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Principal Research Associate salaries

206 H-1B & PERM records for "Principal Research Associate", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.

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Voyager Therapeutics, Inc. Principal Research Associate Lexington, MA $157346 H-1B Apr 3, 2025
Calico Life Sciences LLC Principal Research Associate South San Francisco, CA $146000 H-1B Nov 3, 2025
Voyager Therapeutics, Inc. Principal Research Associate, Payload Innovation Lexington, MA $145000 H-1B Feb 11, 2025
ModernaTX, Inc. Principal Research Associate $131300 Green Card Jun 20, 2024
Ideaya Biosciences Inc. Principal Research Associate $127150 - $147894 Green Card Feb 21, 2024
CRISPR Therapeutics, Inc. Principal Research Associate, CRISPR X South San Francisco, CA $127077 H-1B May 14, 2025
ModernaTX, Inc. Principal Research Associate, Platform and TA Bio… Cambridge, MA $126900 H-1B May 6, 2026
Sana Biotechnology Principal Research Associate, Cell Engineering South San Francisco, CA $125000 - $128750 Green Card Jan 27, 2022
Sana Biotechnology Principal Research Associate, Cell Engineering South San Francisco, CA $125000 - $128750 Green Card Jan 26, 2022
CRISPR Therapeutics, Inc. Principal Research Associate Boston, MA $123838 H-1B Sep 30, 2025
CITY THERAPEUTICS, INC. PRINCIPAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE CAMBRIDGE, MA $122000 H-1B Jan 18, 2024
CRISPR Therapeutics, Inc. Principal Research Associate Boston, MA $121768 H-1B Mar 21, 2023
CRISPR Therapeutics, Inc. Principal Research Associate Boston, MA $120000 H-1B Nov 1, 2025
City Therapeutics, Inc. Principal Research Associate Cambridge, MA $120000 H-1B Mar 15, 2024
CRISPR Therapeutics, Inc. Principal Research Associate, Sample Analysis Boston, MA $119600 H-1B Mar 5, 2024
ModernaTX, Inc. Principal Research Associate, Oncology Cambridge, MA $119330 - $140000 H-1B Nov 29, 2023
CAMP4 Therapeutics Corporation Principal Research Associate Cambridge, MA $118000 H-1B Apr 22, 2026
NILO Therapeutics, Inc. Principal Research Associate New York, NY $118000 H-1B Apr 15, 2026
CRISPR Therapeutics, Inc. Principal Research Associate Boston, MA $116936 H-1B Jan 29, 2024
CRISPR Therapeutics, Inc. Principal Research Associate Boston, MA $116936 H-1B Jan 12, 2024
Vedanta Biosciences, Inc Principal Research Associate, Bioinformatics (000… Cambridge, MA $116438 H-1B Mar 19, 2025
Ideaya Biosciences Inc. Principal Research Associate South San Francisco, CA $116069 - $146500 H-1B Jun 23, 2025
CRISPR Therapeutics, Inc. Principal Research Associate Boston, MA $115300 Green Card May 31, 2023
CRISPR Therapeutics, Inc. Principal Research Associate Boston, MA $115300 H-1B Feb 16, 2023
City Therapeutics, Inc. Principal Research Associate Cambridge, MA $115000 H-1B Jan 6, 2026
Sana Biotechnology, Inc. Principal Research Associate South San Francisco, CA $115000 - $128000 H-1B Mar 7, 2023
City Therapeutics, Inc. Principal Research Associate Cambridge, MA $115000 H-1B Dec 6, 2024
CRISPR Therapeutics, Inc. Principal Research Associate $115000 Green Card Nov 27, 2023
CRISPR Therapeutics, Inc. Principal Research Associate Boston, MA $115000 H-1B Mar 21, 2023
ModernaTX, Inc. Principal Research Associate, Data Science & AI Cambridge, MA $115000 H-1B Sep 16, 2021
Nurix Therapeutics Principal Research Associate, Immunology San Francisco, CA $115000 H-1B Dec 16, 2019
Omeros Corporation Sr. Principal Research Associate, Formulations $114828 - $123200 Green Card Aug 30, 2024
ModernaTX, Inc. Principal Research Associate, Cancer Vaccines & B… Cambridge, MA $113500 H-1B Jun 19, 2026
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Gene Editing Principal Research Associate Boston, MA $113464 - $132400 H-1B Mar 3, 2026
Sana Biotechnology, Inc. Principal Research Associate Cambridge, MA $113464 - $140000 H-1B Apr 30, 2026
Arbor Biotechnologies, Inc. Principal Research Associate Cambridge, MA $112861 H-1B Apr 28, 2025
Adimab Service Company, LLC Principal Research Associate I Lebanon, NH $112392 H-1B Apr 18, 2024
ModernaTX, Inc. Principal Research Associate, Vector Discovery Cambridge, MA $111238 - $140000 H-1B Aug 30, 2023
ModernaTX, Inc. Principal Research Associate, DSAI Clinical & Reg… Cambridge, MA $111238 - $161000 H-1B Mar 1, 2024
ModernaTX, Inc. Principal Research Associate, DSAI Clinical & Reg… Cambridge, MA $111238 - $161000 H-1B Feb 26, 2024
ModernaTX, Inc. Principal Research Associate, Platform Automation Cambridge, MA $111200 H-1B May 9, 2022
Ideaya Biosciences Inc. Principal Research Associate, Translational Scienc South San Francisco, CA $110600 - $142388 H-1B Oct 14, 2022
ModernaTX, Inc. Principal Research Associate, Process Development Norwood, MA $110300 - $140000 H-1B Mar 8, 2024
Sangamo Therapeutics, Inc. Principal Research Associate Richmond, CA $110099 H-1B May 27, 2021
Sana Biotechnology, Inc. Principal Research Associate, Gene-Based Assays $110000 - $130000 Green Card Oct 9, 2023
GC Therapeutics, Inc. Principal Research Associate Cambridge, MA $110000 H-1B Nov 26, 2024
GC Therapeutics, Inc. Principal Research Associate Cambridge, MA $110000 H-1B Dec 14, 2023
ReNAgade Therapeutics Management, Inc. Principal Research Associate Cambridge, MA $110000 H-1B Sep 29, 2023
Beam Therapeutics, Inc. Principal Research Associate, Formulation Develop… Cambridge, MA $110000 - $135000 H-1B Aug 15, 2022
Moderna, Inc. Principal Research Associate, Analytical Developm… Norwood, MA $110000 H-1B Mar 24, 2021
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