University of Pennsylvania·Research Analyst

University of Pennsylvania Research Analyst interview experience

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United KingdomPosted Feb 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My rounds leaned technical enough to feel real, but they weren’t framed like a formal coding gauntlet.

I was asked about my skills and prior research experience, and how my background mapped onto what the job needed. Some of the questions got a bit technical, and I remember being pressed to explain parts of projects I’d worked on before, including aspects tied to the research methods.

A big theme across the conversations was showing that I could engage with the lab’s science. I was asked about the PI’s work and what the team was interested in, and the conversation went well when I could speak to the papers and ask thoughtful questions back. In one round, I was even asked about topics like

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