Research scientist lead vs senior research fellow

The differences between research scientist leads 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 scientist lead and a senior research fellow. Additionally, a research scientist lead has an average salary of $102,713, which is higher than the $62,129 average annual salary of a senior research fellow.

The top three skills for a research scientist lead include research projects, R and artificial intelligence. The most important skills for a senior research fellow are python, research projects, and data analysis.

Research scientist lead vs senior research fellow overview

	Research Scientist Lead	Senior Research Fellow
Yearly salary	$102,713	$62,129
Hourly rate	$49.38	$29.87
Growth rate	17%	17%
Number of jobs	86,792	53,535
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	4	4

Research scientist lead vs senior research fellow salary

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

	Research Scientist Lead	Senior Research Fellow
Average salary	$102,713	$62,129
Salary range	Between $68,000 And $155,000	Between $40,000 And $95,000
Highest paying City	San Francisco, CA	Urban Honolulu, HI
Highest paying state	California	Hawaii
Best paying company	Google	Google
Best paying industry	Professional	-

Differences between research scientist lead and senior research fellow education

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

	Research Scientist Lead	Senior Research Fellow
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Most common major	Chemistry	Chemistry
Most common college	Duke University	Duke University

Research scientist lead vs senior research fellow demographics

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

	Research Scientist Lead	Senior Research Fellow
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 68.8% Female, 31.2%	Male, 56.1% Female, 43.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.4% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 9.6% Asian, 26.4% White, 53.4% 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 scientist lead and senior research fellow duties and responsibilities

Research scientist lead example responsibilities.

Manage pediatric dose development project, technology transfer project and alternate API supplier qualification project on budget and on schedule
Develop, validate and implement robust methods for pharmacokinetic, immunogenicity (ADA) and immunodepletion ELISAs, and cell based-bioassays.
Develop, validate and implement robust methods for pharmacokinetic, immunogenicity (ADA) and immunodepletion ELISAs, and cell based-bioassays.

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 scientist lead vs senior research fellow skills

Common research scientist lead skills

Research Projects, 18%
R, 8%
Artificial Intelligence, 8%
Data Analysis, 8%
Statistical Analysis, 6%
Business Development, 5%

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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