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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “R&D Scientist (Research and Development Scientist)” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #99 of 702. Estimated risk: 2.7%

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AI Exposure Risk

62%

“R&D Scientist (Research and Development Scientist)” will maybe be replaced by AI.

Based on the cognitive demands, communication requirements, and logical reasoning intrinsic to this occupation according to O*NET data, we project a 62% probability of disruption by generative AI and Large Language Models.

Automation & Robot Risk

47%

“R&D Scientist (Research and Development Scientist)” will probably not be replaced by robots.

Evaluating the physical dexterity, repetitive motion tasks, and manual labor associated with this role, our analysis indicates a 47% likelihood of substitution by advanced robotics systems.

Personal & Financial Insights

Every occupation has a unique profile. For Biochemists and Biophysicists, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and O*NET classify the day-to-day work broadly as: Study the chemical composition or physical principles of living cells and organisms, their electrical and mechanical energy, and related phenomena. May conduct research to further understanding of the complex chemical combinations and reactions involved in metabolism, reproduction, growth, and heredity. May determine the effects of foods, drugs, serums, hormones, and other substances on tissues and vital processes of living organisms.

Avg. Annual Salary $115,570
Avg. Hourly Wage $55.56
Available Jobs (US) 34,520
Job Title & Hierarchy Code (SOC) Biochemists and Biophysicists #19-1021
Wage vs. National Median
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Data is based on the reference occupation: “Biochemists and Biophysicists”

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Core Skills & Abilities

  • Investigate the nature, composition, or expression of genes or research how genetic engineering can impact these processes.

  • Examine the molecular or chemical aspects of immune system functioning.

  • Study the mutations in organisms that lead to cancer or other diseases.

  • Write grant proposals to obtain funding for research.

  • Research transformations of substances in cells, using atomic isotopes.

  • Develop methods to process, store, or use foods, drugs, or chemical compounds.

  • Design or build laboratory equipment needed for special research projects.

  • Design or perform experiments with equipment, such as lasers, accelerators, or mass spectrometers.

  • Research how characteristics of plants or animals are carried through successive generations.

  • Prepare reports or recommendations, based upon research outcomes.

  • Research the chemical effects of substances, such as drugs, serums, hormones, or food, on tissues or vital processes.

  • Develop new methods to study the mechanisms of biological processes.

  • Develop or execute tests to detect diseases, genetic disorders, or other abnormalities.

  • Produce pharmaceutically or industrially useful proteins, using recombinant DNA technology.

  • Study physical principles of living cells or organisms and their electrical or mechanical energy, applying methods and knowledge of mathematics, physics, chemistry, or biology.

  • Teach or advise undergraduate or graduate students or supervise their research.

  • Determine the three-dimensional structure of biological macromolecules.

  • Study the chemistry of living processes, such as cell development, breathing and digestion, or living energy changes, such as growth, aging, or death.

  • Share research findings by writing scientific articles or by making presentations at scientific conferences.

  • Isolate, analyze, or synthesize vitamins, hormones, allergens, minerals, or enzymes and determine their effects on body functions.

  • Prepare pharmaceutical compounds for commercial distribution.

  • Develop or test new drugs or medications intended for commercial distribution.

  • Manage laboratory teams or monitor the quality of a team's work.

  • Study spatial configurations of submicroscopic molecules, such as proteins, using x-rays or electron microscopes.

