Medical research scientist vs research fellow

The differences between medical research scientists and research 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 medical research scientist and a research fellow. Additionally, a medical research scientist has an average salary of $78,125, which is higher than the $53,823 average annual salary of a research fellow.

The top three skills for a medical research scientist include PCR, research findings and GMP. The most important skills for a research fellow are patients, research projects, and data analysis.

Medical research scientist vs research fellow overview

	Medical Research Scientist	Research Fellow
Yearly salary	$78,125	$53,823
Hourly rate	$37.56	$25.88
Growth rate	17%	17%
Number of jobs	129,653	59,746
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 51%	Bachelor's Degree, 47%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	4	4

Medical research scientist vs research fellow salary

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

	Medical Research Scientist	Research Fellow
Average salary	$78,125	$53,823
Salary range	Between $47,000 And $129,000	Between $39,000 And $72,000
Highest paying City	San Francisco, CA	South San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	Rhode Island	Hawaii
Best paying company	Oak Ridge National Laboratory	McKinsey & Company Inc
Best paying industry	Pharmaceutical	Non Profits

Differences between medical research scientist and research fellow education

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

	Medical Research Scientist	Research Fellow
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 51%	Bachelor's Degree, 47%
Most common major	Biology	Chemistry
Most common college	University of Southern California	Duke University

Medical research scientist vs research fellow demographics

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

	Medical Research Scientist	Research Fellow
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 40.0% Female, 60.0%	Male, 55.3% Female, 44.7%
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, 6.4% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 9.6% Asian, 27.1% White, 52.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between medical research scientist and research fellow 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.

Research fellow example responsibilities.

Collaborate with software engineers to automate identification of 15N- and 13C- labele LC-MS features.
Process and manage GIS databases to contribute towards research in human transportation behavior.
Manage investigator initiate and cooperative group correlative studies to identify biomarkers to ascertain tumor burden and clinical outcomes in lymphoma.
Analyze quantitative and qualitative data through statistical software SAS and SPSS.
Conduct sampling, PCR, data analysis and oral presentations of the work
Implement python and C++ codes for numerical computation of transport properties in models and materials.

Medical research scientist vs research fellow skills

Common medical research scientist skills

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

Common research fellow skills

Patients, 10%
Research Projects, 6%
Data Analysis, 5%
Cell Culture, 5%
Immunology, 4%
CRISPR, 4%

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