Data Scientist vs Research Scientist
Pay, skills and open jobs side by side, from current job postings across the US.
Pay
Data Scientist
$168,000 typical, a year
Most Data Scientists earn $140,100 to $197,900 a year.
From 1,756 postings that list pay
2,925 open jobs now
Research Scientist
$145,500 typical, a year
Most Research Scientists earn $107,100 to $181,100 a year.
From 1,136 postings that list pay
1,880 open jobs now
Data Scientists typically earn about $22,500 more a year than Research Scientists.
What each one does
Data Scientist
- Build and evaluate machine learning models to solve business problems.
- Analyze large datasets to find patterns and trends.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define business questions.
- Translate complex data findings into clear recommendations.
- Design and implement statistical models and algorithms.
- Develop and maintain data pipelines and workflows.
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
Data Scientist
Asked for in both
- Python 7 in 10 postings
- R 3 in 10 postings
- Data Analysis 2 in 10 postings
More common in Data Scientist postings
- Data Science 6 in 10 postings
- SQL 5 in 10 postings
- Data Visualization 2 in 10 postings
- AI & ML 2 in 10 postings
- Predictive Modeling 2 in 10 postings
- Statistical Modeling 2 in 10 postings
- Data Mining 1 in 10 postings
Research Scientist
Asked for in both
- Python 2 in 10 postings
- R 1 in 10 postings
- Data Analysis 1 in 10 postings
More common in Research Scientist postings
- Molecular Biology 2 in 10 postings
- Flow Cytometry 1 in 10 postings
- Immunology 1 in 10 postings
- Biochemistry 1 in 10 postings
- Assay Development 1 in 10 postings
- Cell Culture 1 in 10 postings
- Cell Biology 1 in 10 postings
Out of each role's current postings.
Open jobs
Data Scientist
Lead Data Scientist
84.51°$125k - $207k/yrstated Cincinnati, OH; Chicago, ILSQLPythonDatabricksKubernetesAzure +7Data Scientist
Fractal Analytics Limited$135k - $160k/yrstated New YorkPythonAzureAWSData VisualizationMLOps +9Lead Consultant Data Scientist
Excella ConsultingPay not stated Arlington, Virginia, United States, Remote FlexiblePythonApache SparkSQLRScala +7
Research Scientist
Bioinformatics Scientist II
CareDx, Inc.$128k - $160k/yrstated Waltham, MAMolecular BiologyData AnalysisVersion ControlCode ReviewBioinformatics +7Research Scientist, Open Benchmarks Red Team
Snorkel AI$198k - $340k/yrstated New York City, NY (Hybrid); San Francisco, CA (Hybrid); United States (Remote)PythonAI AgentsRed TeamingReinforced Learning- $80,244 - $82,800/yrstated Seattle, WAPythonData VisualizationMolecular CloningMicroscopySingle-cell RNA Sequencing +9
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