Senior bioinformatics scientist vs postdoctoral research associate

The differences between senior bioinformatics scientists and postdoctoral research associates can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a senior bioinformatics scientist and a postdoctoral research associate. Additionally, a senior bioinformatics scientist has an average salary of $104,838, which is higher than the $52,785 average annual salary of a postdoctoral research associate.

The top three skills for a senior bioinformatics scientist include python, next-generation sequencing and data analysis. The most important skills for a postdoctoral research associate are python, research projects, and chemistry.

Senior bioinformatics scientist vs postdoctoral research associate overview

	Senior Bioinformatics Scientist	Postdoctoral Research Associate
Yearly salary	$104,838	$52,785
Hourly rate	$50.40	$25.38
Growth rate	17%	17%
Number of jobs	56,944	59,377
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Doctoral Degree, 41%	Doctoral Degree, 47%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	4	4

Senior bioinformatics scientist vs postdoctoral research associate salary

Senior bioinformatics scientists and postdoctoral research associates have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Senior Bioinformatics Scientist	Postdoctoral Research Associate
Average salary	$104,838	$52,785
Salary range	Between $66,000 And $164,000	Between $38,000 And $72,000
Highest paying City	Novato, CA	Memphis, TN
Highest paying state	Rhode Island	Hawaii
Best paying company	NVIDIA	Argonne National Laboratory
Best paying industry	Pharmaceutical	Professional

Differences between senior bioinformatics scientist and postdoctoral research associate education

There are a few differences between a senior bioinformatics scientist and a postdoctoral research associate in terms of educational background:

	Senior Bioinformatics Scientist	Postdoctoral Research Associate
Most common degree	Doctoral Degree, 41%	Doctoral Degree, 47%
Most common major	Biology	Chemistry
Most common college	Duke University	Duke University

Senior bioinformatics scientist vs postdoctoral research associate demographics

Here are the differences between senior bioinformatics scientists' and postdoctoral research associates' demographics:

	Senior Bioinformatics Scientist	Postdoctoral Research Associate
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 86.3% Female, 13.7%	Male, 65.7% Female, 34.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.3% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 9.5% Asian, 32.9% White, 47.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%	Black or African American, 5.8% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 8.9% Asian, 38.1% White, 43.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between senior bioinformatics scientist and postdoctoral research associate duties and responsibilities

Senior bioinformatics scientist example responsibilities.

Manage pediatric dose development project, technology transfer project and alternate API supplier qualification project on budget and on schedule
Design the NGS base cancer diagnostics report.
Assume responsibility for programming, using Perl and CGI and shell scripting.
Develop and validate ELISA assays necessary for providing information for PK/PD analysis.
Establish purification and purity analysis procedures, and develop numerous ELISA assays.
Provide small-scale GLP synthetic chemistry laboratory support to bulk GMP pharmaceutical manufacturing.

Postdoctoral research associate example responsibilities.

Process and manage GIS databases to contribute towards research in human transportation behavior.
Transfect 293-T cells with CRISPR constructs.
Execute parallel synthesis on both solution and solid phase to develop library of compounds.
Diagnose and resolve all instruments during breakdown (GC/MS/MS, GC/ECD, UV-Vis).
Develop python codes to efficiently handle multiple read/unread, flag/unflag, and delete operations on emails.
Characterize particles using DLS and UV-vis spectrophotometer to measure particle sizes and detect oxide layer, respectively.

Senior bioinformatics scientist vs postdoctoral research associate skills

Common senior bioinformatics scientist skills

Python, 16%
Next-Generation Sequencing, 15%
Data Analysis, 11%
Visualization, 9%
Computational Biology, 7%
NGS, 6%

Common postdoctoral research associate skills

Python, 6%
Research Projects, 6%
Chemistry, 6%
Data Analysis, 6%
Post-Doctoral, 5%
Cell Culture, 5%

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