updated october 2026

Research Scientist Jobs in San Francisco (October 2026)

120 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 Scientist – Frontier Evaluations

AfterQuery·San Francisco·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist·$210k – $450k

Python PyTorch TensorFlow Data curation

1mo ago→

2027 Future Talent Program - Quantitative Biosciences, Cellular Pharmacology & Lead Discovery - Intern

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

Junior·Research Scientist·$39k – $111k

Cellular assays Preclinical analysis Biological data analysis Pharmacology

1mo ago→

Anthropic Fellows Program, ML Systems & Reinforcement Learning

Anthropic·London, UK; Ontario, CAN; Remote-Friendly, United States; San Francisco, CA·Hybrid

Research Scientist

Reinforcement learning Ml system design Open source ai models Api integration

1mo ago→

Research Scientist II

Adobe·San Francisco·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist·$143k – $271k

Deep learning Speech processing Generative AI Multimodal learning

1mo ago→

Forward Deployed Research Scientist

Goodfire·San Francisco, CA·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist·$220k – $315k

Python PyTorch TensorFlow Interpretability

1mo ago→

UX Researcher, Quantitative

Gusto·Denver, CO - Hybrid; New York, New York, United States; San Francisco, CA - Hybrid·Hybrid

Mid·Research Scientist·$172k

Statistics Python R SQL

1mo ago→

Sr. Staff Quantitative Product Researcher

Pinterest·San Francisco, CA, US; Remote, US·Hybrid

Staff·Research Scientist·$164k – $337k

Machine learning modeling A/B testing User behavior analysis Recommendation systems

1mo ago→

Director, R&D AI, Insights & Analytics

Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc·Princeton, New Jersey, United States; San Diego, California, United States; South San Francisco, California, United States·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist·$192k – $240k

Python R SQL Machine learning

1mo ago→

Applied Scientist Intern

Thomson Reuters·United States of America, San Francisco, California; United States of America, Frisco, Texas; United States of America, New York, New York; Canada, Toronto, Ontario; United States of America, Ann Arbor, Michigan; United States of America, Eagan, Minnesota·On-site

Junior·Research Scientist

Python Machine learning Natural language processing Deep learning

1mo ago→

Research Scientist: Post-Training

Generalist·San Francisco Bay Area (San Mateo) or Boston (Somerville)·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist·$240k – $350k

Embodied foundation models Multimodal learning Vision-language-action Robotics hardware integration

1mo ago→

Staff Applied Scientist

Braze·San Francisco·On-site

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

Python Machine learning Statistical modeling A/B testing

1mo ago→

Research Scientist, APEX Benchmarks

Mercor·San Francisco·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist·$200k – $500k

Large-scale ai benchmarking Human-in-the-loop data systems Expertise extraction pipelines Frontend ai model evaluation

1mo ago→

Applied Research Scientist, AI Research

Descript·San Francisco, CA or Remote, US·Hybrid

Senior·Research Scientist·$197k – $263k

Multimodal machine learning Video editing workflows Generative modeling Computer vision

1mo ago→

Research Engineer, Interpretability

Anthropic·San Francisco, CA·On-site

Mid·Research Scientist·$315k – $560k

Neural network interpretability Mechanistic analysis Model reverse-engineering Attention mechanism dissection

1mo ago→

Research Engineer / Research Scientist, Health

OpenAI·San Francisco·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist·$295k – $555k

Python PyTorch Reinforcement learning LLMs

1mo ago→

Research Scientist, Dynamical Systems & AI

Becoming·San Francisco, California, United States·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist

Dynamical systems Time series Statistical modeling Simulation

1mo ago→

Research Scientist - Frontier Benchmarks

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

Senior·Research Scientist

Machine learning Deep learning Natural language processing Generative AI

1mo ago→

Research Scientist

Snorkel AI·Redwood City, CA (Hybrid); San Francisco, CA (Hybrid); United States (Remote)·Hybrid

Senior·Research Scientist·$200k – $350k

Python PyTorch TensorFlow Natural language processing

1mo ago→

Director / Senior Director, Machine Learning for Biology

Altos Labs·San Diego, CA; San Francisco Bay Area, CA·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist·$297k – $381k

Python Deep learning Bioinformatics Genomics

1mo ago→

Senior Research Engineer, LLM Training & Post-Training

Lightning AI·New York, New York, United States; Remote; San Francisco, California, United States; Seattle, Washington, United States·Hybrid

Senior·Research Scientist·$165k – $310k

PyTorch Distributed training LLMs Gpu acceleration

1mo ago→

Research Scientist, Life Sciences (Chemistry)

Anthropic·San Francisco, CA·On-site

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

Medicinal chemistry Small molecule synthesis Analytical chemistry Experimental design

1mo ago→

Founding AI Research Scientist - Optexity (USA)

Pear VC·San Francisco Bay Area·On-site

Staff·Research Scientist

Clinical nlp Healthcare data integration Open source infrastructure Reinforcement learning

2mo ago→

Research Engineer / Research Scientist / AI Systems Engineer, RSI

OpenAI·San Francisco·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist·$295k – $445k

Machine learning Deep learning Python PyTorch

2mo ago→

AI Research Scientist

Cogent Security·San Francisco, CA, New York, NY·Hybrid

Senior·Research Scientist·$100k – $300k

LLMs Agentic ai architectures Cybersecurity threat detection Distributed data processing

