Research Associate, Functional & Biological Assays
Terrestrial Bio
Woburn, MA · $75k–$90k a year · Posted November 5, 2026
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November 2026
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Pay compared with the market
This listing pays about $82,500 a year. Across 64 open research associate listings that state pay, the middle half runs $64,500 to $95,000 and the median is $77,500. That is inside the middle half of those listings, 6% above the median.
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How AI is used in this kind of work
AI use among life, physical, and social science technicians, all other is little observed so far. Measured exposure for life, physical, and social science technicians, all other: 10% (little observed).
Share of this job’s tasks that AI is already used for at work, from real usage. It is not a forecast of job loss, and a low number means no use seen yet. Source: Anthropic Economic Index.
About the job
...and in-vivo proof of concept across multiple molecules. For more information, visit About the Role We are looking for a Research Associate to join our Analytical Method Development and Quality Control team. This is a hands-on role focused on developing, optimizing...