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Senior Scientist

Estimated Salary
$109,000 - $157,000 /yr

Estimated salary range for jobs in this role

6-month job volume
435

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 Senior Scientist role
  • Assays
  • Antibody
  • ELISA
  • Oncology
  • Flow Cytometry
  • Troubleshooting
  • In Vivo Studies
  • Compliance
  • Proteins
  • Tumour

Education

Education held by people in the Senior Scientist role
Most common education level
Doctorate degree
Education Subjects Studied
Chemistry
Biochemistry
Analytical Chemistry
Biology

Recruitment trends

Recruitment data for Senior Scientist jobs on Diversity in Research

New job openings over time

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  • December 2025 New jobs: 15
  • January 2026 New jobs: 46
  • February 2026 New jobs: 39
  • March 2026 New jobs: 61
  • April 2026 New jobs: 83
  • May 2026 New jobs: 158

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

Salary

Estimated salary for Senior Scientist jobs based on location

United States

Average annual salary
$133,000 /yr
Average salary of job openings for this role
Estimated salary
$109,000 - $157,000 /yr
Estimated salary range for jobs in this role

Career path

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

Data recently sourced from Senior Scientist CVs

    1. Postdoctoral Researcher

      4 years

    2. Scientist

      3 years

    3. Senior Scientist
    4. Principal Scientist

      3 years

    1. Postdoctoral Fellow

      2 years

    2. Research Scientist

      3 years

    3. Senior Scientist

Senior Scientist jobs

  • (Associate Director) Senior Scientist Manufacturing global MS&T

    • Mainz, Germany
    • Competitive Salary
    • BioNTech SE
    3 days to apply
  • Senior Scientist I Analytical Development

    • South San Francisco, California, United States
    • Competitive Salary
    • Alumis
    3 days to apply
  • Senior Scientist, Drug Product Development

    • South San Francisco, California, United States
    • Competitive Salary
    • Alumis
    3 days to apply