Medical research scientist vs health researcher

The differences between medical research scientists and health researchers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a medical research scientist and a health researcher. Additionally, a health researcher has an average salary of $83,787, which is higher than the $78,125 average annual salary of a medical research scientist.

The top three skills for a medical research scientist include PCR, research findings and GMP. The most important skills for a health researcher are health services, data collection, and data analysis.

Medical research scientist vs health researcher overview

	Medical Research Scientist	Health Researcher
Yearly salary	$78,125	$83,787
Hourly rate	$37.56	$40.28
Growth rate	17%	17%
Number of jobs	129,653	53,504
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 51%	Bachelor's Degree, 59%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	4	4

Medical research scientist vs health researcher salary

Medical research scientists and health researchers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Medical Research Scientist	Health Researcher
Average salary	$78,125	$83,787
Salary range	Between $47,000 And $129,000	Between $57,000 And $122,000
Highest paying City	San Francisco, CA	New Brunswick, NJ
Highest paying state	Rhode Island	New Jersey
Best paying company	Oak Ridge National Laboratory	Apple
Best paying industry	Pharmaceutical	Government

Differences between medical research scientist and health researcher education

There are a few differences between a medical research scientist and a health researcher in terms of educational background:

	Medical Research Scientist	Health Researcher
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 51%	Bachelor's Degree, 59%
Most common major	Biology	Psychology
Most common college	University of Southern California	Duke University

Medical research scientist vs health researcher demographics

Here are the differences between medical research scientists' and health researchers' demographics:

	Medical Research Scientist	Health Researcher
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 40.0% Female, 60.0%	Male, 32.4% Female, 67.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.3% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 9.5% Asian, 27.2% White, 52.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%	Black or African American, 6.3% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 9.5% Asian, 26.4% White, 53.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between medical research scientist and health researcher duties and responsibilities

Medical research scientist example responsibilities.

Manage sample inventory via in-house laboratory information management system (LIMS) and implement additional systems for sample and chemical organization.
Experience working in a GMP regulate environment.
Experience with``firefight"responses and working with FDA.
Mouse colony maintenance are paramount, mouse genotyping, data organization.
Evaluate total tissue proteins and serum responses by ELISA, fluorescent and clotting assays.
Design and execute experiments to test the anti-allergic effect of CMP against grass, tree and ragweed pollen allergies.

Health researcher example responsibilities.

Lead Inovalon's team of biostatisticians and SAS programmers.
Manage database of test responses and conduct data analyses for NIH technical report.
Manage site assessment, initiation, monitoring, query resolution and site closure done by several CRO's and sponsors.
Create Linux shell scripts to automate common process which severely reduce manual work load and processing time for the entire lab.
Acquire and analyze clinical data (SAS programming).
Coordinate an FDA document retrieval system which decrease time and costs in filing new drug applications.

Medical research scientist vs health researcher skills

Common medical research scientist skills

PCR, 21%
Research Findings, 20%
GMP, 17%
Genotyping, 15%
Elisa, 13%
Extraction, 7%

Common health researcher skills

Health Services, 13%
Data Collection, 12%
Data Analysis, 10%
Research Findings, 8%
Health Economics, 6%
Health Insurance, 5%

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