Institutional research coordinator vs senior research associate

The differences between institutional research coordinators and senior research associates can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both an institutional research coordinator and a senior research associate. Additionally, a senior research associate has an average salary of $72,618, which is higher than the $46,117 average annual salary of an institutional research coordinator.

The top three skills for an institutional research coordinator include data entry, powerpoint and IRB. The most important skills for a senior research associate are patients, data analysis, and CRISPR.

Institutional research coordinator vs senior research associate overview

	Institutional Research Coordinator	Senior Research Associate
Yearly salary	$46,117	$72,618
Hourly rate	$22.17	$34.91
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	56,973	58,903
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 59%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	2	2

What does an institutional research coordinator do?

An institutional research coordinator is typically responsible for maintaining, monitoring, and assessing instructional databases to support and evaluate an institutional research, long term-planning, and decision making ideas of a researcher or a team. They help with other divisions' or departments' research-related activities, collect and interpret data, and provide technical support for teachers, researchers, and other coordinators. Also, they must monitor documents and research materials to ensure that they are used correctly.

What does a senior research associate do?

A Senior Research Associate works closely with research team members to implement research ideas. They diagnose, solve system/software problems, and install application software according to research needs.

Institutional research coordinator vs senior research associate salary

Institutional research coordinators and senior research associates have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Institutional Research Coordinator	Senior Research Associate
Average salary	$46,117	$72,618
Salary range	Between $33,000 And $63,000	Between $51,000 And $102,000
Highest paying City	Seattle, WA	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	Washington	Washington
Best paying company	Dean Health Plan	The Citadel
Best paying industry	Real Estate	Government

Differences between institutional research coordinator and senior research associate education

There are a few differences between an institutional research coordinator and a senior research associate in terms of educational background:

	Institutional Research Coordinator	Senior Research Associate
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 59%
Most common major	Business	Biology
Most common college	Stanford University	Stanford University

Institutional research coordinator vs senior research associate demographics

Here are the differences between institutional research coordinators' and senior research associates' demographics:

	Institutional Research Coordinator	Senior Research Associate
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 39.9% Female, 60.1%	Male, 53.6% Female, 46.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 2.5% Unknown, 7.5% Hispanic or Latino, 14.5% Asian, 12.2% White, 62.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 2.5% Unknown, 7.4% Hispanic or Latino, 13.9% Asian, 13.4% White, 62.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between institutional research coordinator and senior research associate duties and responsibilities

Institutional research coordinator example responsibilities.

Collect, manage and analyze preliminary data using SPSS statistical software.
Answer phones, enter data into the computer using micrsoft excel, word, and powerpoint.
Produce learning materials for workshops including PowerPoint presentations, group activities, program tools, and media delivery aids.
Communicate with hospital physicians to educate them on the current NIH and FDA policies and guidelines regarding clinical research.
Act as a liaison between the investigators and government agencies such as the FDA, DHHS, and OHRP.
Participate in a sub-committee to provide comprehensive reports on all IRB activities to facilitate renewal of the AAHRPP accreditation

Senior research associate example responsibilities.

Manage the development of innovative visualization and concept mapping of contest environment analysis challenges and analyst skill sets.
Develop, implement and optimize HPLC and ELISA assays in support of cell line and process development.
Provide purification service with rp-LCMS, np- HPLC, and MPLC, as well QC data including UPLC-MS and NMR.
Engineer and design a unique CRISPR cloning system for the group.
Apply the CRISPR technology to conduct gene editing in human IPSCs.
Develop an identity ELISA assay to detect the presence of competing and irrelevant drug products in manufacturing process.

Institutional research coordinator vs senior research associate skills

Common institutional research coordinator skills

Data Entry, 10%
PowerPoint, 8%
IRB, 7%
Research Projects, 6%
Research Studies, 5%
Data Collection, 5%

Common senior research associate skills

Patients, 9%
Data Analysis, 6%
CRISPR, 6%
Molecular Biology, 5%
Cell Culture, 5%
Flow Cytometry, 4%

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