updated july 2026

Research Scientist Jobs in the USA (July 2026)

53 open Research Scientist positions in the USA as of July 2026, across 13 hiring companies — 16 of them remote-friendly. Scale AI leads with 13 openings. Listings are scraped daily from company career pages and ATS APIs; every role links straight to the official application page.

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Senior Data Scientist, GeminiApp, DeepMind

NEW

Google·Sunnyvale, CA, USA·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist

Python Tensorflow Keras Deep learning

2d ago→

Research Data Scientist, YouTube Creator

NEW

Google·Reston, VA, USA·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist

Python R SQL Machinelearning

2d ago→

Senior Research Data Scientist, Android Tablets

NEW

Google·San Francisco, CA, USA·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist

Python Tensorflow Android Machinelearning

2d ago→

Senior Data Scientist, Research, App Ecosystem and Trust

NEW

Google·San Bruno, CA, USA·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist

Python R Machine learning Data modeling

2d ago→

Research Engineer / Research Scientist - Personal AGI, Personality and Model Behavior

OpenAI·San Francisco·On-site

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

Machine learning Reinforcement learning Reward modeling Natural language processing

1w ago→

Staff Research Data Scientist, Search Ads GenAI

Google·Sunnyvale, CA, USA·On-site

Staff·Research Scientist

Python Tensorflow Natural language processing Deep learning

1w ago→

Principal Research Scientist/TLM - AI Scaling

Databricks·Mountain View, California; San Francisco, California·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist

Python Tensorflow Pytorch Natural language processing

1w ago→

Research Data Scientist, Cybersecurity, Google Cloud

Google·Sunnyvale, CA, USA·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist

Python Machine learning Statistical modeling Cloud computing

1w ago→

Research Staff, Data Science

Deepgram·USA | Remote·Hybrid

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

Python Machine learning Natural language processing Speech recognition

2w ago→

Applied Scientist, Shopping AI

Zillow·Remote-USA·Remote

Senior·Research Scientist

Machine learning Recommendation systems Natural language processing Deep learning

2w ago→

Research Engineer / Research Scientist -Personal AGI, Proactivity

OpenAI·San Francisco·On-site

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

Reinforcementlearning Datasetcreation Evaluations Posttrainingmethods

2w 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

2w ago→

Sr. Research Data Scientist

Roku·Boston, Massachusetts; New York, New York; San Jose, California·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist·$330k – $375k

Python R Machinelearning Statistics

2w ago→

Senior Applied Scientist, Rich Media Experiences

Zillow·Remote-USA·Remote

Senior·Research Scientist

Machinelearning Computervision Mobiledevices Immersiveexperiences

2w ago→

Principal Applied Scientist, Agentic AI

Zillow·Remote-USA·Remote

Senior·Research Scientist

Machinelearning Reinforcementlearning Python Tensorflow

2w ago→

Senior Applied Scientist, Agentic AI

Zillow·Remote-USA·Remote

Senior·Research Scientist

Python Machine learning Natural language processing Deep learning

2w ago→

Applied Scientist

Adobe·Seattle·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist

Machinelearning Imageprocessing Videounderstanding Deeplearning

3w ago→

Global Head of AI and ML Field Development, Engineering and Data Science, SVP

State Street·Boston, Massachusetts; Princeton, New Jersey; Quincy, Massachusetts; Clifton, New Jersey·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist·$225k – $338k

Python Machine learning Data science Engineering

3w ago→

Staff Research Scientist

Visa·US - Foster City, CA·On-site

Staff·Research Scientist

Python Machinelearning Datascience Research

3w ago→

AI research scientist

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

Senior·Research Scientist·$234k – $349k

Python Machine learning Deep learning Natural language processing

3w ago→

People Research Data Scientist, AI Fairness & Bias

OpenAI·San Francisco·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist·$198k – $220k

Python Machine learning Statistics Data analysis

4w ago→

People Research Data Scientist, AI Fairness & Bias

OpenAI·San Francisco, New York City, Seattle, Washington, DC·Hybrid

Senior·Research Scientist·$198k – $220k

Python Machine learning Statistics Data analysis

4w ago→

Senior Research Data Scientist

Google·Kirkland, WA, USA·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist

