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Principal Scientist

Estimated Salary
$132,500 - $202,500 /yr

Estimated salary range for jobs in this role

6-month job volume
16

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

Job openings trend
In Decline

Growth trend for job openings on Diversity in Research

 
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Skills and Expertise

Skill and expertise held by people in the Principal Scientist role
  • Oncology
  • Assays
  • Clinical Trials
  • Preclinical Development
  • HPLC
  • Pharmacology
  • CAPA
  • GLP
  • LC-MS
  • Microsoft Windows

Education

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

Recruitment trends

Recruitment data for Principal Scientist jobs on Diversity in Research

New job openings over time

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  • October 2025 New jobs: 10
  • November 2025 New jobs: 2
  • December 2025 New jobs: 3
  • January 2026 New jobs: 1

Job openings trend In Decline Growth trend for job openings on Diversity in Research

Salary

Estimated salary for Principal Scientist jobs based on location

United States

Average annual salary
$167,500 /yr
Average salary of job openings for this role
Estimated salary
$132,500 - $202,500 /yr
Estimated salary range for jobs in this role

Career path

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

Data recently sourced from Principal Scientist CVs

    1. Research Scientist

      3 years

    2. Senior Scientist

      2 years

    3. Principal Scientist

Principal Scientist jobs

  • Senior Scientist / Principal Scientist, Clinical Pharmacology

    • Madison, Wisconsin, United States
    • Competitive Salary
    • Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals
    4 days to apply
  • Senior Scientist / Associate Principal Scientist, Chemical Engineering R&D

    • Coventry, Rhode Island, United States
    • Competitive Salary
    • Pharmaron
    4 days to apply
  • R&D Associate Principal Scientist - Foods Specification Team

    • Plano, Texas, United States
    • Competitive Salary
    • Pepsico
    4 days to apply