Entry-level research assistant jobs in Palo Alto, CA: 13 open roles
13 open entry-level research assistant jobs in Palo Alto, CA, 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 Palo Alto, CA
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- Research Associate
Greenstone Biosciences · Palo Alto, CA
Nov 6, 2026
- Clinical Research Coordinator 4
Avispa · Palo Alto, CA
Nov 6, 2026
- Clinical Research Coordinator 2
DEV · Palo Alto, CA
$72k–$92k · Nov 5, 2026
- Clinical Research Coordinator 2
Avispa MedOps · Palo Alto, CA
Nov 5, 2026
- iPSC Stem Cell Research Associate (Urology Focus)
Stanford University · Palo Alto, CA
Nov 3, 2026
- Life Science Research Associate: Small Molecule Chemistry
Stanford University · Palo Alto, CA
Nov 3, 2026
- Parkinson's Disease Clinical Research Coordinator
School of Medicine · Palo Alto, CA
Nov 1, 2026
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Search all research assistant jobs in Palo Alto, CA · What a research assistant does and the skills it takes
The research assistant job in Palo Alto, CA
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 Palo Alto, CA
- Stanford University 3
- Avispa Technology 2
- Actalent 1
- Avispa 1
- Avispa MedOps 1
- DEV 1
- Greenstone Biosciences 1
- School of Medicine 1
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