Mostly Resilient
Last Update: 11/4/2026
AI Resilience Score for Medical Scientists (Excl.):
57.0%
Median Score
Meaningful human contribution
Measures the parts of the occupation that still require a human touch. This score averages data from up to four AI exposure datasets, focusing on the role’s resilience against automation.
Med
Long-term employer demand
Predicts the health of the job market for this role through 2034. Using Bureau of Labor Statistics data, it balances projected annual job openings (60%) with overall employment growth (40%).
High
Sustained economic opportunity
Measures future earning potential and career flexibility. This score is a blend of total projected labor income (67%) and the role’s inherent ability to adapt to economic and technological shifts (33%).
Med
This reflects the reliability of your score based on the number of data sources available for this career and how closely those sources agree on the outlook. A higher confidence means more consistent evidence from labor experts and AI models.
There are a reasonable number of sources for this result, but there is some disagreement between them.
AI Resilience Report forMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
$103,410 median salary•10,500 annual openings•SOC Code: 19-1042.00
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists are somewhat more resilient to AI impacts than most occupations, according to our analysis of 8 sources.
Medical scientists are labeled "Mostly Resilient" because AI is acting more like a powerful assistant than a replacement, helping with time-consuming tasks like reading literature, cleaning data, and generating early hypotheses, while human scientists still provide the critical judgment, creativity, and oversight that guide real research decisions. Tools like Stanford's Biomni can compress 60 or more hours of prep work into 40 minutes, but its own creators emphasize that the ideation and experience of human scientists remain essential.
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This role is mostly resilient
Medical scientists are labeled "Mostly Resilient" because AI is acting more like a powerful assistant than a replacement, helping with time-consuming tasks like reading literature, cleaning data, and generating early hypotheses, while human scientists still provide the critical judgment, creativity, and oversight that guide real research decisions. Tools like Stanford's Biomni can compress 60 or more hours of prep work into 40 minutes, but its own creators emphasize that the ideation and experience of human scientists remain essential.
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Medical Scientists (Excl.)
Updated quarterly
How can Medical Scientists (Excl.) prepare for AI?
Latest AI news for Medical Scientists (Excl.)
These articles highlight how AI is revolutionizing the field of medical science beyond epidemiology. Francesca Dominici's work on modeling infectious disease epidemics showcases AI's potential to predict and manage outbreaks, essential skills for medical scientists. Additionally, Suzanne Tamang's research demonstrates how AI can link environmental factors to autoimmune diseases, broadening the scope of public health inquiries. Embracing AI tools not only enhances research capabilities but also prepares students for a rapidly evolving job market, ensuring resilience in their future careers.
Public Health in the Age of AI: How Synthetic Patients Are Helping Uncover Environmental Drivers of Autoimmune & Rheumatic Disease
medicine.stanford.edu • 4/7/2025
Learn how Suzanne Tamang is using AI to transform public health research, linking environmental exposures to autoimmune disease in...
Harnessing AI to model infectious disease epidemics
hsph.harvard.edu • 3/13/2025
Harvard Chan School's Francesca Dominici discusses her work developing artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning models to help...
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Career: Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
They research diseases and develop new treatments to improve health, often working in labs to test and discover better ways to prevent or cure illnesses.
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Alternate Titles
Clinical Research Scientist · Research Scientist · Scientist · Study Director · Clinical Laboratory Scientist (Clinical Lab Scientist) · Clinical Pharmacologist · Medical Researcher · Physician Scientist · Researcher · Toxicologist
Employment & Wage Data
Median Wage
$103,410
Jobs (2025)
181,000
Growth (2025-35)
+12.6%
Annual Openings
10,500
Education
Doctoral or professional degree
Experience
None
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025-2035
Task-Level AI Resilience Scores
AI-generated estimates of task resilience over the next 3 years
1
Plan and direct studies to investigate human or animal disease, preventive methods, and treatments for disease.
2
Confer with health departments, industry personnel, physicians, and others to develop health safety standards and public health improvement programs.
3
Consult with and advise physicians, educators, researchers, and others regarding medical applications of physics, biology, and chemistry.
4
Follow strict safety procedures when handling toxic materials to avoid contamination.
5
Conduct research to develop methodologies, instrumentation, and procedures for medical application, analyzing data and presenting findings to the scientific audience and general public.
6
Study animal and human health and physiological processes.
7
Teach principles of medicine and medical and laboratory procedures to physicians, residents, students, and technicians.
Tasks are ranked by their AI resilience, with the most resilient tasks shown first. Core tasks are essential functions of this occupation, while supplemental tasks provide additional context.
