Senior bioinformatics scientist vs scientist

The differences between senior bioinformatics scientists and scientists 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 scientist. Additionally, a senior bioinformatics scientist has an average salary of $104,838, which is higher than the $97,344 average annual salary of a scientist.

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

Senior bioinformatics scientist vs scientist overview

	Senior Bioinformatics Scientist	Scientist
Yearly salary	$104,838	$97,344
Hourly rate	$50.40	$46.80
Growth rate	17%	17%
Number of jobs	56,944	62,467
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Doctoral Degree, 41%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	4	4

Senior bioinformatics scientist vs scientist salary

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

	Senior Bioinformatics Scientist	Scientist
Average salary	$104,838	$97,344
Salary range	Between $66,000 And $164,000	Between $67,000 And $140,000
Highest paying City	Novato, CA	Redwood City, CA
Highest paying state	Rhode Island	California
Best paying company	NVIDIA	Airbnb
Best paying industry	Pharmaceutical	Technology

Differences between senior bioinformatics scientist and scientist education

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

	Senior Bioinformatics Scientist	Scientist
Most common degree	Doctoral Degree, 41%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Most common major	Biology	Chemistry
Most common college	Duke University	University of Southern California

Senior bioinformatics scientist vs scientist demographics

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

	Senior Bioinformatics Scientist	Scientist
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 86.3% Female, 13.7%	Male, 56.9% Female, 43.1%
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, 6.5% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 9.8% Asian, 26.3% White, 53.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between senior bioinformatics scientist and scientist 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.

Scientist example responsibilities.

Lead a cross-functional team to return an HIV combination product to market on random-access instrument.
Design the VERIS HIV-1 quantitative PCR assay which achieve Conformit Europ enne (CE) marking.
Manage an elemental analytical laboratory that include operating, maintaining and troubleshooting an ICP-OES, ICPMS, MXRF, and IC.
Develop and manage third party claim investigations and contractor remedial oversight for various insurance companies.
Manage study protocols and study conduct, intimately involve in the toxicology and pharmacokinetic study protocol development process.
Manage sample inventory via in-house laboratory information management system (LIMS) and implement additional systems for sample and chemical organization.

Senior bioinformatics scientist vs scientist skills

Common senior bioinformatics scientist skills

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

Common scientist skills

Chemistry, 9%
Data Analysis, 7%
Patients, 7%
Molecular Biology, 4%
Cell Culture, 4%
Java, 3%

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