Top skills for Research Associate jobs
Based on 419 active Research Associate postings · updated Oct 8, 2026.
Skills employers ask for
The share of Research Associate postings that list each skill. Text that appears in almost every posting — equal-opportunity and benefits sections — is left out.
- Design33%
- Science24%
- Data Analysis22%
- Biology21%
- Supervision18%
- Molecular Biology15%
- Chemistry14%
- Biochemistry13%
- Assay11%
- Laboratory Experiments10%
- Microsoft Office10%
- Manuscripts10%
- Datasets10%
- Statistical Analysis9%
- Research Protocols9%
- Computer Science8%
- Cell Biology8%
- Funding8%
- Technical Reports8%
- Computing7%
- Immunology7%
- Team Player7%
- Tissue Cultures7%
- Mentorship7%
- Staffing7%
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