Data Analyst vs Research Scientist
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Pay
Data Analyst
$108,800 typical, a year
Most Data Analysts earn $85,000 to $135,000 a year.
From 1,236 postings that list pay
3,431 open jobs now
Research Scientist
$143,400 typical, a year
Most Research Scientists earn $107,400 to $179,500 a year.
From 1,031 postings that list pay
2,211 open jobs now
Research Scientists typically earn about $34,600 more a year than Data Analysts.
What each one does
Data Analyst
- Analyze data to find trends and patterns in business operations.
- Create visual dashboards and reports to present data clearly.
- Write and run queries to extract data from databases.
- Work with teams to understand data needs and requirements.
- Clean and organize data to ensure it is accurate and reliable.
- Communicate findings and recommendations to business leaders.
Summed up from 30 job postings
Research Scientist
- Design and execute experiments to answer scientific questions or test hypotheses.
- Analyze data and interpret results to support project decisions and findings.
- Develop and optimize laboratory methods, assays, and protocols for research.
- Document experimental procedures, results, and data in lab notebooks and reports.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to achieve project goals and objectives.
- Present research findings to technical and non-technical audiences.
Summed up from 30 job postings
Skills employers ask for
Asked for in both
- Python4 in 10 Data Analyst postings, 2 in 10 Research Scientist postings
- Data Analysis4 in 10 Data Analyst postings, 2 in 10 Research Scientist postings
- R2 in 10 Data Analyst postings, 1 in 10 Research Scientist postings
More common in Data Analyst postings
- SQL7 in 10
- Power BI5 in 10
- Tableau5 in 10
- Data Visualization4 in 10
- Microsoft Excel3 in 10
- Data Modeling2 in 10
- Data Science2 in 10
More common in Research Scientist postings
- Molecular Biology2 in 10
- Flow Cytometry1 in 10
- Immunology1 in 10
- Biochemistry1 in 10
- Cell Culture1 in 10
- Assay Development1 in 10
- Cell Biology1 in 10
Out of each role's current postings.
Open jobs
Data Analyst
Zooniverse Postbaccalaureate Data Analyst
Adler Planetarium$50k/yrstated Chicago, IL, 60605 HybridPythonGitSQLVersion ControlGitHub +5Senior Data Analyst
VanguardPay not stated Malvern, PA, US HybridTableauMicrosoft ExcelPower BISQLAccounts Payable +2Business Intelligence Analyst
Unnamed employerPay not stated Kraft Sports and Entertainment - Foxborough, MA 02035SalesforceTableauMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft PowerPointSQL +4
Research Scientist
- $170k - $200k/yrstated Sunnyvale, CA, United StatesProcess DevelopmentBiochemistryElectronicsMolecular AssayElectrochemistry +2
- $150k - $170k/yrstated Sunnyvale, CA, United StatesBiochemistryProcess DevelopmentElectronicsTechnical DocumentationElectrochemistry +2
Senior Scientist, Discovery Science
Flagship Pioneering, Inc.$126k - $181,500/yrstated Cambridge, MA USADrug DiscoveryMolecular BiologyProteomicsNext- Generation Sequencing (NGS)Bioinformatics +5
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