Pharmacovigilance safety expert vs senior research fellow

The differences between pharmacovigilance safety experts 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 pharmacovigilance safety expert and a senior research fellow. Additionally, a pharmacovigilance safety expert has an average salary of $98,051, which is higher than the $62,129 average annual salary of a senior research fellow.

The top three skills for a pharmacovigilance safety expert include safety data, QC and FDA. The most important skills for a senior research fellow are python, research projects, and data analysis.

Pharmacovigilance safety expert vs senior research fellow overview

	Pharmacovigilance Safety Expert	Senior Research Fellow
Yearly salary	$98,051	$62,129
Hourly rate	$47.14	$29.87
Growth rate	17%	17%
Number of jobs	22,155	53,535
Job satisfaction	5	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 45%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	4	4

Pharmacovigilance safety expert vs senior research fellow salary

Pharmacovigilance safety experts and senior research fellows have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Pharmacovigilance Safety Expert	Senior Research Fellow
Average salary	$98,051	$62,129
Salary range	Between $58,000 And $164,000	Between $40,000 And $95,000
Highest paying City	-	Urban Honolulu, HI
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Google
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between pharmacovigilance safety expert and senior research fellow education

There are a few differences between a pharmacovigilance safety expert and a senior research fellow in terms of educational background:

	Pharmacovigilance Safety Expert	Senior Research Fellow
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 45%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Most common major	Pharmacy	Chemistry
Most common college	Duke University	Duke University

Pharmacovigilance safety expert vs senior research fellow demographics

Here are the differences between pharmacovigilance safety experts' and senior research fellows' demographics:

	Pharmacovigilance Safety Expert	Senior Research Fellow
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 74.5% Female, 25.5%	Male, 56.1% Female, 43.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.5% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 9.8% Asian, 26.2% White, 53.1% 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 pharmacovigilance safety expert and senior research fellow duties and responsibilities

Pharmacovigilance safety expert example responsibilities.

Manage compliance issues, and provide feedback for risk assessments within safety/regulatory regulations for FDA reporting.
Demonstrate and effectively used knowledge of FDA, ICH and GCP and safety reporting guidelines.
Perform adequate duplicate search in database prior to book-in and creating cases in Argus.
Develop and maintain training materials using PowerPoint presentations and computer-base training for new and current employees.
Develop an ELISA biosensor system that detects toxins in food.

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.

Pharmacovigilance safety expert vs senior research fellow skills

Common pharmacovigilance safety expert skills

Safety Data, 27%
QC, 21%
FDA, 17%
Safety Culture, 8%
Clinical Trials, 7%
Argus, 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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