How to hire a research assistant member

How to hire a research assistant member, step by step

Here's a step-by-step research assistant member hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a research assistant member job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new research assistant member
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   Before you start hiring a research assistant member, identify what type of worker you actually need. Certain positions might call for a full-time employee, while others can be done by a part-time worker or contractor.

   Determine employee vs contractor status

   Is the person you're thinking of hiring a US citizen or green card holder?

   Yes

   No

   A research assistant member's background is also an important factor in determining whether they'll be a good fit for the position. For example, research assistant members from different industries or fields will have radically different experiences and will bring different viewpoints to the role. You also need to consider the candidate's previous level of experience to make sure they'll be comfortable with the job's level of seniority.

   Here's a comparison of research assistant member salaries for various roles:

   Type of Research Assistant Member	Description	Hourly rate
   Research Assistant Member		$29-76
   Research Fellow	A research fellow is an academic researcher who conducts research and analysis of comprehensive literature, data, and results and provides literature reviews. He/She supervises research assistants and recruits study participants to interview them for a particular study... Show more	$18-34
   Research Scholar	Research scholars are college students who perform on projects in a particular field for a university or organization. Generally, they work with professors and other professionals in the field of study and focus on discovering new information that can be produced in trade or academic journals... Show more	$17-44

2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Patient Care
   • Patients
   • DR
   • Independent Research
   • Research Projects
   • R
   • Internal Medicine
   • Stem Cells
   • Chemistry
   • C++
   • Appointment Scheduling
   • Data Analysis
   • Research Study
   • EKG

   Check all skills

   Responsibilities:

   • Invent and develop new (user) input technology then lead the design and prototyping of its applications.
   • Characterize various types of lab-synthesize membrane-coated nanoparticles using Zetasizer and TEM.
   • Work in a team base environment to perform synthesis and purification of high quality oligonucleotides in high-throughput setting.
   • Guide the technical implementation of an automate analysis system (electrophoresis station), with the enhancement of its operational efficiency.
   • Retrieve samples from GIS site, and prepare samples for analysis.
   • Establish a process and develop MATLAB programs to automatically convert utility GIS data to a CYMDIST model.

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3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your research assistant member job description is one of the best ways to attract top talent. A research assistant member can vary based on:

   • Location. For example, research assistant members' average salary in hawaii is 70% less than in massachusetts.
   • Seniority. Entry-level research assistant members 61% less than senior-level research assistant members.
   • Certifications. A research assistant member with certifications usually earns a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for an established firm or a new start-up company can make a big difference in a research assistant member's salary.

   Average research assistant member salary

   $99,982yearly

   $48.07 hourly rate

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   Entry-level research assistant member salary

   $62,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 16, 2025

   Average research assistant member salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	New Jersey	$136,543	$66
   2	Washington	$117,764	$57
   3	Missouri	$107,467	$52
   4	Pennsylvania	$106,131	$51
   5	New York	$104,159	$50
   6	California	$94,687	$46
   7	Oregon	$90,881	$44
   8	Tennessee	$90,214	$43
   9	Florida	$85,560	$41
   10	Oklahoma	$66,108	$32
   11	Hawaii	$41,069	$20

   Average research assistant member salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center	$182,506	$87.74	8
   2	Moffitt Cancer Center	$180,434	$86.75	14
   3	Fred Hutch	$159,547	$76.71	42
   4	Roswell Park	$140,063	$67.34
   5	CVS Health	$137,316	$66.02	2
   6	St. Jude Children's Research Hospital	$122,009	$58.66	59
   7	University of California	$120,253	$57.81	115
   8	Torrey Pines High School	$118,755	$57.09
   9	Oak Ridge National Laboratory	$111,888	$53.79	34
   10	Donald Danforth Plant Science Center	$107,759	$51.81
   11	Monell Chemical Senses Center	$103,685	$49.85	4
   12	La Jolla Institute for Immunology	$93,794	$45.09
   13	Historic Restoration Inc	$87,436	$42.04
   14	The Research Corporation of the University of Hawai'i	$85,803	$41.25
   15	New York Blood Center	$83,488	$40.14	2
   16	Trudeau Institute	$74,538	$35.84
   17	S&P Global	$72,383	$34.80	15
   18	Sul Ross State University	$54,580	$26.24	5

4. Writing a research assistant member job description

   A research assistant member job description should include a summary of the role, required skills, and a list of responsibilities. It's also good to include a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager. To help get you started, here's an example of a research assistant member job description:

   Research assistant member job description example

   Join our NavyArmy Credit Union Family!
   
   Serving South Texas for 65 Years, NavyArmy Community Credit Union offers friendly, small-scale service with high interest checking and savings accounts, loans with fast and easy financing, and great tools for growing your money. Navy Army is among the best Credit Unions in Texas, by Forbes Magazine! We offer a wide range of career opportunities from tellers to information technology and customer service to facilities! We are looking for talent to support our growing branch and on-line networks.
   
   Our vision is to meet the financial needs and goals of our members. We do this by offering financial services to individuals and families when others say no, we say Yes!
   
   We believe the same about YOU - if you have a great attitude, care about your community and others - Yes, we can help build your Career!
   
