Research associate: B-cell Sorting and Reagent operations
Danaher
Waltham, MA · Posted November 4, 2026
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November 2026
- #1Best cities for life sciences and biotech pay after cost of living$221k · of 10
- #2Best cities for software and engineering jobs in New England184 openings · of 24
- #2Best all-round cities for new graduates in New England59 / 100 · of 11
- #2Best all-round cities for mid-career professionals in New England67 / 100 · of 11
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Rankings about operations jobs
- Best cities for operations jobs #1 New York (1,429 openings)
- Best cities for operations pay after cost of living #1 Reston ($177k)
- Most requested AI skills in operations jobs #1 AI tools in daily work (2.5%)
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- Employers with the most operations jobs #1 Amazon (1,480 roles)
Pay compared with the market
This listing does not state pay. Across 62 open research associate listings that state pay, the middle half runs $60,000 to $99,000 and the median is $73,500.
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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
Join us as a Research Associate supporting antibody discovery by preparing splenocyte preparations, labeling proteins with fluorescent dyes, and assisting with flow cytometry workflows. This on-site role is ideal for candidates with laboratory experience in biological sample processing and a background in life sciences.