Python Tensorflow Machinelearning Statistics

1mo ago→

Research Data Scientist, YouTube Gaming Discovery

Google·Mountain View, CA, USA·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist

Python Machinelearning Dataanalysis Statisticalmodeling

1mo ago→

Quantum Research Scientist Intern - Fall 2026

NVIDIA·US, CA, Remote·Hybrid

Junior·Research Scientist

Python Quantum computing Machine learning Gpu programming

1mo ago→

Research Scientist, Safety Post Training

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

Senior·Research Scientist

Python Machine learning Ai Research

1mo ago→

Staff GenAI Research Scientist - Agents

Databricks·New York City, New York·On-site

Staff·Research Scientist

Natural language processing Information retrieval Large language models Embeddings

2mo ago→

Principal Research Scientist – Scaling

Databricks·San Francisco, California·On-site

Staff·Research Scientist

Python LLMs Rl Optimization

2mo ago→

Senior GenAI Research Scientist - AI Efficiency & Optimization

Databricks·Mountain View, California; San Francisco, California·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist

Python Pytorch Machine learning Deep learning

2mo ago→

Principal Research Scientist - AI Scaling & Optimization

Databricks·Mountain View, California; San Francisco, California·On-site

Staff·Research Scientist

Python LLMs Rl Optimization

2mo ago→

Manager, Machine Learning Research Scientist, GenAI

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

Senior·Research Scientist

Machine learning Deep learning Generative models Rl

2mo ago→

Director, Enterprise Machine Learning & Research

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

Staff·Research Scientist

Machine learning Deep learning Generative models Rl

2mo ago→

Machine Learning Fellow - Human Frontier Collective (US)

Scale AI·United States·Hybrid

Senior·Research Scientist

Python Pytorch Tensorflow AWS

2mo ago→

Machine Learning Research Engineer, Agent Data Foundation - Enterprise GenAI

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

Senior·Research Scientist

LLMs Rl Python Machine learning

2mo ago→

Machine Learning Research Scientist, Post-Training

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

Senior·Research Scientist

Machine learning Deep learning Reinforcement learning Python

2mo ago→

Machine Learning Research Scientist, Reasoning

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

Senior·Research Scientist

Pytorch Jax Tensorflow Python

2mo ago→

Tech Lead/Manager, Machine Learning Research Scientist- LLM Evals

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

Senior·Research Scientist

Python Tensorflow Pytorch Numpy

2mo ago→

Research Scientist, Agent Robustness

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

Senior·Research Scientist

Machine learning RLHF Dpo Grpo

2mo ago→

Research Scientist, AI Controls and Monitoring

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

Senior·Research Scientist

Machine learning Python Anomaly detection Runtime monitoring

2mo ago→

Research Scientist, Frontier Risk Evaluations

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

Senior·Research Scientist

Machine learning Python Ml pipelines Evaluation methodologies

2mo ago→

Senior / Staff Machine Learning Research Scientist, Agents

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

Senior·Research Scientist

Python Tensorflow Pytorch Reinforcement learning

2mo ago→

Staff Machine Learning Research Scientist, LLM Evals

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

Staff·Research Scientist

Python Tensorflow Pytorch Numpy

2mo ago→

Applied Scientist

Adobe·San Jose·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist

Machine learning Deep learning Computer vision Natural language processing

2mo ago→

PhD GenAI Research Scientist Intern

Databricks·San Francisco, California·On-site

Research Scientist

Pytorch Deep learning Python Software engineering

3mo ago→

Senior Research Scientist, Fundamental Generative AI

NVIDIA·US, CA, Santa Clara·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist

Python Machine learning Deep learning Generative models

3mo ago→

Data Scientist, Preparedness

OpenAI·San Francisco·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist·$347k – $400k

Python Machine learning Ai safety Risk analysis

4mo ago→

Senior Research Scientist for Generative AI

NVIDIA·US, CA, Santa Clara·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist

Python Tensorflow Pytorch Deep learning

4mo ago→