updated october 2026

Research Scientist Jobs in San Francisco (October 2026)

123 open Research Scientist positions in San Francisco as of October 2026, across 65 hiring companies — 23 of them remote-friendly. Anthropic leads with 14 openings. Listings are updated daily, and every role links straight to the employer's official application page.

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Research Engineer, Safety & Alignment

Cognition·San Francisco·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist

Python Machine learning Reinforcement learning LLMs

3d ago→

Applied AI/ML Scientist, Intern

Faire·San Francisco, CA·On-site

Junior·Research Scientist·$25k – $29k

Python Machine learning Data analysis Statistics

3d ago→

AI Research Engineer - Human Data - Robotics

Flexion Robotics·San Francisco, California, United States; Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist

Reinforcement learning Computer vision Multimodal learning Motion capture

4d ago→

AI Research Engineer - Human Data

Flexion Robotics·San Francisco, California, United States; Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist

Robotics Foundation models Multi-modal Video analysis

4d ago→

Senior Machine Learning Research Scientist, Structure and Simulation (AI for Drug Discovery)

Roche·New York City; South San Francisco·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist·$141k – $262k

Machine learning Deep learning Foundation models Simulation

4d ago→

Associate Scientist, Postdoctoral Fellow – AI/ML and Agentic AI for Drug Discovery

MSD·USA - California - South San Francisco (Grand Ave)·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist·$82k – $92k

Machine learning Deep learning Python Data analysis

4d ago→

Scientist II, Bioanalytics

Vir Biotechnology·San Francisco, California, United States·On-site

Mid·Research Scientist·$116k – $146k

Bioanalytics Assay development Mass spectrometry Chromatography

4d ago→

Senior Research Statistician - Exploratory Analysis (Hybrid)

AbbVie·South San Francisco, CA, United States·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist

Statistics Biomarker analysis Clinical trials R

5d ago→

Senior Research Statistician - Oncology (Hybrid)

AbbVie·South San Francisco, CA, United States·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist

Clinical trials Statistics Protocol development Safety analysis

6d ago→

Senior Research Statistician - Discovery & Exploratory Analysis (Hybrid)

AbbVie·South San Francisco, CA, United States·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist

Biostatistics Clinical trial design Biomarker analysis Exploratory data analysis

6d ago→

AI/ML PhD Intern (Summer 2027)

Sigma Computing·San Francisco, CA·On-site

Junior·Research Scientist·$166k – $187k

Python Machine learning Deep learning Natural language processing

6d ago→

Senior Research Statistician - Exploratory Analysis (Hybrid)

AbbVie·South San Francisco, CA, United States·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist

Statistics Biomarker analysis Clinical trials Data analysis

1w ago→

Research Engineer, Applied Research

Sierra·San Francisco, CA·On-site

Mid·Research Scientist

Python Machine learning Deep learning Natural language processing

1w ago→

Machine Learning Scientist/Senior Machine Learning Scientist - Synthesis Planning and Optimization, AI for Drug Discovery

Roche·San Francisco; New York City·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist·$148k – $274k

Machine learning Deep learning Drug discovery Synthesis planning

1w ago→

2027 Intern - Applied and Research Scientist/Engineer

Adobe·San Jose; College Park; San Francisco; Seattle; Cambridge; New York·Hybrid

Junior·Research Scientist·$94k – $127k

Python Machine learning Deep learning Data analysis

1w ago→

Senior/Staff Applied Scientist

Glean·San Francisco, CA·On-site

Staff·Research Scientist·$180k – $330k

Python Machine learning Natural language processing LLMs

1w ago→

PhD Intern, AI Applied Scientist (2027)

Figma·San Francisco, CA • New York, NY·On-site

Junior·Research Scientist·$154k

Python PyTorch TensorFlow Reinforcement learning

1w ago→

Senior Machine Learning Scientist, AI for Biology & Translation (AIBT)

Roche·South San Francisco, California, United States of America·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist·$1664k – $274k

Machine learning Deep learning Bioinformatics Genomics

1w ago→

Sr. Statistician, Client Intelligence

Doximity·San Francisco, CA or Remote (U.S.)·Hybrid

Senior·Research Scientist·$151k – $207k

Statistical modeling Hypothesis testing A/B testing SQL

1w ago→

Staff Research Engineer, Multi-Agent Scaling

Anthropic·San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA·On-site

Staff·Research Scientist·$500k – $850k

Python Reinforcement learning Multi-agent systems Distributed computing

1w ago→

Associate Director, Quantitative Pharmacology & Pharmacometrics - Mechanistic Modeling, Immunology

MSD·USA - Pennsylvania - West Point; USA - Massachusetts - Boston (MA Parcel B Laboratory); USA - New Jersey - Rahway; USA - California - South San Francisco (Grand Ave)·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist·$157k – $247k

Mechanistic modeling Pharmacometrics Quantitative pharmacology Immunology

1w 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→

Operation Research Scientist - Demand Planning/Forecasting

Tiger Analytics Inc.·TELECOMMUTE, Dallas, Texas, United States; TELECOMMUTE, New York, New York, United States; TELECOMMUTE, San Francisco, California, United States; TELECOMMUTE, Toronto, Ontario, Canada·Hybrid

Senior·Research Scientist

Python Optimization Operations research Supply chain

1w ago→

Research Engineer - Benchmarks

Firecrawl·San Francisco HQ; Toronto Hub·On-site

Mid·Research Scientist·$250k – $290k

Python Data engineering Benchmarking Evaluation

1w ago→

2027 Summer Intern, PhD, Planner Machine Learning

Waymo·San Francisco, California·On-site

Junior·Research Scientist·$177k

Python C++Machine learning Planning

1w ago→

Senior Applied AI/ML Scientist - Search Ranking

Faire·San Francisco, CA·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist·$211k – $291k

