Entry-level research assistant jobs in Cambridge, MA: 13 open roles
13 open entry-level research assistant jobs in Cambridge, MA, taken from employers’ own career sites and checked to still be open. A research assistant gathers and organizes information, runs surveys or studies and writes up findings for a team or client. It fits people with strong reading, writing and analysis skills.
Open entry-level research assistant jobs in Cambridge, MA
Verified against the employer’s own career site within the last week.
- High-Throughput Screening Research Associate II
CAMP4 Therapeutics · Cambridge, MA
Nov 6, 2026
- Research Associate - Onsite
Agw · Cambridge, MA
Nov 5, 2026
- Research Associate
Harvard Center for Population & Dev Studies · Cambridge, MA
$80k–$90k · Nov 5, 2026
- Cognitive Aging Research Associate (Hybrid Role)
Harvard Center for Population and Development Stud · Cambridge, MA
Nov 5, 2026
- Research Associate II - The Gerstner Center
Broad Institute · Cambridge, MA
Nov 4, 2026
- Research Associate I/II, Cloning/IVT (Contract)
Pioneering Medicines · Cambridge, MA
Nov 4, 2026
- In Vivo Research Associate
Zealand Pharma U.S. · Cambridge, MA
Nov 2, 2026
- Preclinical Research Associate - Liquid Biopsy Diagnostics
Broad Institute · Cambridge, MA
Nov 1, 2026
- Research Associate
Forrester Research · Cambridge, MA
$53k–$87k · Oct 28, 2026
- Research Associate (Contractor), Viral Vector Engineering and Production
Obsidian Therapeutics · Cambridge MA
Oct 23, 2026
- Research Associate (Contractor), Cell Therapy
Obsidian Therapeutics · Cambridge MA
Oct 22, 2026
- Research Associate, Automation & Assays
Prime Medicine · Cambridge, MA
Oct 7, 2026
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Search all research assistant jobs in Cambridge, MA · What a research assistant does and the skills it takes
The research assistant job in Cambridge, MA
The job is the same anywhere; what changes is who is hiring.
A typical day
- 1. Collect data and sources
- 2. Run surveys or interviews
- 3. Clean and code results
- 4. Write summaries and slides
- 5. Check facts and citations
Skills it uses
- 1. Research methods
- 2. Writing
- 3. Excel or statistics software
- 4. Attention to detail
- 5. Curiosity
Employers hiring in Cambridge, MA
- Broad Institute 2
- Obsidian Therapeutics 2
- Agw 1
- CAMP4 Therapeutics 1
- Forrester Research 1
- Harvard Center for Population & Dev Studies 1
- Harvard Center for Population and Development Stud 1
- ICON 1
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