Entry-level research assistant jobs in Michigan: 31 open roles
31 open entry-level research assistant jobs in Michigan, 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 Michigan
Verified against the employer’s own career site within the last week.
- Research Assistant - Department of Physiology
Wayne State University · Detroit, MI
Nov 9, 2026
- Research Assistant, Population Science - Department of Oncology
Wayne State University · Detroit, MI
Nov 9, 2026
- Clinical Research Coordinator II- MT Pleasant, MI
McLaren Medical Group · Michigan
Nov 9, 2026
- Clinical Research Coordinator
Consulting Plus Group · Lansing, MI
$54k–$80k · Nov 9, 2026
- Research Associate in Computational Design and Digital Fabrication (Onsite)
University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI
$70k · Nov 8, 2026
- Research Associate - Department of Physiology
Wayne State · Detroit, MI
Nov 7, 2026
- Clinical Research Coordinator
Alcanza Clinical Research · Farmington Hills, MI
Nov 6, 2026
- Research Assistant I
Michigan State University · Michigan, East Lansing
Nov 4, 2026
- Project Coordinator / Research Assistant II
Michigan State University · Michigan, Flint
Oct 28, 2026
- Weights and Research Coordinator
R+L Carriers · Grand Rapids, MI, United States
Oct 21, 2026
- Research Assistant, Basic Sciences, - Department of Oncology
Wayne State University · Detroit, MI
Oct 13, 2026
- Research Associate, Basic Sciences - Department of Oncology
Wayne State University · Detroit, MI
Oct 13, 2026
- Research Assistant/Associate
Wayne State University · Detroit, MI
Sep 28, 2026
- Research Assistant - Dept. Ophthalmology, Visual and Anatomical Sciences
Wayne State University · Detroit, MI
Sep 16, 2026
- Clinical Research Coordinator - Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Wayne State University · Detroit, MI
Sep 4, 2026
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Search all research assistant jobs in Michigan · What a research assistant does and the skills it takes
The research assistant job in Michigan
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 Michigan
- Wayne State University 20
- Michigan State University 3
- Alcanza Clinical Research 1
- B&A 1
- Consulting Plus Group 1
- Iqvia 1
- McLaren Medical Group 1
- R+L Carriers 1
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