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Research Scientist

Estimated Salary
$87,500 - $132,500 /yr

Estimated salary range for jobs in this role

6-month job volume
573

Job openings advertised on Diversity in Research in the past 6 months

Job openings trend
Growing

Growth trend for job openings on Diversity in Research

 
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Skills and Expertise

Skill and expertise held by people in the Research Scientist role
  • Assays
  • Proteins
  • In Vitro Studies
  • HPLC
  • ELISA
  • Peptides
  • Flow Cytometry
  • Experimental Design
  • Troubleshooting
  • Antibody

Education

Education held by people in the Research Scientist role
Most common education level
Doctorate degree
Education Subjects Studied
Physics
Chemistry
Computational Chemistry
Computer Science

Recruitment trends

Recruitment data for Research Scientist jobs on Diversity in Research

New job openings over time

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  • November 2025 New jobs: 63
  • December 2025 New jobs: 97
  • January 2026 New jobs: 96
  • February 2026 New jobs: 93
  • March 2026 New jobs: 89
  • April 2026 New jobs: 129

Job openings trend Growing Growth trend for job openings on Diversity in Research

Salary

Estimated salary for Research Scientist jobs based on location

United States

Average annual salary
$110,000 /yr
Average salary of job openings for this role
Estimated salary
$87,500 - $132,500 /yr
Estimated salary range for jobs in this role

Career path

Real world examples of career paths taken by those in the Research Scientist role

Data recently sourced from Research Scientist CVs

    1. Postdoctoral Fellow

      2 years

    2. Research Scientist
    3. Senior Research Scientist

      3 years

    1. Postdoctoral Researcher

      6 years

    2. Research Scientist
    3. Senior Scientist

      3 years

    4. Principal Scientist

      2 years

    1. Research Intern

      5 months

    2. Research Assistant

      2 years

    3. Research Scientist

Research Scientist jobs

  • Sr Research Scientist 2

    • Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
    • Competitive Salary
    • University of New Mexico
    3 days to apply
  • Research Scientist Intern

    • Paris, France
    • Competitive Salary
    • GenBio AI
    3 days to apply
  • Research Scientist - FAIR

    • Paris, France
    • Competitive Salary
    • Meta
    3 days to apply