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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Oura·Hybrid - London, England·Hybrid
Senior·Research Scientist
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Graham Capital Management, L.P·West Palm Beach, Florida, United States·On-site
Mid·Research Scientist·$200k – $275k
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Periodic Labs·Menlo Park, CA·On-site
Senior·Research Scientist·$250k – $350k
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AMD·Bellevue, Washington·On-site
Senior·Research Scientist
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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
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Vanguard·Malvern, PA; Charlotte, NC; Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX; Philadelphia, PA; Scottsdale, AZ·On-site
Senior·Research Scientist
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Snapchat·Paris, France·On-site
Mid·Research Scientist
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Pru·Newark, NJ, USA·On-site
Senior·Research Scientist·$160k – $170k
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Pimco·New York, NY USA·On-site
Staff·Research Scientist·$205k – $240k
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MSD·USA - Massachusetts - Cambridge (320 Bent Street)·On-site
Senior·Research Scientist·$82k – $92k
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Anthem·IN-INDIANAPOLIS, 220 VIRGINIA AVE; GA-ATLANTA, 740 W PEACHTREE ST NW; FL-TAMPA, 5411 SKYCENTER DR, STE 700 & 800·Hybrid
Senior·Research Scientist
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Abbott Laboratories·United States - Minnesota - St. Paul·On-site
Junior·Research Scientist·$37k – $74k
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Boston Consulting Group·Shanghai, Greater China; Shenzhen, Greater China; Taipei, Greater China; Hong Kong, Greater China·On-site
Senior·Research Scientist
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Fuse Energy·London, England, United Kingdom·On-site
Senior·Research Scientist
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Firecrawl·San Francisco HQ; Toronto Hub·On-site
Mid·Research Scientist·$250k – $290k
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Zillow·Remote-USA·Remote
Senior·Research Scientist·$161k – $257k
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Northrop Grumman·United States-Utah-Corinne·On-site
Senior·Research Scientist·$98k – $148k
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Jj·Spring House, Pennsylvania, United States of America·On-site
Senior·Research Scientist·$79k – $128k
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Cisco·Milpitas, California, US; Seattle, Washington, US·Hybrid
Senior·Research Scientist·$257k – $333k
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Amgen·India - Hyderabad·On-site
Senior·Research Scientist
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Waymo·San Francisco, California·On-site
Junior·Research Scientist·$177k
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Schonfeld·Hong Kong, Hong Kong·On-site
Junior·Research Scientist
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GenScript/ProBio·Redmond, Washington, United States·On-site
Senior·Research Scientist·$90k – $110k
1w ago→
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Faire·San Francisco, CA·On-site
Senior·Research Scientist·$211k – $291k
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Anthropic·San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA·On-site
Senior·Research Scientist·$500k – $850k
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Bosch Group·Sunnyvale, CA, United States·On-site
Senior·Research Scientist·$185k – $215k
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Bosch Group·Sunnyvale, CA, United States·On-site
Senior·Research Scientist·$185k – $215k
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Bosch Group·Sunnyvale, CA, United States·On-site
Senior·Research Scientist·$165k – $185k
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Bosch Group·Sunnyvale, CA, United States·On-site
Senior·Research Scientist·$150k – $170k
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Bosch Group·Sunnyvale, CA, United States·On-site
Senior·Research Scientist·$170k – $200k
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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.