updated august 2026

Research Scientist Jobs in the USA (August 2026)

275 open Research Scientist positions in the USA as of August 2026, across 104 hiring companies — 54 of them remote-friendly. Point72 leads with 18 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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Principal Applied Scientist

Adobe·San Jose·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist·$206k – $388k

Natural language processing Knowledge graphs Multimodal embeddings LLMs

2mo ago→

Quantitative Researcher - Prediction Markets, Quant Trading

Crypto.com·United States·Hybrid

Mid·Research Scientist

Python Statistical modeling Time series forecasting Data pipelines

2mo ago→

Research Scientist, Efficient Deep Learning - New College Grad 2026

NVIDIA·US, CA, Santa Clara·On-site

Junior·Research Scientist

Deep learning Computer vision Machine learning Pruning

2mo ago→

Senior AI/ML Research Engineer (Computer Vision)

Intuitive Surgical·Sunnyvale, CA, United States·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist

Computer vision models Deep learning Real-time perception Multimodal ai

2mo ago→

Scientist /Senior Scientist, Multimodal & Relational Machine Learning Foundation Models

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

Senior·Research Scientist·$201k – $258k

Multimodal learning Relational ml Foundation models Biological data processing

2mo 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

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

2mo 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

2mo ago→

Senior Quantum Applied Research Scientist, Calibration and Decoding

NVIDIA·US, WA, Redmond; US, CA, Remote; US, CA, Santa Clara·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist

Python Machine learning Quantum physics Data synthesis

2mo ago→

Senior Research Scientist US

Quandela·Washington, District of Columbia, United States·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist

Quantum computing Quantum photonics Experimental design Theoretical modeling

2mo ago→

Senior Quantum Applied Research Scientist, Physics Modeling

NVIDIA·US, WA, Redmond; US, CA, Remote; US, CA, Santa Clara·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist

Python Physics Quantum computing Machine learning

2mo ago→

Senior Quantum AI Research Scientist, Applied Research

NVIDIA·US, WA, Redmond; US, CA, Santa Clara·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist

Python Machine learning Quantumcomputing AI

3mo ago→

Research Scientist - AI for Power Electronics

Hitachi·Raleigh, North Carolina, United States·On-site

Mid·Research Scientist

Power-electronics-simulation Ai-for-control-systems Hpc-ml-integration Grid-stability-modeling

3mo ago→

Research Scientist

Adobe·San Jose; Seattle; San Francisco·Hybrid

Senior·Research Scientist·$121k – $239k

Machine learning Deep learning Computer vision Natural language processing

3mo 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

3mo 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

3mo 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

3mo ago→

Research Scientist, Frontier Capabilities

Lila Sciences·Cambridge, MA USA; San Francisco, CA USA·On-site

Mid·Research Scientist·$176k – $304k

LLMs Reinforcement learning Scientific reasoning Experimental design

3mo ago→

Member of Technical Staff - Quantitative Research

Udio·New York City (Remote possible for exceptional candidates)·Hybrid

Mid·Research Scientist·$250k – $350k

Machine learning Statistical modeling Data pipelines Music data analysis

3mo ago→

Machine Learning Researcher

Virtu Financial·New York·On-site

Mid·Research Scientist·$200k – $300k

Deep learning Feature engineering Quantitative modeling Market data analysis

3mo ago→

Senior Principal Research Scientist

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

Senior·Research Scientist

Machine learning Predictive modeling Biostatistics Translational research

3mo ago→

Machine Learning Fellow - Human Frontier Collective (US)

Scale AI·United States·Hybrid

Senior·Research Scientist

Python PyTorch TensorFlow AWS

3mo ago→

Research Scientist, AI Controls and Monitoring

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

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

Machine learning Python Anomaly detection Runtime monitoring

3mo 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

3mo 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

3mo ago→

Machine Learning Research Engineer, Agent Data Foundation - Enterprise GenAI

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

Senior·Research Scientist·$250k – $350k

LLMs Reinforcement learning Python Machine learning

3mo ago→

Research Scientist, Agent Robustness

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

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

Machine learning RLHF Dpo Grpo

3mo ago→

Applied Scientist

Adobe·San Jose·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist·$121k – $239k

