delivery system for DC immunotherapy.
Succeed in using CRISPR to genetically correct diseas iPSCs.

Bioanalyst vs doctoral fellow skills

Common bioanalyst skills

Elisa, 25%
PCR, 22%
Biological Samples, 20%
HPLC, 14%
Sops, 11%
Blood Samples, 8%

Common doctoral fellow skills

Patients, 8%
Cell Culture, 6%
Data Analysis, 5%
Research Projects, 5%
Cell Biology, 5%
Immunology, 5%

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