Medical research scientist vs senior research fellow

The differences between medical research scientists and senior 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 senior research fellow. Additionally, a medical research scientist has an average salary of $78,125, which is higher than the $62,129 average annual salary of a senior research fellow.

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

Medical research scientist vs senior research fellow overview

	Medical Research Scientist	Senior Research Fellow
Yearly salary	$78,125	$62,129
Hourly rate	$37.56	$29.87
Growth rate	17%	17%
Number of jobs	129,653	53,535
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 51%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	4	4

Medical research scientist vs senior research fellow salary

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

	Medical Research Scientist	Senior Research Fellow
Average salary	$78,125	$62,129
Salary range	Between $47,000 And $129,000	Between $40,000 And $95,000
Highest paying City	San Francisco, CA	Urban Honolulu, HI
Highest paying state	Rhode Island	Hawaii
Best paying company	Oak Ridge National Laboratory	Google
Best paying industry	Pharmaceutical	-

Differences between medical research scientist and senior research fellow education

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

	Medical Research Scientist	Senior Research Fellow
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 51%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Most common major	Biology	Chemistry
Most common college	University of Southern California	Duke University

Medical research scientist vs senior research fellow demographics

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

	Medical Research Scientist	Senior Research Fellow
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 40.0% Female, 60.0%	Male, 56.1% Female, 43.9%
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, 6.2% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 9.4% Asian, 26.5% White, 53.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between medical research scientist and senior 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.

Senior research fellow example responsibilities.

Lead a project aim at improving DNA yields from various soil types in Dr. Connell's lab.
Manage grant base research and submit the grant proposal to ICAR and get approved for fund research.
Mentore a graduate student on the following topics: study design, literature reviews, drafting data plans and SAS.
Contribute to the creation of new markup standards for scholarship in the humanities.
Research unidentify payments and patients.
Conduct long-term observations of grind water dynamics and chemistry.

Medical research scientist vs senior research fellow skills

Common medical research scientist skills

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

Common senior research fellow skills

Python, 12%
Research Projects, 8%
Data Analysis, 6%
C++, 6%
Research Findings, 5%
Data Collection, 4%

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