Process development chemist vs associate chemist

The differences between process development chemists and associate chemists can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a process development chemist has an average salary of $75,273, which is higher than the $61,544 average annual salary of an associate chemist.

The top three skills for a process development chemist include R, HPLC and analytical techniques. The most important skills for an associate chemist are lab equipment, HPLC, and method development.

Process development chemist vs associate chemist overview

	Process Development Chemist	Associate Chemist
Yearly salary	$75,273	$61,544
Hourly rate	$36.19	$29.59
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	70,622	7,387
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 75%	Bachelor's Degree, 82%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	-	-

Process development chemist vs associate chemist salary

Process development chemists and associate chemists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Process Development Chemist	Associate Chemist
Average salary	$75,273	$61,544
Salary range	Between $54,000 And $104,000	Between $39,000 And $97,000
Highest paying City	South San Francisco, CA	Worcester, MA
Highest paying state	Washington	Virginia
Best paying company	PerkinElmer	Alere
Best paying industry	Health Care	Energy

Differences between process development chemist and associate chemist education

There are a few differences between a process development chemist and an associate chemist in terms of educational background:

	Process Development Chemist	Associate Chemist
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 75%	Bachelor's Degree, 82%
Most common major	Chemistry	Chemistry
Most common college	University of Southern California	University of Southern California

Process development chemist vs associate chemist demographics

Here are the differences between process development chemists' and associate chemists' demographics:

	Process Development Chemist	Associate Chemist
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 82.4% Female, 17.6%	Male, 54.9% Female, 45.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.8% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 9.4% Asian, 18.2% White, 59.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 8.0% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 9.5% Asian, 18.1% White, 59.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between process development chemist and associate chemist duties and responsibilities

Process development chemist example responsibilities.

Manage synthesis and production of specialty chemicals for carpet and textile industry.
Perform lab audits to make sure lab are in compliance with FDA regulations.
Train plant operators to run the new circuit in accordance to company's GMP.
Gain working experience with FDA, EPA, and government safety regulations and requirements.
Work also includes in QC department to analysis raw material, in-process and finish products.
Purify oligos on HPLC units that collect either manually or automatically.

Associate chemist example responsibilities.

Achieve and maintain ISO 9001-2000 certification by creating and implementing policies and serving as management representative.
Utilize GC, UV/vis, FT-IR, pH meter, and titration
Assay ointments and liquids per company test methods and USP procedures.
Utilize and maintain, TLC, GC, IR, UV/VIS Spectro-photometer and Karl Fischer
Utilize GC, UV and FTIR spectroscopy for products identification of reaction of o-cresol with nitric acid.
Operate and maintain analytical instruments such as FTIR, DSC and TGA.

Process development chemist vs associate chemist skills

Common process development chemist skills

R, 14%
HPLC, 9%
Analytical Techniques, 8%
Process Support, 7%
GMP, 6%
NMR, 5%

Common associate chemist skills

Lab Equipment, 9%
HPLC, 8%
Method Development, 6%
Ms, 4%
Product Development, 4%
Analytical Methods, 4%

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