Entry-level research assistant jobs in Sacramento, CA: 7 open roles
7 open entry-level research assistant jobs in Sacramento, 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 Sacramento, CA
Verified against the employer’s own career site within the last week.
- Junior Research Coordinator, Geriatrics & Palliative Care
University of California-Davis · Sacramento, CA
Nov 7, 2026
- Research Associate
Pleno · Sacramento, CA
$70k–$90k · Nov 5, 2026
- Clinical Research Coordinator- Parkcenter
Sacramento Native American Health Center · Sacramento, CA
Nov 5, 2026
- Clinical Research Coordinator II
Sutter Health · Sacramento, California, United States of America
Nov 2, 2026
- Laboratory Research Associate
Charles-R-Drew-University · Sacramento, CA
$70k–$93k · Nov 2, 2026
- Clinical Research Coordinator II, Cancer Service Line
Sutter Health · Sacramento, California, United States of America
Oct 9, 2026
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Search all research assistant jobs in Sacramento, CA · What a research assistant does and the skills it takes
The research assistant job in Sacramento, 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 Sacramento, CA
- Sutter Health 2
- Actalent 1
- Charles-R-Drew-University 1
- Pleno 1
- Sacramento Native American Health Center 1
- University of California-Davis 1
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