Entry-level research assistant jobs in Philadelphia, PA: 12 open roles
12 open entry-level research assistant jobs in Philadelphia, PA, 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 Philadelphia, PA
Verified against the employer’s own career site within the last week.
- Clinical Research Coordinator B/C
University of Pennsylvania | Perelman School of Medicine · Philadelphia, PA
$53k–$63k · Nov 4, 2026
- Research Associate, In Vivo Discovery
Gilead Sciences · United States - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia
Nov 4, 2026
- Clinical Research Coordinator B
University of Pennsylvania | Perelman School of Medicine · Philadelphia, PA
$53k · Nov 1, 2026
- Curatorial Research Assistant
Barnes Foundation · Philadelphia, PA
Oct 30, 2026
- Clinical Research Coordinator to Home-Based CRA (Clinical Research Associate)
Medpace Holdings · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Oct 1, 2026
- Clinical Research Coordinator
Flourish · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Jun 30, 2026
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Search all research assistant jobs in Philadelphia, PA · What a research assistant does and the skills it takes
The research assistant job in Philadelphia, PA
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 Philadelphia, PA
- University of Pennsylvania | Perelman School of Medicine 3
- Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia 2
- Barnes Foundation 1
- Flourish 1
- Gilead Sciences 1
- Initio Capital 1
- Jefferson 1
- Medpace Holdings 1
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