Technologies & Software

  • Intelligent Imaging Innovations SlideBook
  • JustBio SeqPainter
  • Semichem AMPAC
  • PREMIER Biosoft Array Designer
  • Hodgkin-Huxley Model software
  • Crystallography software
  • Carrier-mediated transport software
  • Llama (Meta)
  • Microsoft Excel
  • AutoQuant AutoDeblur
  • Kimi (Moonshot AI)
  • Accelrys QAUNTA
  • Mistral AI (chat/models)
  • Sequence database software
  • Graphics software
  • Analysis and building software
  • Elsevier MDL ISIS/Draw
  • Voltage-gated ion channels software
  • Microsoft Word
  • Perl
  • Basic Local Alignment Search Tool BLAST
  • GEPASI
  • Wavefunction Titan
  • DeepSeek
  • Grok (xAI)
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Minitab
  • SAS
  • Python
  • Perplexity AI
  • Video analysis software
  • Qwen (Alibaba)
  • Genetics computer group GSG software
  • Microsoft Visio
  • NotebookLM (Google)
  • Crystallography & NMR System (CNS)
  • Fujitsu BioMedCache
  • Molecular Simulations WebLab ViewerPro
  • Linux
  • Laboratory information management system LIMS
  • Internet browser software
  • Gemini for Workspace
  • SAP software
  • Nova (Amazon)
  • Chang Bioscience ToolKit
  • Word processing software
  • Electronic lab notebook software
  • Wavefunction Spartan
  • Email software
  • Docking and ligand binding software
  • Golden Helix ChemTree
  • Expression DNA and protein sequence software
  • Yet another scientific artificial reality application YASARA software
  • ChatGPT (OpenAI)
  • Statistical software
  • Accelrys Insight II
  • Gemini (Google)
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • 3D graphics software
  • Mistral (Mistral AI)
  • Chemistry at Harvard Molecular Mechanics CHARMm
  • Semantic Scholar AI
  • GE Healthcare ImageQuant TL
  • IBM SPSS Statistics
  • Gaussian software
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Claude (Anthropic)
  • Presentation software
  • Multivariate statistical program MVSP software
  • Accelrys Cerius2
  • Molecular Devices Corporation MetaFluor
  • Fujitsu MOPAC
  • Molecular Devices Corporation MetaMorph
  • Molecular simulation software
  • Shrodinger Jaguar
  • Tripos SYBYL
  • Dassault Systemes Abaqus
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Molecular Networks GmbH Biochemical Pathways
  • The MathWorks MATLAB
  • Elicit
  • Macroscopic diffusion software
  • Consensus
  • Extensible markup language XML
  • Golden Helix HelixTree
  • Accelrys FELIX
  • Structure prediction software
  • ESRI What if?
  • ItemTracker
  • Scite AI
  • R
  • Assisted model building with energy refinement AMBER
  • ChemInnovation Software Chem 4-D
  • Mainframe computers
  • Microcalorimeters
  • Ultrasonic cleaners
  • Pipettes
  • Dual wavelength spectroscopes
  • Automatic pipetters
  • Cryotransmission electron microscopes
  • Microdosimeters
  • Erlenmeyer flasks
  • Rotating anode X ray generators
  • Lasers
  • Positron emission tomography PET scanners
  • Brewster angle microscopes
  • Analytical ultracentrifuges
  • Fourier transform infrared FTIR spectroscopes
  • Water purification units
  • Inverted microscopes
  • Phosphorimager video cameras
  • Funnels
  • Nanoscopes
  • Pasteur pipettes
  • Circular dichroism spectroscopes
  • Protein sequencers
  • Incubators
  • Shaking incubators
  • Multi-angle elastic-light scattering systems
  • Orbital shakers
  • Atomic force microscopes
  • Neodymium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet Nd:YAG lasers
  • Scanners
  • Cell sorters
  • Laser printers
  • Specific gravity balances
  • Personal computers
  • Signal generators
  • Liquid nuclear magnetic resonance NMR equipment
  • Gel boxes
  • Circulating water cooling systems
  • Krypton lasers
  • Laser Doppler zeta potential analyzers
  • Tabletop centrifuges
  • Hot plates
  • Sonicators
  • Filtering funnels
  • Sapphire lasers
  • Microphysiometers
  • Sartorius balances
  • Growth chambers
  • Spectrophotometers
  • Liquid handling robots
  • Scanning laser microscopes
  • Vibratome tissue sectioning systems
  • Capillary electrophoresis equipment
  • Auto gamma counters
  • Laser particle sizers
  • Flame ionization detectors FID
  • Cryocut microtomes
  • Flexi-dry lyophilizers
  • Ultramicrotomes
  • Glassware condensers
  • Desktop computers
  • pH meters
  • Solid state diode lasers
  • Light scattering devices
  • Ultracentrifuges
  • Flow cytometers
  • Scanning electron microscopes SEM
  • Magnetic tweezers
  • Automated electrophoresis equipment
  • Ultraviolet UV spectroscopes
  • Binocular light compound microscopes
  • Plotters
  • Medical magnetic resonance imaging MRI microscopes
  • Heat incubators
  • Automatic x ray film developers
  • Rheometers
  • Magnetic piconewton-force transducers
  • Phosphorimagers
  • Heating mantles
  • X ray microscopes
  • Test tubes
  • Electron microscopes
  • Large upright microscopes
  • Cryostat tissue microtomes
  • Langmuir balances
  • Gas chromatographs GC
  • Transillumination microscopes
  • Chemical fume hoods
  • Microscope slides
  • Microsusceptometers
  • Computerized axial tomography CAT scan equipment
  • Top-loading electronic balances
  • Multichannel detectors
  • Gamma ray irradiators
  • Ionometers
  • Isothermal titration calorimeters ITC
  • Cryogenic freezers
  • Mass spectrometers
  • Transmission electron microscopes TEM
  • Argon lasers
  • Water baths
  • Refrigerated centrifuges
  • Balances
  • Synchrotrons
  • Mettler balances
  • Microplate readers
  • Freeze dryers
  • Beakers
  • Electroencephalography EEG equipment
  • Microcentrifuges
  • Nuclear magnetic resonance NMR spectroscopes
  • Electron paramagnetic resonance EPR spectrometers
  • Power amplifiers
  • Laser tweezers
  • Vacuum freezers
  • Linear accelerators
  • Deoxyribonucleic acid DNA sequencers
  • Notebook computers
  • Hemoglobin analyzers
  • Graduated cylinders
  • X ray crystallography equipment
  • Heat blocks
  • Laboratory convection ovens
  • High-pressure liquid chromatographs
  • Video enhanced differential interference contrast microscopes
  • Megafuge centrifuges
  • Autoclaves
  • Carbon dioxide CO2 incubators
  • Scintillation counters
  • Laser induced temperature jump nanosecond relaxation spectrometer systems
  • Electron spin resonance spectroscopes
  • Fluorescence spectroscopes
  • Viscometers
  • Amino acid analyzers
  • High-pressure high-temperature reactors
  • Video positioning equipment
  • Fermenters
  • Biofreezers
  • Cytospin centrifuges
  • Homogenizers
  • Darkroom equipment
  • Raman difference spectrometers
  • Solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance NMR equipment
  • Ultraviolet UV transilluminators
  • Sample concentrators
  • Mossbauer spectroscopes
  • Basic vapor pressure osmometers
  • Confocal microscopes
  • Differential scanning calorimeters
  • Analytical balances
  • Electrophoresis power supplies
  • Spectropolarimeters
  • Cryomicroscopes
  • Laboratory vacuum pumps
  • Biological safety hoods
  • Chemistry analyzers
  • Shaking waterbaths
  • Charge-coupled device CCD cameras
  • Medical magnetic resonance imaging MRI equipment
  • Thermal imagers
  • Near-field light microscopes
  • Spectrofluorimeters
  • Optical tweezers
  • Continuous flow centrifuges
  • Microinjectors
  • Glassware adaptors
  • Peptide synthesizers
  • Stopped-flow spectrophotometers
  • Laminar flow hoods
  • Dichroic beamsplitters

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