Medical research scientist vs senior scientist

The differences between medical research scientists and senior scientists 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 scientist. Additionally, a senior scientist has an average salary of $106,672, 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 senior scientist are patients, data analysis, and molecular biology.

Medical research scientist vs senior scientist overview

	Medical Research Scientist	Senior Scientist
Yearly salary	$78,125	$106,672
Hourly rate	$37.56	$51.28
Growth rate	17%	17%
Number of jobs	129,653	49,712
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 51%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	4	4

Medical research scientist vs senior scientist salary

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

	Medical Research Scientist	Senior Scientist
Average salary	$78,125	$106,672
Salary range	Between $47,000 And $129,000	Between $74,000 And $153,000
Highest paying City	San Francisco, CA	Redwood City, CA
Highest paying state	Rhode Island	California
Best paying company	Oak Ridge National Laboratory	Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Best paying industry	Pharmaceutical	Telecommunication

Differences between medical research scientist and senior scientist education

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

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

Medical research scientist vs senior scientist demographics

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

	Medical Research Scientist	Senior Scientist
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 40.0% Female, 60.0%	Male, 70.1% Female, 29.9%
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, 6.3% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 9.5% Asian, 26.9% White, 53.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between medical research scientist and senior scientist 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 scientist example responsibilities.

Lead the development and implementation of new technology for use in NMR applications.
Strategize and manage the PK/PD program with internal collaborations including chemistry, DMPK, formulation and toxicology.
Lead a team and develop a 24-channel GC parallel separation system for high throughput screening of catalysts.
Lead a team of 11 direct reports and 35 indirect reports to solve development problems for multicapillary electrophoresis instruments.
Influence and impact others through building and maintaining strong networks that are leverage to obtain critical information and accomplish objectives.
Manage collaborations with external CROs.

Medical research scientist vs senior scientist skills

Common medical research scientist skills

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

Common senior scientist skills

Patients, 11%
Data Analysis, 6%
Molecular Biology, 3%
Research Projects, 3%
C++, 3%
Java, 3%

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