Biomedical Scientist
What Does a Professional in this Career Do?
A Biomedical Scientist performs scientific research with the aim of discovering new solutions or improving existing ones within the field of biology and medicine. Plans and conducts laboratory experiments, evaluates the results, develops new experiments, performs routine testing procedures, and summarizes findings in reports.
Job Outlook
There were 645 Biomedical Scientist job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 21286 in the United States.
In combination with other careers in the Medical Scientist industry, which includes the Biomedical Scientist career, the following graph shows the number of people employed for each year since 2015:
Salary
Many new Biomedical Scientist jobs have salaries estimated to be in the following ranges, based on the requirements and responsibilities listed in job postings from the past year.
National
The average estimated salary in the United States for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $93,845.
State
The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $91,327.
Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for Biomedical Scientist postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $76,550.
Education and Experience
Posted Biomedical Scientist jobs typically require the following level of education. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list education requirements.
| Education Level | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Associate's Degree | 2.56% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 24% |
| Master's Degree | 20.77% |
| Doctoral Degree | 69.23% |
| Other | 1.79% |
Posted Biomedical Scientist jobs typically require the following number of years of experience. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list experience requirements.
| Years of Experience | Percentage |
|---|---|
| 0 to 2 years | 39.02% |
| 3 to 5 years | 44.51% |
| 6 to 8 years | 9.65% |
| 9+ years | 6.81% |
Skills
Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills Biomedical Scientist positions expect applicants to have as well as the most common skills that distinguish individuals from their peers. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is also listed.
Baseline Skills
A skill that is required across a broad range of occupations, including this one.
- Research (71.28%)
- Communication (31.14%)
- Writing (25.06%)
- Presentations (20.39%)
- Management (17.1%)
- Leadership (16.64%)
- Verbal Communication Skills (13.95%)
- Operations (12.86%)
- Teaching (12.6%)
- Mentorship (12.13%)
Defining Skills
A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.
- Cancer Biology (7.81%)
- Proteomics (8.38%)
- Data Analysis (26.74%)
- Bioinformatics (9.41%)
- Flow Cytometry (11.91%)
- Scientific Writing (8.51%)
- Postdoctoral Research (16.03%)
Necessary Skills
A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.
- Chemistry (12.13%)
- Cell Cultures (15.2%)
- Biochemical Assays (13.27%)
- Cell Biology (14.29%)
- Biochemistry (15.69%)
- Biology (34.46%)
- Immunology (13.38%)
- Clinical Trials (16.41%)
- Molecular Biology (22.48%)
- Clinical Research (13.41%)
- Data Collection (10.93%)
- Drug Development (11.01%)
- Genomics (9.78%)
- Python (Programming Language) (12.39%)
- Project Management (14.71%)
- Health Sciences (6.35%)
- R (Programming Language) (12.57%)
- Psychology (6.44%)
- Pharmaceuticals (10.17%)
- Social Sciences (5.27%)
- Ribonucleic Acid Sequencing (10.69%)
- Research Experiences (10.44%)
Distinguishing Skills
A skill that may distinguish a subset of the occupation.
- Animal Models (4.7%)
- Epigenetics (6.37%)
- Genome Editing (5.87%)
- DNA Sequencing (7.03%)
- Cancer Genomics (4.31%)
- Transduction (4.88%)
- Next-Generation Sequencing (6.5%)
- MRNAs (5.02%)
- SLAM Algorithms (Simultaneous Localization And Mapping) (4.03%)
Salary Boosting Skills
A professional who wishes to excel in this career path may consider developing the following highly valued skills. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is listed.
- Cancer Biology (14.9%)
- Animal Models (8.97%)
- Next-Generation Sequencing (12.41%)
- Epigenetics (12.17%)
- Genome Editing (11.2%)
- Proteomics (16%)
- Data Analysis (51.05%)
- DNA Sequencing (13.42%)
- Bioinformatics (17.96%)
- Cancer Genomics (8.23%)
- Flow Cytometry (22.73%)
- MRNAs (9.58%)
- Postdoctoral Research (30.6%)
- Scientific Writing (16.25%)
- Transduction (9.31%)
- SLAM Algorithms (Simultaneous Localization And Mapping) (7.69%)
Alternative Job Titles
Sometimes employers post jobs with Biomedical Scientist skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:
- Postdoctoral Fellow
- Postdoctoral Associate
- Clinical Scientist
- Postdoctoral Scientist
- Bioanalytical Scientist
- Clinical Research Specialist
- Flow Cytometry Specialist
- Field Application Scientist
- Scientist
- Research Specialist
Similar Occupations
If you are interested in exploring occupations with similar skills, you may want to research the following job titles. Note that we only list occupations that have at least one corresponding NC State Online and Distance Education program.
- Research Associate (General)
- Biologist (General)
- Research Assistant
- Research Scientist
- Research Technician
- Molecular Biologist
- Cell Biologist
- Natural Science Research Manager (General)
Common Employers
Here are the employers that have posted the most Biomedical Scientist jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.
United States
- AbbVie (959)
- University of California (739)
- Cedars-Sinai (378)
- Bristol-Myers Squibb (328)
- Houston Methodist (319)
- Indiana University (305)
- Stanford University (253)
- Emory Healthcare (231)
- Rutgers University (221)
- Harvard University (218)
North Carolina
- Duke University (161)
- University of North Carolina (120)
- AbbVie (20)
- East Carolina University (19)
- Wake Forest Baptist Health (19)
- Eurofins (16)
- North Carolina State University (14)
- Novant Health (9)
- Labcorp Drug Development (9)
- U.S Environmental Protection Agency (8)
NC State Programs Relevant to this Career
If you are interested in preparing for a career in this field, the following NC State Online and Distance Education programs offer a great place to start!
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