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How much does a Senior Principal Scientist make hourly in the United States? The average hourly wage for a Senior Principal Scientist in the United States is $84 as of March 26, 2024, but the salary range typically falls between $76 and $92. Hourly rate can vary widely depending on many important factors, including education, certifications, additional skills, the number of years you have spent in your profession. With more online, real-time compensation data than any other website, Salary.com helps you determine your exact pay target.

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Senior Principal Scientist

Magnit - South San Francisco , CA

Title: Senior/Principal Scientist in Translational Medicine Mass Spectrometry Location: South San Francisco, CA - ONSITE Duration: 12+ Months contract role Job description: Description: * The ...

LinkedIn - 6 days ago

Senior/Principal Scientist in Translational Medicine Mass Spectrometry

BEPC Inc. - Business Excellence Professional Consulting - South San Francisco , CA

BEPC is actively looking for a Senior/Principal Scientist in Translational Medicine Mass Spectrometry in the South San Francisco, CA area! PhD in Analytical Chemistry, Biochemistry, or Biotechnology ...

LinkedIn - 8 days ago

Senior/Principal Scientist

R&D Partners - South San Francisco , CA

Biotechnology company is hiring a Senior/Principal Scientist to support support clinical development of novel personalized therapeutics through established biomarker strategies. Responsibilities * As ...

LinkedIn - 8 days ago

Senior Scientist / Principal Scientist, Product Development

Veracyte - South San Francisco , CA

We are looking for a Senior Scientist or a Principal Scientist to join the Product Development team. The position is a laboratory-based, individual contributor, position focused on assay development ...

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Senior Principal Scientist/Associate Director

GTS Scientific - South San Francisco , CA

South San Francisco, CA We are seeking a highly motivated Senior Principal Scientist/Associate Director specialized in characterizing the in vitro and in vivo ADME/PK properties of small molecule ...

LinkedIn - 37 days ago

Principal Scientist

East West Tea Company LLC - Eugene , OR

As the Principal Scientist, you will provide the expertise and professionalism required to be ... senior management team wit

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What does a Senior Principal Scientist do?

Senior Principal Scientist in Livermore, CA

Understand and execute the Earned Value Management System (EVMS) approach to project management.

December 14, 2022

Senior Principal Scientist in North Las Vegas, NV

Devises solutions that are comprehensive in all aspects and exhaustive at all levels, including cross- disciplinary approaches and applications.

April 10, 2023

Reviews and tests for the absence of any illegal drug as defined in 10 CFR Part 707.

April 21, 2023

Senior Principal Scientist

Provides assurance that technical projects are performed in a technically proficient manner and ensures conclusions and recommendations are supported by the analyses presented.

October 28, 2022

Interacts with the sponsor, government officials and recognized experts in scientific field.

November 21, 2022

Lead collaborative research with academic partners to investigate drug targets in areas such as inflammatory bowel disease, atopic dermatitis, NASH, and cachexia.

March 15, 2023

Prepare, process and interpret data from omics and other high dimensional modalities.

March 17, 2023

Works across organizations in support of program development and technical execution on technically complex high impact programs.

April 09, 2023

Develops and provides final technical review of major technical reports, status reports, letters, technical memoranda, contract reports and formal briefings.

April 15, 2023

Contributes original ideas and innovations to both solicited and unsolicited proposals that result in the expansion of ongoing programs or new program starts.

May 05, 2023

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These charts show the average hourly wage (core compensation), as well as the average total hourly cash compensation for the job of Senior Principal Scientist in the United States. The average hourly rate for Senior Principal Scientist ranges from $76 to $92 with the average hourly pay of $84. The total hourly cash compensation, which includes base and short-term incentives, can vary anywhere from $84 to $106 with the average total hourly cash compensation of $94.

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