Research Associate, Antibody Discovery
AlivaMab Discovery Services
San Diego, CA · $68k–$83k a year · Posted November 3, 2026
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Where San Diego, CA ranks
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November 2026
- #1Cities hosting the most business conferences in the West Coast78 conferences · of 17
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Pay compared with the market
This listing pays about $75,000 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, 3% below 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
...Biologics is seeking an outstanding individual to join the Antibody Discovery Team. The successful candidate will serve as the Research Associate, supporting antibody discovery and screening workflows, enabling identification of antibody hits with therapeutic potential...