Research biochemist vs senior research fellow

The differences between research biochemists 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 research biochemist and a senior research fellow. Additionally, a research biochemist has an average salary of $76,649, which is higher than the $62,129 average annual salary of a senior research fellow.

The top three skills for a research biochemist include assay development, protein analysis and R. The most important skills for a senior research fellow are python, research projects, and data analysis.

Research biochemist vs senior research fellow overview

	Research Biochemist	Senior Research Fellow
Yearly salary	$76,649	$62,129
Hourly rate	$36.85	$29.87
Growth rate	17%	17%
Number of jobs	49,891	53,535
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 69%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	4	4

Research biochemist vs senior research fellow salary

Research biochemists and senior research fellows have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Research Biochemist	Senior Research Fellow
Average salary	$76,649	$62,129
Salary range	Between $53,000 And $110,000	Between $40,000 And $95,000
Highest paying City	San Francisco, CA	Urban Honolulu, HI
Highest paying state	Hawaii	Hawaii
Best paying company	Abbott	Google
Best paying industry	Pharmaceutical	-

Differences between research biochemist and senior research fellow education

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

	Research Biochemist	Senior Research Fellow
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 69%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Most common major	Biology	Chemistry
Most common college	University of Southern California	Duke University

Research biochemist vs senior research fellow demographics

Here are the differences between research biochemists' and senior research fellows' demographics:

	Research Biochemist	Senior Research Fellow
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 56.0% Female, 44.0%	Male, 56.1% Female, 43.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.6% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 9.9% 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 research biochemist and senior research fellow duties and responsibilities

Research biochemist example responsibilities.

Manage the development of innovative visualization and concept mapping of contest environment analysis challenges and analyst skill sets.
Develop, validate and implement biochemical, enzyme, ELISA and cell-base assays as primary and secondary screening assays.
Investigate DNA / protein homologies between species using DNA analysis software.
Schedule GMP activity and coordinate testing and cleaning of the area.
Develop and design new cleaning procedures and execute them for GMP equipment.
Coordinate IQ/OQ/PQ testing for new equipment and maintenance of PQ testing as per FDA guidelines.

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.

Research biochemist vs senior research fellow skills

Common research biochemist skills

Assay Development, 16%
Protein Analysis, 12%
R, 5%
Research Projects, 5%
HPLC, 5%
Data Analysis, 3%

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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