1225 Project Assistant Research jobs in Boston,MA

Up to USD $15 per hour, paid weekly

Earn up to USD $15 per hour

On average, contributors earn an additional 7.5% through Missions — Outlier's version of surge pricing. The top quartile boosts their earnings by an average of 11%.

Payments are processed weekly on Tuesdays, covering tasks completed during the previous pay period (Tuesday to Monday at midnight UTC), via PayPal, AirTM, or ACH transfer.

Rates vary based on expertise, skills assessment, location, project need, and other factors. For example, higher rates may be offered to PhDs. For non-core work, such as during initial project onboarding or project overtime phases, lower rates apply. Additional incentives data is based on payments made in the past six months and is updated quarterly. Certain projects offer incentive payments. Please review the payment terms for each project.

Free access to leading LLMs, worth $200+/month

Flexible, no minimum hours

Work flexibly from anywhere, anytime, with no minimum hours. Set your own schedule, whether that's five or 40+ hours per week.

A valid ID

Mobile phone from your country of residence

An up-to-date resume that highlights your expertise

A LinkedIn profile showing your educational background and work experience

You must be authorized to work in your country of residence

Currently accepting applicants from: Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, United Kingdom, and United States.

Fluent English speaker

Pursuing or holding a Bachelor's degree or above

The hiring range for this position is $138,000 - $198,000 a year.

An incentive plan

Relocation assistance is available for this position.

Medical, dental and vision insurance

Life and disability insurance

Well-being programs

A 401(k) and pension plan

Career development opportunities

Tuition reimbursement

Flexible work

Time off, including vacation and sick time.

Full-time

* Education: Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry or a closely related field with at least 5 years of hands-on chemical industry experience required; or * M.S. in Analytical Chemistry or a closely related field with at least 10 years of hands-on chemical industry experience required.

Deep hands-on experience operating, maintaining, troubleshooting, calibrating, and optimizing analytical laboratory instrumentation in a chemical industry or applied research environment.

Strong expertise in analytical method development, validation, data interpretation, and chemical characterization using techniques such as GC/MS, HPLC, IC, FTIR, SEM/EDS, and related methods.

Experience designing and executing complex experimental programs that help solve multidisciplinary technical challenges across materials, chemistry, engineering, and industrial risk.

Applied experience with materials characterization, polymers, coatings, batteries, specialty chemicals, industrial products, and related technologies.

Knowledge of colloidal and interface science, surfactant systems, chemical formulations, and industrial chemical processes.

Proven ability to lead root-cause investigations, failure analyses, contamination studies, hazard assessments, reliability evaluations, or risk assessments.

Recognized technical expertise through publications, patents, conference presentations, standards development, or other professional contributions to the scientific community.

Familiarity with applying artificial intelligence and data analytics tools to strengthen literature review, data analysis, technical reporting, and research productivity.

Up to USD $15 per hour, paid weekly

Earn up to USD $15 per hour

On average, contributors earn an additional 7.5% through Missions — Outlier's version of surge pricing.

The top quartile boosts their earnings by an average of 11%.

Free access to leading LLMs, worth $200+/month

Flexible, no minimum hours

Set your own schedule, whether that's five or 40+ hours per week.

A valid ID

Mobile phone from your country of residence

An up-to-date resume that highlights your expertise

A LinkedIn profile showing your educational background and work experience

Currently accepting applicants from: Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, United Kingdom, and United States.

You must be authorized to work in your country of residence.

Fluent English speaker

Experience writing short, evidence-based explanations or reviews

Nice to have: Pursuing or holding a Bachelor's degree or above

$56,073.00 - $84,110.00

40 hour

B.S. degree in a scientific discipline, 2 - 5 years of related experience or M.S. degree in a scientific discipline, 1 - 2 years of related experience.

Competent computer literacy required

Proficiency with Windows, Word, and Excel.

Phlebotomy experience is ideal.

Experience with REDCap or other electronic data capture system is helpful.