updated october 2026

Research Scientist Jobs (October 2026)

1331 Research Scientist roles are open on the board as of October 2026, across 425 hiring companies — 11% of them remote-friendly. AbbVie is hiring the most, with 43 openings. New York is the busiest market. Advertised pay runs around $201,950 a year at the median. Listings are updated daily, and every role links straight to the employer's official application.

Open roles
1,331
live Research Scientist listings
Companies hiring
425
distinct employers
Remote
11%
142 remote-friendly
Median pay
$202k
$115k–$298k typical · 555 listings
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Government of New Brunswick·NB, Canada·On-site
Senior·Research Scientist·$68k – $95k
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Flexion Robotics·San Francisco, California, United States; Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland·On-site
Senior·Research Scientist
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MSD·USA - California - South San Francisco (Grand Ave)·On-site
Senior·Research Scientist·$82k – $92k
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Iqvia Holdings·Kirkland, Quebec, Canada·Hybrid
Senior·Research Scientist·$120k – $181k
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BMO Capital Markets·Toronto, ON, CAN·On-site
Senior·Research Scientist·$80k – $175k
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Astrazeneca·Canada - Mississauga·Hybrid
Senior·Research Scientist
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Waymo·Mountain View, CA, USA·On-site
Junior·Research Scientist·$177k
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Vir Biotechnology·San Francisco, California, United States·On-site
Mid·Research Scientist·$116k – $146k
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RJWM·London, United Kingdom·On-site
Junior·Research Scientist
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Ipsos·Milano, Italy·On-site
Junior·Research Scientist
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Ipsos·London, England, United Kingdom; Manchester, England, United Kingdom·On-site
Senior·Research Scientist
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AbbVie·South San Francisco, CA, United States·On-site
Senior·Research Scientist
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Verily·Dallas, Texas; Boston - 100 Causeway; Raleigh - 1101 Haynes; San Bruno - 999 Bayhill·On-site
Senior·Research Scientist·$130k – $196k
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Northrop Grumman·United States-Utah-Corinne·On-site
Senior·Research Scientist·$123k – $184k
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Iqvia Holdings·Durham, North Carolina, United States of America·Hybrid
Senior·Research Scientist·$111k – $309k
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Raytheon·US-MA-CAMBRIDGE-BBN01 ~ 10 & 50 Moulton St ~ MOULTON B2; US-VA-ARLINGTON-111 ~ 1300 17Th St N ~ BBN ARLINGTON; US-MD-COLUMBIA-720 ~ 9861 Broken Land Pkwy ~ BBN COLUMBIA, Ste 400·On-site
Senior·Research Scientist
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Datadog·New York, New York, USA; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA·On-site
Staff·Research Scientist·$320k – $400k
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Datadog·New York, New York, USA; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA·On-site
Staff·Research Scientist·$320k – $400k
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Linkedin3·Sunnyvale, CA, United States·Hybrid
Staff·Research Scientist·$175k – $287k
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Millennium·New York, New York, United States of America·On-site
Senior·Research Scientist·$175k – $250k
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Methodology: live listings classified as Research Scientist by our enrichment step, which reads each posting’s own description rather than its job title alone. Counts are live and change daily as roles open and close; pay figures are the median of 555 advertised ranges, converted to annual USD, and are a directional guide rather than an offer.