Medical researcher vs doctoral fellow

The differences between medical researchers and doctoral 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 researcher and a doctoral fellow. Additionally, a medical researcher has an average salary of $61,177, which is higher than the $53,366 average annual salary of a doctoral fellow.

The top three skills for a medical researcher include patients, statistical analysis and vital signs. The most important skills for a doctoral fellow are patients, cell culture, and data analysis.

Medical researcher vs doctoral fellow overview

	Medical Researcher	Doctoral Fellow
Yearly salary	$61,177	$53,366
Hourly rate	$29.41	$25.66
Growth rate	17%	17%
Number of jobs	51,264	22,661
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 56%	Doctoral Degree, 46%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	4	4

Medical researcher vs doctoral fellow salary

Medical researchers and doctoral fellows have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Medical Researcher	Doctoral Fellow
Average salary	$61,177	$53,366
Salary range	Between $35,000 And $106,000	Between $39,000 And $72,000
Highest paying City	San Francisco, CA	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	New Jersey	Hawaii
Best paying company	Rose Medical Center	IBM
Best paying industry	Health Care	Pharmaceutical

Differences between medical researcher and doctoral fellow education

There are a few differences between a medical researcher and a doctoral fellow in terms of educational background:

	Medical Researcher	Doctoral Fellow
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 56%	Doctoral Degree, 46%
Most common major	Biology	Chemistry
Most common college	University of Southern California	Duke University

Medical researcher vs doctoral fellow demographics

Here are the differences between medical researchers' and doctoral fellows' demographics:

	Medical Researcher	Doctoral Fellow
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 42.6% Female, 57.4%	Male, 55.3% Female, 44.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.5% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 9.7% Asian, 26.3% White, 53.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%	Black or African American, 6.1% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 9.3% Asian, 32.9% White, 47.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between medical researcher and doctoral fellow duties and responsibilities

Medical researcher example responsibilities.

Create Linux shell scripts to automate common process which severely reduce manual work load and processing time for the entire lab.
Experience in quantifying RNA and protein (BCA method) as well as synthesizing complementary DNA from RNA.
Extract RNA and protein using TRIzol reagent.
Compose PowerPoint presentation providing in-depth explanation for lack of preliminary results, as well as proposed process resolution.
Adhere to strict turn-a-round deadlines and maintain confidential information by following proper ISO procedures.

Doctoral fellow example responsibilities.

Lead the in-vitro biophysical and biochemical characterization of homologous recombination and investigate structure-function effects of mutant enzymes.
Attend courses in drug discovery, python programming, and next-generation sequencing analyses.
Coordinate the validation of data aquisition algorithms (C++, python) for all real and simulate data.
Conduct custom synthesis of organic molecules, key intermediates and building blocks for medicinal chemistry applications.
Design PCL/PLCL drug delivery system for DC immunotherapy.
Succeed in using CRISPR to genetically correct diseas iPSCs.

Medical researcher vs doctoral fellow skills

Common medical researcher skills

Patients, 14%
Statistical Analysis, 11%
Vital Signs, 10%
Laboratory Practices, 8%
Clinical Research Studies, 8%
Research Projects, 7%

Common doctoral fellow skills

Patients, 8%
Cell Culture, 6%
Data Analysis, 5%
Research Projects, 5%
Cell Biology, 5%
Immunology, 5%

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