updated october 2026

Research Scientist Jobs in Chicago (October 2026)

69 open Research Scientist positions in Chicago as of October 2026, across 24 hiring companies — 3 of them remote-friendly. AbbVie leads with 19 openings. Listings are updated daily, and every role links straight to the employer's official application page.

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Senior Research Statistician - Exploratory Analysis (Hybrid)

AbbVie·North Chicago, IL, United States·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist

Statistics Biostatistics Clinicaltrials Biomarkeranalysis

3d ago→

Principal Research Scientist I, Peptide Chemistry

AbbVie·North Chicago, IL, United States·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist

Peptide synthesis Process development Regulatory documentation Cross-functional collaboration

4d ago→

Principal Research Scientist I, Process Chemistry (Biocatalysis)

AbbVie·North Chicago, IL, United States·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist

Biocatalysis Process chemistry Small molecule synthesis Peptide synthesis

4d ago→

Senior Research Statistician - Oncology (Hybrid)

AbbVie·North Chicago, IL, United States·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist

Clinical trials Statistics Protocol development Safety analysis

4d ago→

Senior Research Statistician - Discovery & Exploratory Analysis (Hybrid)

AbbVie·North Chicago, IL, United States·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist

Biostatistics Biomarker analysis Clinical trial design Statistical modeling

4d ago→

Lead Associate Principal, Quantitative Risk Management

Theocc·Chicago - 125 S Franklin·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist·$180k – $230k

Risk modeling Stress testing Margin calculation Backtesting

4d ago→

Quantitative Researcher - Delta One

Drweng·Chicago ·On-site

Research Scientist·$150k – $250k

Python C++Statistics Machine learning

4d ago→

Senior Research Statistician - Exploratory Analysis (Hybrid)

AbbVie·North Chicago, IL, United States·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist

Statistics Biomarker analysis Clinical trial design Data visualization

5d ago→

Principal AI Research Scientist

U.s. Bancorp·Minneapolis, MN; Atlanta, GA; Chicago, IL; Charlotte, NC; Irving, TX·On-site

Staff·Research Scientist·$150k – $176k

Machine learning Deep learning Natural language processing Reinforcement learning

1w ago→

Summer 2027 Intern- PhD Data Science or Computer Science

Rb·Chicago, IL·Hybrid

Junior·Research Scientist·$42k – $69k

Python Machine learning Statistics Data analysis

1w ago→

Senior Scientist I, Applied Machine Learning and Generative AI, Pharma R&D

Tempus·Boston; Chicago; New York City·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist·$140k – $200k

Machine learning Causal inference Generative AI Deep learning

1w ago→

Lead Data Scientist AI Research & Innovation

Transunion·Chicago, Illinois·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist·$113k – $188k

Python Machine learning Deep learning Statistical modeling

2w ago→

Principal Research Scientist I, Process Chemistry

AbbVie·North Chicago, IL, United States·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist

Biocatalysis Process development Scale-up Api synthesis

2w ago→

Principal Research Scientist II

AbbVie·North Chicago, IL, United States·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist

Pharmacokinetics Toxicokinetics Adme modeling Statistics

2w ago→

Hardware Machine Learning PhD Research Internship

IMC Financial Markets·Chicago, United States·On-site

Junior·Research Scientist

Machine learning Low-latency inference Hardware acceleration Neural architecture search

2w ago→

Director – Process Engineering / Senior Principal Research Scientist

AbbVie·North Chicago, IL, United States·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist

Process engineering Drug product development Synthetic chemistry Scale-up

2w ago→

Senior Quantitative Model Analyst - Counterparty Credit Risk Modeling

U.s. Bancorp·Charlotte, NC; Chicago, IL; Minneapolis, MN; New York, NY·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist·$127k – $149k

Python R C++SQL

2w ago→

Principal Quantitative Analyst – New Product Development

Morningstar·Chicago; New York·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist·$17k – $50k

Machine learning Portfolio construction Risk analytics Statistical testing

2w ago→

Principal Research Scientist II, Process Chemistry

AbbVie·North Chicago, IL, United States·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist

Chemical catalysis Process chemistry Small molecule synthesis Peptide synthesis

2w ago→

Director, Quantitative Risk Management

Theocc·Chicago - 125 S Franklin·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist·$177k – $233k

Python SQL Risk modeling Implied volatility

3w ago→

Associate Director – Process Engineering / Principal Research Scientist II

AbbVie·North Chicago, IL, United States·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist

Pharmaceutical process engineering Drug product development Project leadership Synthetic molecule optimization

3w ago→

Senior Research Statistician - Immunology (Hybrid)

AbbVie·North Chicago, IL, United States·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist

Clinical trial design Statistical analysis plans Sas/r programming Database lock preparation

3w ago→

Systematic Quantitative Researcher - PhD

CTC Campus·Chicago, Illinois, United States, New York, New York, United States·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist·$175k – $200k

Options market making Quantitative research Systematic trading strategies Derivatives modeling

4w ago→

Principal Research Scientist I, Process Chemistry (Biocatalysis)

AbbVie·North Chicago, IL, United States·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist

Biocatalysis Process chemistry Api development Scale-up

4w ago→

Quantitative Researcher (Full-Time - PhD+)

