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Senior Scientist

Estimated Salary
$112,000 - $160,000 /yr

Estimated salary range for jobs in this role

6-month job volume
761

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
  • Proteins
  • In Vitro Studies
  • Oncology
  • Flow Cytometry
  • Data Analysis
  • LC-MS
  • Tumour
  • In Vivo Studies

Education

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

Recruitment trends

Recruitment data for Senior Scientist jobs on Diversity in Research

New job openings over time

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  • February 2026 New jobs: 27
  • March 2026 New jobs: 60
  • April 2026 New jobs: 83
  • May 2026 New jobs: 158
  • June 2026 New jobs: 191
  • July 2026 New jobs: 209

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
$136,000 /yr
Average salary of job openings for this role
Estimated salary
$112,000 - $160,000 /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. Research Assistant

      4 years

    2. Scientist

      2 years

    3. Senior Scientist
    4. Principal Scientist

      2 years

    1. Research Fellow

      2 years

    2. Research Scientist

      2 years

    3. Senior Scientist
    1. Postdoc Fellow

      2 years

    2. Stage

      3 years

    3. Senior Scientist

Senior Scientist jobs

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    • Toulouse, France
    • Competitive Salary
    • Evotec
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  • Senior Scientist, Biologics Formulation

    • El Segundo, California, United States
    • Competitive Salary
    • Varda Space Industries
    4 days to apply
  • Senior Scientist, Analytical Sciences

    • El Segundo, California, United States
    • Competitive Salary
    • Varda Space Industries
    4 days to apply