Entry-level research assistant jobs in San Diego, CA: 26 open roles
26 open entry-level research assistant jobs in San Diego, 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 San Diego, CA
Verified against the employer’s own career site within the last week.
- Assistant Clinical Research Coordinator - 141974
UC San Diego · San Diego, CA, US
Nov 6, 2026
- Assistant Clinical Research Coordinator - 142062
UC San Diego · San Diego, CA, US
Nov 6, 2026
- Clinical Research Coordinator, Neurosciences - 142053
UC San Diego · San Diego, CA, US
Nov 6, 2026
- Assistant Clinical Research Coordinator - 141770
UC San Diego · San Diego, CA, US
Nov 6, 2026
- Assistant Clinical Research Coordinator - Medicine - 141680
UC San Diego · San Diego, CA, US
Nov 6, 2026
- Clinical Research Assistant/Interviewer - 141442
UC San Diego · San Diego, CA, US
Nov 6, 2026
- Research Associate II Advanced Wearable Biosensors
Biolinq · San Diego, CA
Nov 5, 2026
- Research Associate, Ex-Vivo
Yoh, A Day & Zimmermann Company · San Diego, CA
Nov 5, 2026
- Pulsed-Power Plasma Research Associate
San Diego Supercomputer Center · San Diego, CA
Nov 4, 2026
- Research Associate, Antibody Discovery
AlivaMab Discovery Services · San Diego, CA
$68k–$83k · Nov 3, 2026
- Clinical Research Coordinator 1 at MPF Federal San Diego, CA
Salón Večná kráska · San Diego, CA
$68k–$71k · Nov 2, 2026
- Research Associate
BioPhase · San Diego, CA
Nov 2, 2026
- Invivo/Invitro Research Associate
Astrix · San Diego, CA
Nov 2, 2026
- Pulsed-Power Plasma Research Associate (1-Year)
University of California San Diego · San Diego, CA
Nov 2, 2026
- Research Associate I/II (San Diego)
BioPhase · San Diego, CA
Nov 2, 2026
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Search all research assistant jobs in San Diego, CA · What a research assistant does and the skills it takes
The research assistant job in San Diego, 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 San Diego, CA
- UC San Diego 7
- Odyssey Systems Consulting 3
- BioPhase 2
- AlivaMab Discovery Services 1
- Astrix 1
- Avalon BioVentures 1
- Biolinq 1
- Crown Bioscience 1
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