2mo ago→

Research Scientist, Life Sciences (Computational)

Anthropic·San Francisco, CA·On-site

Mid·Research Scientist·$300k – $320k

Computational biology Machine learning for biology Genomics data analysis Deep learning for scientific discovery

2mo ago→

Research Scientist, Life Sciences

Anthropic·San Francisco, CA·On-site

Mid·Research Scientist·$300k – $320k

LLMs Biological nlp Reinforcement learning Scientific benchmarking

2mo ago→

Research Scientist, Interpretability

Anthropic·San Francisco, CA·On-site

Mid·Research Scientist·$350k – $850k

Mechanistic-interpretability Neural-network-parameter-analysis Algorithm-reverse-engineering Ai-safety-research

2mo ago→

Research Scientist/Engineer, Biological Safety

Anthropic·San Francisco, CA·On-site

Mid·Research Scientist·$300k – $405k

Machine learning Natural language processing Adversarial ml Biosecurity

2mo ago→

Research Engineer/Research Scientist, Pre-training

Anthropic·Remote-Friendly (Travel-Required) | San Francisco, CA | Seattle, WA | New York City, NY·Remote

Mid·Research Scientist·$350k – $850k

LLMs Pre training data pipelines Transformer architectures Distributed computing

2mo ago→

Research Engineer, Machine Learning (Reinforcement Learning)

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

Mid·Research Scientist·$500k – $850k

Reinforcement learning LLMs Autonomous agent development Code generation rl

2mo ago→

People Research Scientist, Recruiting

Anthropic·San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA·Hybrid

Mid·Research Scientist·$285k – $380k

Experimental design Behavioral research Recruiting analytics Statistical modeling

2mo ago→

Research Engineer / Research Scientist - Personal AGI, Personalization

OpenAI·San Francisco·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist·$295k – $555k

Reinforcement learning Dataset creation Evaluation metrics LLMs

2mo ago→

Research Engineer / Research Scientist - Personal AGI, Memory

OpenAI·San Francisco·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist·$295k – $555k

Reinforcement learning Memory architectures LLMs Deep learning

2mo ago→

Manager, Research Scientist

Scale AI·San Francisco, CA; New York, NY·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist·$290k – $363k

Python Machine learning Deep learning Natural language processing

2mo ago→

AI Applied Scientist

Figma·San Francisco, CA • New York, NY • United States·Hybrid

Senior·Research Scientist·$153k – $376k

Machine learning Ai model development Computer vision Natural language processing

2mo ago→

Research Engineer/Research Scientist, Personal AGI-Model Experience

OpenAI·San Francisco·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist·$295k – $555k

Python Natural language processing Deep learning Agi

2mo ago→

AI Research Scientist

Sprinter Health·San Francisco, CA, Menlo Park, CA·On-site

Mid·Research Scientist·$160k – $220k

Deep learning Reinforcement learning Healthcare data analysis Nlp for clinical text

2mo ago→

Research Scientist

Sesame·San Francisco, New York , Bellevue·On-site

Mid·Research Scientist·$190k – $320k

Natural language processing Speech recognition Computer vision Deep learning

3mo ago→

ML Research Scientist (MLRS) - Representation Learning for Molecular AI

Achira·San Francisco Office, New York Office·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist·$165k – $259k

Representation learning Graph neural networks Transformer architectures Distributed training

3mo ago→

Research Staff, Data Science

Deepgram·USA | Remote; San Francisco, CA; Ann Arbor, MI·Hybrid

Staff·Research Scientist·$150k – $220k

Python Machine learning Natural language processing Speech recognition

3mo ago→

Account Executive, LLMs

Goodfire·San Francisco, CA·On-site

Mid·Research Scientist

LLMs Model interpretability Neural network architectures Ai safety

3mo ago→

Research Engineer/Research Scientist - Personal AGI, North Stars

OpenAI·San Francisco·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist·$295k – $555k

Python Machine learning Natural language processing Deep learning

3mo 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

Goodfire·San Francisco, CA·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist·$200k – $400k

Neural network interpretability Model debugging Ai safety frameworks Attention mechanism analysis

4mo ago→

Forward Deployed Research Scientist (Biology)

Goodfire·San Francisco, CA·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist·$220k – $315k

Neural network interpretability Model debugging Ai safety research Machine learning theory

4mo ago→

Research Staff, LLMs

Deepgram·USA | Remote, San Francisco, CA, Ann Arbor, MI·Hybrid

Staff·Research Scientist·$150k – $250k

LLMs Speech to text optimization Foundation model research Audio processing

4mo ago→

Research Scientist, Safety Post Training

Scale AI·San Francisco, CA; New York, NY·Hybrid

Senior·Research Scientist·$216k – $270k

Python Machine learning AI Research

4mo ago→

Forward Deployed Research Scientist

Labelbox·San Francisco Bay Area·On-site

Mid·Research Scientist·$200k – $300k

Computer vision annotation Active learning algorithms Data quality assurance Distributed data pipelines

5mo ago→

Senior / Staff Machine Learning Research Scientist, Agents

Scale AI·San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA; New York, NY·Hybrid

Senior·Research Scientist·$302k – $378k

Python TensorFlow PyTorch Reinforcement learning

5mo ago→

Research Scientist, Frontier Risk Evaluations

Scale AI·San Francisco, CA; New York, NY·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist·$216k – $270k

Machine learning Python Ml pipelines Evaluation methodologies

5mo ago→

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