updated october 2026

Research Scientist Jobs in Palo Alto (October 2026)

16 open Research Scientist positions in Palo Alto as of October 2026, across 11 hiring companies — 1 of them remote-friendly. Arc Institute leads with 3 openings. Listings are updated daily, and every role links straight to the employer's official application page.

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Staff Applied Research Scientist - Fraud Detection

GEICO·Palo Alto, CA; Bethesda, MD·On-site

Staff·Research Scientist·$130k – $260k

Machine learning Deep learning Statistical modeling Feature engineering

6d ago→

PhD Machine Learning Internship 2027 (USA)

Pinterest·San Francisco, CA, US; Palo Alto, CA, US; Seattle, WA, US; New York, NY, US·On-site

Junior·Research Scientist

Python TensorFlow PyTorch Deep learning

1w ago→

Senior Staff Applied Research Scientist

GEICO·Bethesda, MD; New York City, NY; Palo Alto, CA·On-site

Staff·Research Scientist·$150k – $300k

Python R SQL Machine learning

3w ago→

Staff AI Scientist

Uniphore·USA - CA - Palo Alto·On-site

Staff·Research Scientist·$193k – $241k

Machine learning Deep learning Natural language processing Model fine-tuning

4w ago→

Staff Research Scientist

MongoDB·Palo Alto·On-site

Staff·Research Scientist·$151k – $297k

Embedding models Reranking algorithms Semantic search Rag pipelines

1mo ago→

Senior Research Scientist

MongoDB·Palo Alto·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist·$126k – $248k

Embedding models Semantic search Fine-tuning Reranking

1mo ago→

Research Scientist - Information Theory and Statistical Inference

Evolver·Palo Alto, California·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist

Information theory Statistical inference Probability theory Machine learning

1mo ago→

Research Scientist - Autonomous Systems

Evolver·Palo Alto, California·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist

Autonomous systems Control theory Robotics Reinforcement learning

1mo ago→

Postdoctoral Researcher, ML for Biology, Hsu Lab

Arc Institute·Palo Alto, CA·On-site

Junior·Research Scientist

Machine learning for biology Computational biology Deep learning Multi omics data analysis

1mo ago→

Director, Machine Learning, Virtual Cell Initiative

Arc Institute·Palo Alto, CA·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist·$380k – $420k

Deep learning Biological data modeling Multi-scale simulation High-performance computing

1mo ago→

Director, Machine Learning, Alzheimer's Disease Initiative

Arc Institute·Palo Alto, CA·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist·$380k – $420k

Deep learning Neuroimaging analysis Biological data pipelines Longitudinal data modeling

1mo ago→

Applied Scientist

Mistral AI·Palo Alto, New York·Hybrid

Senior·Research Scientist

Transformer architectures Multimodal ai State-of-the-art model development Fine-tuning

2mo ago→

People Research Scientist

Wealthfront·Palo Alto, CA·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist·$140k – $155k

Python R SQL Statistics

2mo ago→

Research Scientist - Salesforce AI Research

Salesforce·California - Palo Alto; California - San Francisco·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist·$117k – $314k

Machine learning Ai research Crm ai systems Natural language processing

4mo ago→

Research Scientist

Simular·Palo Alto, Singapore·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist

Reinforcement learning Multimodal reasoning Planning algorithms Ai safety

12mo ago→

AI Scientist - Machine Learning (KR/US)

Gausslabs·Palo Alto, CA / Yeoksam, Seoul·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist

Deep learning Temporal modeling Manufacturing Ml research

17mo ago→

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