   Why Should You Apply?
   
   * Team Oriented Culture - we support one another.
   * Managers and Leaders that Care about YOU!
   * Service Minded Organization, we are here to support our community.
   * Opportunities for Career Growth and Professional Development
   * Competitive total rewards (wages, incentives, and benefits)
   * Part Time and Full Time Opportunities
   
   PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF POSITION
   
   Responsible for establishing new and increasing existing member account relationships through sales and referrals. Serves as an initial sales and service contact for new and existing members.
   
   Provide backup administrative tasks for credit union staff to ensure timely delivery of services to membership and contacts.
   
   ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
   
   SERVICE
   
   * Maintains excellence in delivering member service and exceeding the credit union and department service standards.
   * Perform daily responsibilities along with knowledge of opening and closing accounts, debit cards, servicing members, and processing stop payments, wire transfers, placing check orders, processing special instructions on accounts, e-services and performing general file maintenance and researching transactions.
   * If applicable, provide access and servicing to safe deposit box for members.
   
   SALES
   
   * Providing a consultative sales approach to meet our member's financial needs by proactively identifying opportunities to cross-sell and up-sell beneficial products and services.
   * Fostering a teamwork attitude to ensure all credit union goals and objectives are achieved.
   * Consistently meet or exceed sales goals as set by management by effectively and efficiently cross-selling credit union products and services to both current and potential members.
   * Responsible for referring sales opportunities to other lines of business.
   * Input loan t applications to include recommendation of loan opportunities and forward to MSR/MSO for decision.
   
   COMPLIANCE & REGULATIONS
   
   * Maintain accurate data entry regarding member records, maintenance, and transactions; have the ability to find and correct errors.
   * Ensure the protection of the credit union's interest in matters of adequate documentation; includes but not limited to loan, title work, and account packets.
   * Adherence to security, internal control procedures, policies and applicable laws and regulations.
   * Adhere to mandatory compliance, product, and credit union training.
   
   All other duties as assigned.
   
   RELATIONSHIPS AND CONTACTS
   
   Reports To: Branch Manager
   
   Contacts: Frequent contact with members and other departments face to face and by telephone.
   
   Requirements
   
   EDUCATION
   
   Requires a High School Diploma or GED
   
   EXPERIENCE
   
   One (1) year experience in assessing and meeting member needs, with 6 months minimum of financial/banking/CU experience.
   
   PHYSICAL
   
   Position involves wrist/hand manipulation, restriction to workstation for extended periods of time. May be required to stand for extended periods of time. Vision abilities required by this job include close vision for frequent viewing of computer monitor and review of documents. Communication abilities required by this job incudes clarity in speech and hearing for effective staff/member interaction. Must be flexible and willing to travel or relocate to different branches, as scheduled, or needed.
   
   MENTAL
   
   Must be able to perform job functions independently or with limited supervision and work effectively either on own or as part of a team. Must have a strong ability to read and carry out various written instructions and follow oral instructions. Must have a strong ability to speak clearly and deliver information in a logical and understandable sequence. The ability to anticipate member needs, initiate assistance, make recommendations of appropriate products/services. Must be capable of dealing calmly and professionally with numerous different personalities from diverse cultures at various levels within and outside of the organization and demonstrate highest levels of customer service and discretion when dealing with the public. Must be able to perform responsibilities with composure under the stress of deadlines/requirements for extreme accuracy and quality and or fast pace. Must be able to effectively handle multiple, simultaneous, and changing priorities. Must be capable of exercising highest level of discretion on both internal and external confidential matters.
   
   EQUIPMENT SKILLS
   
   Personal computer with windows environment, ATM/ITM, scanner, and cash advance machine, calculator, copy machine, Debit card imprinter.
   
   MUST BE FLEXIBLE TO WORK IN PORTLAND, ARANSAS PASS, ROCKPORT OR BEEVILLE

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5. Post your job

   There are a few common ways to find research assistant members for your business:

   • Promoting internally or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to meet candidates with the right educational background.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to recruit passive job-seekers.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your research assistant member job on Zippia to find and recruit research assistant member candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   Your first interview with research assistant member candidates should focus on their interest in the role and background experience. As the hiring process goes on, you can learn more about how they'd fit into the company culture in later rounds of interviews.

   It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents. You can move on to the technical interview if a candidate is good enough for the next step.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new research assistant member

   Once you've found the research assistant member candidate you'd like to hire, it's time to write an offer letter. This should include an explicit job offer that includes the salary and the details of any other perks. Qualified candidates might be looking at multiple positions, so your offer must be competitive if you like the candidate. Also, be prepared for a negotiation stage, as candidates may way want to tweak the details of your initial offer. Once you've settled on these details, you can draft a contract to formalize your agreement.

   It's also important to follow up with applicants who do not get the job with an email letting them know that the position is filled.

   Once that's done, you can draft an onboarding schedule for the new research assistant member. Human Resources should complete Employee Action Forms and ensure that onboarding paperwork is completed, including I-9s, benefits enrollment, federal and state tax forms, etc. They should also ensure that new employee files are created for internal recordkeeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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