Python Machine learning Deep learning Ranking algorithms

1w ago→

Research Engineer / Research Scientist, RL Frontiers

Anthropic·San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist·$500k – $850k

Reinforcement learning Deep learning Python PyTorch

1w ago→

Machine Learning Scientist/Senior Machine Learning Scientist - Agents for Applied Small Molecule Drug Design, AI for Drug Discovery

Roche·San Francisco; New York City·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist·$148k – $274k

Machine learning Deep learning Python PyTorch

2w ago→

Deep Learning Research Engineer Intern

DataRobot·Washington, US - Remote; Boston, Massachusetts, US; San Francisco, California, US·Hybrid

Junior·Research Scientist

Python PyTorch TensorFlow Probabilistic modeling

2w ago→

Applied Scientist Intern (Summer 2027)

Lyft·San Francisco, CA·On-site

Junior·Research Scientist·$133k – $141k

Python LLMs Agent-based modeling Simulation

2w ago→

Research Scientist - Human-AI Systems

Snorkel AI·San Francisco, CA (Hybrid)·Hybrid

Senior·Research Scientist·$200k – $375k

Python Machine learning Weak supervision Generative AI

2w ago→

Senior Applied AI/ML Scientist - Marketplace Quality

Faire·San Francisco, CA·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist·$211k – $291k

Python Machine learning Deep learning Statistical modeling

2w ago→

Research Engineer - Auto Research

Chai Discovery·San Francisco office·On-site

Mid·Research Scientist

Python PyTorch TensorFlow Graph neural networks

2w ago→

Research Engineer, Data Infrastructure (Language Modeling)

Cartesia·*HQ - San Francisco, CA·On-site

Mid·Research Scientist·$200k – $350k

State space models Large-scale foundation models Systems engineering Model architecture

2w ago→

Research Engineer

Assort Health·San Francisco·On-site

Mid·Research Scientist·$190k – $240k

Python Machine learning Natural language processing Voice recognition

2w ago→

Research Scientist, Multi-Agent

Anthropic·San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist·$500k – $850k

Reinforcement learning Multi-agent systems Deep learning Python

2w ago→

Senior Scientist – Quantitative LC-MS Protein Bioanalysis

Amgen·US - California - South San Francisco·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist

Lc-ms Protein bioanalysis Quantitative analysis Method development

2w ago→

AI research scientist

Writer·San Francisco, CA, Seattle, WA, New York City, NY·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist·$199k – $325k

Machine learning Natural language processing LLMs Deep learning

2w ago→

Research Scientist, World Model Post-Training

Waymo·Mountain View, CA, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA; New York, NY, USA·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist·$213k – $263k

Machine learning Deep learning World modeling Simulation

2w ago→

Senior Applied AI/ML Scientist - Retailer Growth

Faire·San Francisco, CA·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist·$211k – $291k

Python Machine learning Deep learning Statistical modeling

2w ago→

Research Scientist, Life Sciences (Experimental Biology)

Anthropic·San Francisco, CA·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist·$300k – $320k

Experimental biology Molecular biology Cell culture Microscopy

2w ago→

Staff Quantitative Researcher (Market Research)

Headway·New York, NY, San Francisco, CA, Seattle, WA·On-site

Staff·Research Scientist·$212k – $265k

Python Statistics Machine learning SQL

3w ago→

Research Engineer - Environments, Data and Post-Training

Mercor·San Francisco·On-site

Mid·Research Scientist·$250k – $500k

Data labeling pipelines Ai model evaluation frameworks Expertise extraction algorithms Large-scale dataset curation

3w ago→

Applied Researcher 5 (AI Foundations, LLM Core and Agentic AI)

Capital One·San Jose, CA; San Francisco, CA; McLean, VA; Cambridge, MA; New York, NY·Hybrid

Staff·Research Scientist·$263k – $300k

Python PyTorch TensorFlow Deep learning

3w ago→

Applied Researcher 4 (AI Foundations, LLM Core and Agentic AI)

Capital One·San Jose, CA; San Francisco, CA; McLean, VA; Cambridge, MA; New York, NY·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist·$219k – $250k

Python PyTorch TensorFlow LLMs

3w ago→

Systems Research Engineer Intern - GPU Programming (Winter 2027)

Together AI·San Francisco·On-site

Junior·Research Scientist·$121k – $146k

Gpu programming Parallel computing Kernel optimization Cuda

3w ago→

Systems Research Engineer Intern - GPU Programming (Summer 2027)

Together AI·San Francisco·On-site

Junior·Research Scientist·$121k – $146k

Gpu programming Cuda Parallel computing Kernel optimization

3w ago→

Scientist I, Stability & Data Analytics (Temporary)

Vir Biotechnology·San Francisco, California, United States·On-site

Junior·Research Scientist·$116k – $146k

Python R SQL Statistics

3w ago→

ML Scientist, Nucleic Acid Design

Lila Sciences·San Francisco, CA USA·On-site

Mid·Research Scientist·$176k – $304k

Sequence modeling Regulatory genomics 3d utr 5d utr optimization Cds optimization

1mo ago→

ML Scientist, Foundation Models for Life Sciences

Lila Sciences·San Francisco, CA USA·On-site

Mid·Research Scientist·$176k – $304k

Protein structure prediction Cofolding models Generative ai for biology Deep learning

1mo ago→

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