Radix Trading University·Chicago, New York, Amsterdam·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist

Python Statistics Machine learning Time series

1mo ago→

Quantitative Researcher (Full-Time - Master’s/Bachelor’s)

Radix Trading University·Chicago, New York, Amsterdam·On-site

Junior·Research Scientist

Python Statistics Machine learning Data analysis

1mo ago→

Principal Research Scientist I - Analytical R&D

AbbVie·North Chicago, IL, United States·On-site

Staff·Research Scientist

Process analytical technology Pat Chemometrics Analytical method development

1mo ago→

Senior Quantitative Researcher, Retirement

Morningstar·Chicago·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist·$17k – $50k

Econometrics Regression Panel data Python

1mo ago→

Quantitative Trader/Researcher – Systematic Options Trading

Optiver·Chicago, Illinois, United States·On-site

Mid·Research Scientist·$200k

Python Statistical arbitrage Options pricing models Time series

1mo ago→

Quantitative Researcher - SVT

Optiver·Chicago, Illinois, United States·On-site

Junior·Research Scientist·$200k

Statistical arbitrage Options pricing models Volatility surface analysis Time series forecasting

1mo ago→

Staff Applied Scientist

Braze·Chicago·On-site

Staff·Research Scientist·$184k – $300k

Python Machine learning Statistical modeling A/B testing

1mo ago→

Principal Research Scientist II, Computational Sciences, MPDD

AbbVie·North Chicago, IL, United States·On-site

Staff·Research Scientist

Molecular dynamics simulation Virtual screening Lead optimization Biopharmaceuticals

1mo ago→

Senior AI Scientist, AI Products / Life Sciences

Tempus·Redwood City; Remote - USA; New York City; Chicago·Hybrid

Senior·Research Scientist·$140k – $200k

Machine learning Deep learning Natural language processing Data analysis

1mo ago→

Quantitative Research Intern, PhD (Summer 2027)

Optiver·Chicago, Illinois, United States·On-site

Junior·Research Scientist·$80k – $100k

Statistical modeling Machine learning Time series Algorithmic trading

1mo ago→

Graduate Quantitative Researcher, PhD (2027 Start)

Optiver·Chicago, Illinois, United States·On-site

Junior·Research Scientist·$200k

Statistical modeling Machine learning Time series High-frequency trading algorithms

1mo ago→

Quantitative Analyst

Eclipsetrading·Chicago·On-site

Mid·Research Scientist

Python C++Statistical modeling Time series

1mo ago→

Principal Research Scientist I

AbbVie·North Chicago, IL, United States·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist

Toxicology In silico modeling In vitro assays In vivo studies

1mo ago→

Research Engineer (FICCO)

Drweng·Chicago·On-site

Mid·Research Scientist·$175k – $225k

Quantitative modeling Fixed-income analytics Market data processing Algorithm development

1mo ago→

Quantitative Trading Analyst Intern

DRW·Chicago, Illinois·On-site

Junior·Research Scientist

Python Statistical modeling Time series Machine learning

1mo ago→

Quantitative Research Intern

DRW·Chicago, New York City·On-site

Junior·Research Scientist·$250k – $300k

Python Statistical modeling Machine learning Derivatives pricing

1mo ago→

Principal Research Scientist II, Molecular Profiling and Drug Delivery (MPDD)

AbbVie·North Chicago, IL, United States·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist

Machine learning Bioinformatics Computational chemistry Biopharmaceutics

1mo ago→

Quantitative Research Intern (PhD) - Summer 2027

IMC Financial Markets·Chicago, United States·On-site

Junior·Research Scientist

Options pricing Statistical modeling Python C++

1mo ago→

Quantitative Research Intern (BS/MS) - Summer 2027

IMC Financial Markets·Chicago, United States·On-site

Junior·Research Scientist

Python C++Statistics Options

1mo ago→

Graduate Quantitative Researcher (PhD)

IMC Financial Markets·Chicago, United States·On-site

Junior·Research Scientist

Python C++Statistics Machine learning

1mo ago→

Graduate Quantitative Researcher (BS/MS)

IMC Financial Markets·Chicago, United States·On-site

Junior·Research Scientist

Python C++Mathematical modeling Statistics

1mo ago→

Graduate Machine Learning Researcher - Chicago

IMC Financial Markets·Chicago, United States·On-site

Junior·Research Scientist

Machine learning Statistics Data analysis Model deployment

1mo ago→

Senior Quantitative Researcher - Options Market Making

Maven Securities·Chicago ·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist

Quantitative modeling Options pricing Low latency systems Real-time trading

2mo ago→

Staff AI Scientist - AI Products / Life Sciences

Tempus·Chicago; Redwood City; New York City; Remote - Illinois·Hybrid

Staff·Research Scientist·$220k – $260k

Machine learning Deep learning Natural language processing Clinical data

2mo ago→

Quantitative Trading Strategist - Equity Options

IMC Financial Markets·Chicago, United States·On-site

Mid·Research Scientist

Quantitative research Options pricing models Market making algorithms Execution optimization

2mo ago→

Quantitative Researcher - Options

IMC Financial Markets·Chicago, United States·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist·$250k – $300k

Python Algorithmic trading Statistical modeling Options pricing

2mo ago→

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