Management scientist vs fellow

The differences between management 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 a management scientist and a fellow. Additionally, a management scientist has an average salary of $82,587, which is higher than the $66,364 average annual salary of a fellow.

The top three skills for a management scientist include data analysis, project management and FDA. The most important skills for a fellow are patients, professional development, and veterans.

Management scientist vs fellow overview

	Management Scientist	Fellow
Yearly salary	$82,587	$66,364
Hourly rate	$39.71	$31.91
Growth rate	17%	17%
Number of jobs	105,513	7,459
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 62%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	4	4

What does a management scientist do?

A management scientist manages molecular data. The most preferred skills of an individual who wants to become a management scientist are observation, communication, and critical thinking. They are the ones who are responsible for FDA compliance, operations research, and data analysis of an organization.

What does a fellow do?

A fellow's responsibility will depend on the organization or industry where one belongs. However, most of the time, a fellow's duty will revolve around conducting research and analysis, presiding discussions and attending dialogues, handle lectures while complying with the guidelines or tasks set by supervisors, and assist in various projects and activities. Furthermore, a fellow must adhere to the institution or organization's policies and regulations at all times, meet all the requirements and outputs involved, and coordinate with every person in the workforce.

Management scientist vs fellow salary

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

	Management Scientist	Fellow
Average salary	$82,587	$66,364
Salary range	Between $53,000 And $127,000	Between $46,000 And $93,000
Highest paying City	San Francisco, CA	Oak Ridge, TN
Highest paying state	California	Tennessee
Best paying company	Meta	Peterson Institute for International Economics
Best paying industry	-	Professional

Differences between management scientist and fellow education

There are a few differences between a management scientist and a fellow in terms of educational background:

	Management Scientist	Fellow
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 62%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Most common major	Biology	Political Science
Most common college	University of Southern California	Duke University

Management scientist vs fellow demographics

Here are the differences between management scientists' and fellows' demographics:

	Management Scientist	Fellow
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 57.7% Female, 42.3%	Male, 46.2% Female, 53.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.5% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 9.8% Asian, 26.2% White, 53.1% 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 management scientist and fellow duties and responsibilities

Management scientist example responsibilities.

Manage sample inventory via in-house laboratory information management system (LIMS) and implement additional systems for sample and chemical organization.
Provide in-house TSCA compliance training.
Develop methods for transfer to QC.
Provide data for submissions and reporting, as needed, for FDA requests.
Participate in activities supporting ARGUS database integration (e.g., compilation of product assignment and identification lists).
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.

Management scientist vs fellow skills

Common management scientist skills

Data Analysis, 50%
Project Management, 15%
FDA, 9%
Risk Assessments, 8%
Statistical Analysis, 5%
QC, 4%

Common fellow skills

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

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