Research Scientist, Pharmacy, Physio & Biophys
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The Research Scientist will design and execute studies investigating Alzheimer’s disease pathogenesis and exploring drug development. The work uses primary human neuronal cultures from induced pluripotent stem cells, transgenic rodent models, and human clinical samples for biochemical analysis with advanced analytic instruments. The role is expected to generate and analyze large datasets, including gene expression and proteomic profiles.
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Research Scientist, Pharmacy, Physio & Biophys
Job Description
Research Scientist, Pharmacy, Physio & Biophys
Category
Boston University Medical Campus --> Professional
Job Location
Boston, MA, United States
Tracking Code
26500151600924
Posted Date
10/5/2026
Salary Grade
Grade 00
Expected Hiring Range Minimum
$0.01
Expected Hiring Range Maximum
$0.20
The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, training and internal pay comparison. The above hiring range represents the University's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.
Position Type
Full-Time/Regular
The candidate is expected to perform study design and execution to investigate Alzheimer's disease pathogenesis and explore drug development. Primary human neuronal culture from induced pluripotent stem cells, transgenic rodent models, and human clinical samples (blood and postmortem brain tissue) will be utilized for biochemical analysis using advance analytic instruments. Large data set is expected to be generated and analyzed including gene expression and proteomic profiles.
Required Skills
A PhD level scientist with postdoctoral research experience in biochemical and cellular biology of disease pathogenesis is required. Prior experience in mass spectrometry-based analytic work is preferred. Please email CV to Weiming Xia, PhD, Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Boston University School of Medicine ([email protected] (https://apptrkr.com/get\_redirect.php?id=9892037&targetURL=mailto%3Awxia%40bu.edu) ).
We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, natural or protective hairstyle, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military service, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, or because of marital, parental, or veteran status. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.
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Job Location: Boston, MA
Position Type: Full-Time/Regular
Salary Grade: $0.01-$0.20
To apply, visit https://jobs.silkroad.com/BU/External/jobs/317377 (https://apptrkr.com/9892037)
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How this job compares
Set against the 2,217 open Research Scientist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 2, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- Massachusetts median$103–131K/yr98 salary ranges
- US median$34–45/hr42 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 124 open Research Scientist jobs in Massachusetts and 2,217 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Massachusetts
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology17 open
- Harvard University14 open
- Amazon8 open
- Experience
- Research Scientist postings that state a minimum ask for 4 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 7 years (1,188 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a doctorate or professional degree; 816 of the 2,217 open Research Scientist jobs (37%) ask for a doctorate or professional degree.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 2, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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