Top 10 Research Scientist Hiring Companies in China (September 2026)

1. #1

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   Optiver

   6 open Research Scientist roles·On-site mostly (0/6 remote)
   Quantitative Research Internship, Bachelor or Master (Summer 2027 - Shanghai)Shanghai, China·Aug 13Senior Statarb Portfolio Manager/Quantitative Researcher Shanghai, China·Jul 29Senior Quantitative Researcher - EquitiesShanghai, China·Jul 29Senior Portfolio Manager / Quantitative Researcher – Intraday Trading StrategyShanghai, China·Jul 29Options Quantitative ResearcherShanghai, China·Jul 29
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2. #2

   SR

   Scientech Research LLC

   5 open Research Scientist roles·On-site mostly (0/5 remote)
   Quantitative Researcher Intern-DailyShanghai·Aug 20Machine Learning ResearcherShanghai·May 19Mid-level Quantitative ResearcherShanghai·Feb 11Junior Quantitative ResearcherShanghai·Jan 23Quantitative Researcher InternShanghai·Jan 23
3. #3

   AC

   AXQ Capital

   3 open Research Scientist roles·On-site mostly (0/3 remote)
   Senior Quantitative ResearcherBeijing·Aug 27Quantitative ResearcherShanghai·Aug 27Quantitative DeveloperBeijing·Aug 27
4. #4

   C

   Canva

   3 open Research Scientist roles·On-site mostly (0/3 remote)
   LLM Agent Research Scientist 大模型智能体研究科学家Beijing, Beijing, China·Jul 10Research Scientist - Efficient AI (高性能大模型）Beijing, Beijing, China·Jul 10AI Research Scientist 大模型研究科学家Beijing, Beijing, China·Jun 1
5. #5

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   AbbVie

   2 open Research Scientist roles·On-site mostly (0/2 remote)
   Lab Head, Quantitative, Translational and ADME ScienceShanghai, Shanghai, China·Aug 17Principal Research Scientist II, ToxicologyShanghai, Shanghai, China·Aug 17
6. #6

   AA

   and at Syngenta

   2 open Research Scientist roles·On-site mostly (0/2 remote)
   Research Scientist - Plant biologyBeijing, Beijing, China·Sep 11Research Scientist- EntomologyBeijing, Beijing, China·Sep 11
7. #7

   W

   WorldQuant

   2 open Research Scientist roles·On-site mostly (0/2 remote)
   Quantitative Research InternBeijing OR Shanghai·Aug 6Quantitative ResearcherBeijing OR Shanghai·Aug 6
8. #8

   A

   Airliquidehr

   1 open Research Scientist role·On-site mostly (0/1 remote)
   Researcher(LLM Applications)China, Shanghai·Aug 19
9. #9

   A

   Alphagrepsecurities

   1 open Research Scientist role·On-site mostly (0/1 remote)
   Quantitative ResearcherShanghai·Jul 27
10. #10

    B

    Blackrock

    1 open Research Scientist role·On-site mostly (0/1 remote)
    Analyst, Quantitative ResearcherShanghai, China·Jul 16

Methodology: companies are ranked by number of live Research Scientist listings located in China on our board, updated daily. No sponsored placements.