Staff associate of research vs associate research specialist

The differences between staff associate of research and associate research specialists can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 2-4 years to become a staff associate of research, becoming an associate research specialist takes usually requires 4-6 years. Additionally, a staff associate of research has an average salary of $64,982, which is higher than the $48,302 average annual salary of an associate research specialist.

The top three skills for a staff associate of research include patients, data collection and molecular biology. The most important skills for an associate research specialist are research projects, informed consent, and data collection.

Staff associate of research vs associate research specialist overview

	Staff Associate Of Research	Associate Research Specialist
Yearly salary	$64,982	$48,302
Hourly rate	$31.24	$23.22
Growth rate	17%	19%
Number of jobs	120,096	56,834
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 67%	Bachelor's Degree, 75%
Average age	41	37
Years of experience	4	6

Staff associate of research vs associate research specialist salary

Staff associate of research and associate research specialists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Staff Associate Of Research	Associate Research Specialist
Average salary	$64,982	$48,302
Salary range	Between $45,000 And $92,000	Between $33,000 And $69,000
Highest paying City	Oak Ridge, TN	Seattle, WA
Highest paying state	Connecticut	Washington
Best paying company	NVIDIA	SAS Institute
Best paying industry	Technology	Finance

Differences between staff associate of research and associate research specialist education

There are a few differences between a staff associate of research and an associate research specialist in terms of educational background:

	Staff Associate Of Research	Associate Research Specialist
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 67%	Bachelor's Degree, 75%
Most common major	Biology	Biology
Most common college	University of Southern California	University of Maryland - College Park

Staff associate of research vs associate research specialist demographics

Here are the differences between staff associate of research' and associate research specialists' demographics:

	Staff Associate Of Research	Associate Research Specialist
Average age	41	37
Gender ratio	Male, 48.1% Female, 51.9%	Male, 37.4% Female, 62.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.5% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 9.7% Asian, 28.8% White, 50.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%	Black or African American, 4.8% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 11.3% Asian, 14.4% White, 64.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%
LGBT Percentage	8%	10%

Differences between staff associate of research and associate research specialist duties and responsibilities

Staff associate of research example responsibilities.

Manage a NIH grant study using MRI to determine relationship between bone and cartilage in osteoarthritic knees.
Manage a clinical pharmaceutical trial attempting to improve attention and behavior in Parkinson's disease patients with cognitive impairment.
Introduce new mutations into DNA vectors using PCR and other techniques, test the mutations with gel electrophoresis.
Complete data collection from various clinical populations including patients with traumatic brain injury and epilepsy.
Perform fermentation experiments, enzymatic assays, gel electrophoresis, RNA isolation and purification and HPLC testing.
Test samples for different studies using ELISA kits and NanoDrop spectrophotometer.

Associate research specialist example responsibilities.

Attain and practice medical insurance information rapidly and correctly; including main carriers and Medicaid.
Develop an interactive mapping system which utilizes a SAS programming platform and geospatial technology.
Participate in a summer research intensive that provide hands-on training in interdisciplinary biomedical laboratory techniques with an emphasis in advance instrumentation.
Develop and implement clinical and community-base research and evaluation projects in HIV prevention, smoking interventions, and domestic violence

Staff associate of research vs associate research specialist skills

Common staff associate of research skills

Patients, 7%
Data Collection, 6%
Molecular Biology, 5%
Data Analysis, 5%
Laboratory Equipment, 5%
Data Entry, 4%

Common associate research specialist skills

Research Projects, 13%
Informed Consent, 9%
Data Collection, 9%
Laboratory Analysis, 7%
IRB, 7%
Chemistry, 5%

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