Research Associate
CHEManager International
Menlo Park, CA · $76k–$87k a year · Posted October 30, 2026
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Where Menlo Park, CA ranks
Where Menlo Park, CA placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #5Best cities for AI-skill jobs in the West Coast32% · of 71
- #6Best cities for financial services pay after cost of living$164k · of 33
- #6Best cities for AI-skill jobs32% · of 100
- #7Best cities for entry-level jobs that want AI skills in the West Coast21% · of 54
- #11Best all-round cities for AI careers in the West Coast75 / 100 · of 39
- #12Best cities for pay after cost of living in California$169k · of 32
Pay compared with the market
This listing pays about $81,595 a year. Across 62 open research associate listings that state pay, the middle half runs $60,000 to $95,500 and the median is $73,500. That is inside the middle half of those listings, 11% above the median.
Listed pay is what employers advertise, not what people are paid.
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
...purpose, energized by innovation, and ready to help shape the future of precision medicine at scale, this is where you belong. The Research Associate position at BillionToOne is exceptionally rare at the undergraduate or early-career level. At BillionToOne, you will do much...