RESEARCH ASSISTANT II - Bioanalytical Chemistry

Score 35 / 100 · Outside her lanes

Lane fit

1 / 10 (worth 30)

Level

too senior / wrong degree (worth 15)

Timing

does not fit her graduation timing (worth 15)

Pay

paid

Location

San Diego

Employer

5 / 5 · full-time signal 1 / 3

Why

This is a full-time bioanalytical chemistry lab role at Scripps Research in San Diego. Pay is good at about $70-77K and the employer is excellent, but the day-to-day (analytical chemistry, drug discovery) has no overlap with her psychology, mental health, UX or victim-services direction. She has no lab or chemistry experience and the RA II level likely expects a science degree plus lab experience. Timing also fails, since the role is probably needed now rather than after May 2027. Pass.

Watch out for

• Bioanalytical chemistry lab role (mass spectrometry/drug discovery); no chemistry or analytical lab background
• Research Assistant II typically requires a BS in chemistry/biochemistry plus prior lab experience
• Full-time role likely needs to start soon, before May 2027 graduation
• Posted 2026-08-27; may be filled before she graduates
• Description truncated; no clear requirements shown
• Unrelated to her psychology, UX, victim services and mental health lanes