Machine learning Deep learning Computer vision Natural language processing

3mo ago→

Senior Data Scientist (AI & Synthetic Intelligence)

Cint·Barcelona, CT, Spain·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist

LLMs Synthetic data generation Advanced data mining Statistical modeling

4mo ago→

Junior Research Scientist

EliseAI·San Francisco·On-site

Junior·Research Scientist·$150k – $230k

Python Machine learning Natural language processing Data pipelines

4mo ago→

Senior Research Scientist

EliseAI·San Francisco·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist·$200k – $320k

LLMs Agentic AI Workflow integration Nlp for domain specific applications

4mo ago→

Senior Recruiter, Quantitative Research

The Voleon Group·Remote, United States·Remote

Senior·Research Scientist·$110k – $175k

Quantitative research Machine learning AI Financial data analysis

4mo ago→

Research Scientist - Personalization

Spotify·New York, NY·On-site

Mid·Research Scientist·$133k – $190k

Large-scale foundation models Generative AI Machine learning research Personalization algorithms

4mo ago→

Senior Sourcer, Quantitative Research

The Voleon Group·Remote, United States·Remote

Senior·Research Scientist·$110k – $175k

Quantitative research Machine learning Financial time series analysis Algorithm implementation

4mo ago→

Research Scientist - Audio

Retell AI·San Francisco Bay Area·On-site

Mid·Research Scientist·$225k – $400k

Speech recognition Natural language processing Reinforcement learning Call center automation

4mo ago→

Research Scientist - Post Training

AfterQuery·San Francisco·On-site

Mid·Research Scientist·$210k – $450k

Large language model data curation Foundation model evaluation Data pipelines Distributed computing

4mo ago→

Research Scientist - LLM

Retell AI·San Francisco Bay Area·On-site

Mid·Research Scientist·$225k – $400k

LLMs Voice ai Reinforcement learning Natural language processing

4mo ago→

Research Scientist

Latent·San Francisco·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist·$225k – $300k

Clinical natural language processing Graph neural networks Longitudinal patient data modeling Explainable ai

4mo ago→

Research Scientist, Generative AI for Physical AI - PhD New College Grad 2026

NVIDIA·US, CA, Santa Clara·On-site

Junior·Research Scientist

Python Generative AI Deep learning Computer vision

4mo ago→

Research Scientist - Plasma Light Source Development

KLA·Ann Arbor, MI·On-site

Mid·Research Scientist·$106k – $180k

Plasma physics Optical spectroscopy Machine learning for experimental design Data-driven modeling

4mo ago→

Applied Researcher I (AI Foundations, LLM Customization, Finetuning, Reinforcement Learning)

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

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

Machine learning Reinforcement learning Llm customization Fine-tuning

4mo ago→

Senior Research Scientist, Fundamental Generative AI

NVIDIA·US, CA, Santa Clara·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist

Python Machine learning Deep learning Generative AI

4mo ago→

AI Research Scientist - United States

Flexion Robotics·San Francisco, California, United States·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist

Reinforcement learning Humanoid robotics Neural network architectures Robotics simulation

5mo ago→

Post-Training Research Scientist

Baseten·San Francisco·On-site

Mid·Research Scientist·$210k – $285k

Post-training optimization Model inference performance Applied ai research Research-to-production translation

5mo ago→

Research Scientist

Chai Discovery·San Francisco office·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist

LLMs Diffusion models Biochemical data modeling Deep learning architecture

5mo ago→

Senior Staff / Staff Research Scientist

Dyania Health·Jersey City, New Jersey, United States·On-site

Staff·Research Scientist

Large language models (llms)Medical natural language processing Electronic medical records (emr) analysis Clinical trial matching algorithms

5mo ago→

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

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

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

Machine learning AI Natural language processing Deep learning

6mo ago→

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

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

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

Machine learning AI Natural language processing Deep learning

6mo ago→

Data Scientist, Preparedness

OpenAI·San Francisco·On-site

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

Python Machine learning Ai safety Risk analysis

6mo ago→

ML Research Scientist (Health & Sensing)

Eight Sleep·San Francisco·On-site

Mid·Research Scientist

Machine learning Deep learning Time series Biomedical signal processing

6mo ago→

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