Chemist jobs in the United States
85 open roles for chemists in the United States as of Nov 15, 2026. Praxis Precision Medicines, Lila Sciences, Flagship Pioneering, Inc., Varda Space Industries and Kailera Therapeutics, Inc. have the most. 12 are remote and the median advertised salary is $164K.
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Skills asked for in chemist roles in the United States
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- Scientist / Senior Scientist, Medicinal ChemistryIntegrated Biosciences, Inc. · 🇺🇸Redwood City, CA$120K - $170KSenior
- Analytical Lab ChemistMarianaminerals · 🇺🇸San Francisco HQ · +1 more location$110K - $130K
- Analytical ChemistAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸McHenry, Mississippi, United States$76K - $101KComputer VisionSecurity clearanceSensor fusion
- Computational ChemistEdison Scientific · 🇺🇸San Francisco$180K - $250KPython
- Scientist II, Analytical DevelopmentVaxcyte · 🇺🇸San Carlos, California, United States · +1 more location$151K - $176KHazmatGMPRoot cause analysis
- Scientist I, Chemistry (Contract)Pliant Therapeutics, Inc. · 🇺🇸South San Francisco, CA—Microsoft WordIntellectual propertyMicrosoft Office
- Associate Scientist I, BiochemistryPliant Therapeutics, Inc. · 🇺🇸South San Francisco, CA$125K - $138KJuniorPythonRStorage systems
- Head of ChemistryPhysicsX · 🇺🇸New York$200K - $300KLead and aboveMachine Learning
- Research Associate – Expression (Biochemistry)Merge Labs · 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area$95K - $120K
- Senior Scientist, LNP FormulationsFlagship Pioneering, Inc. · 🇺🇸Cambridge, MA USA$126K - $182KSenior
- Associate Director/Director Process ChemistryBridgeBio Pharma · 🇺🇸Remote - USA$177K - $205KRemoteLead and above
- Senior Director, Analytical DevelopmentLoyal · 🇺🇸Remote - US$230K - $280KRemoteLead and above
- Production Chemist, CGMP ManufacturingHims & Hers · 🇺🇸Menlo Park, California$35 - $40 an hourGMP
- Research Associate I, Analytical ChemistryProlific Machines · 🇺🇸Emeryville, California$75K - $102K
- Scientist I, Biochemistry & Lead DiscoveryFlagship Pioneering, Inc. · 🇺🇸Cambridge, MA USA$100K - $126KLead and above
- Sr. Analytical ChemistSolcoa · 🇺🇸Alameda, California$120K - $175KSeniorPython
- Senior / Principal Scientist, Medicinal ChemistryAltos Labs · 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area, CA;San Diego, CA$175K - $224KLead and aboveMachine Learning
- Computational Chemist - Machine Learned Force Fields, Material DiscoverySandboxaq · 🇺🇸United States$134K - $252KRemotePythonMachine LearningPyTorch
- Data Science Fellow — Organoid BiochemistryAxle · 🇺🇸Bethesda, MD$90K - $100KPythonMATLAB
- Senior Director, LNP Formulation & Process DevelopmentFlagship Pioneering, Inc. · 🇺🇸Cambridge, MA USA$213K - $280KLead and aboveMachine Learning
- Director/Senior Director, Computational ChemistryFlagship Pioneering, Inc. · 🇺🇸Cambridge, MA USA$176K - $294KLead and above
- Analytical Systems Specialist / Applications ChemistMarianaminerals · 🇺🇸San Francisco HQ$85K - $100K
- Director, Analytical Development and Quality ControlKailera Therapeutics, Inc. · 🇺🇸US-Remote$192K - $235KRemoteLead and aboveRegulatory complianceGMPRisk management
- Senior Scientist, BiochemistryQuantum-Si · 🇺🇸Branford, CT$135K - $165KSenior
- Intern, FFBA Analytical DevelopmentLegend Biotech US · 🇺🇸Somerset, New Jersey, United States · +1 more location—InternPower BI
- Senior Research Associate/Associate Scientist, Analytical Development (Contractor)Asimov · 🇺🇸Boston, MA$40 - $55 an hourSenior
- Scientist I/II, Adsorbent ChemistryAlta Resource Technologies, Inc. · 🇺🇸Boulder, Colorado$100K - $125K
- Synthetic ChemistInductive Bio · 🇺🇸Boston, MA$210K - $250KHybrid
- Principal Scientist, Analytical DevelopmentPraxis Precision Medicines · 🇺🇸United States - Remote$170K - $190KRemoteLead and aboveAgileSuccessFactorsRegulatory compliance
- Quantum Scientist — Materials & ChemistryQuEra Computing, Inc. · 🇺🇸Boston, MA, USA$130K - $212K
- Principal Scientist, Process ChemistryPraxis Precision Medicines · 🇺🇸United States - Remote$165K - $185KRemoteLead and aboveAgileSuccessFactorsRegulatory compliance
- Principal Scientist, Formulation DevelopmentPraxis Precision Medicines · 🇺🇸United States - Remote$170K - $190KRemoteLead and aboveAgileSuccessFactorsClinical trials
- Senior Director, Head of Analytical DevelopmentPraxis Precision Medicines · 🇺🇸United States - Remote$250K - $275KRemoteLead and aboveAgileSuccessFactorsRegulatory compliance
- Senior Scientist, Bioanalytical SciencesFlagship Pioneering, Inc. · 🇺🇸Cambridge, MA USA$126K - $182KSeniorRuby
- Full Time Virtual Teacher, Chemistry (NM)Edmentum · 🇺🇸United States$45K - $50K
- Scientist / Senior Scientist, tLNP Formulation and DeliveryBasecamp Research · 🇺🇸Boston$110K - $165KSenior
- Senior / Principal Chemist, AI SafetyLila Sciences · 🇺🇸🇬🇧Cambridge, MA USA; London, UK; San Francisco, CA USA$268K - $384KLead and aboveAI
- Sr Associate Scientist I or II, Medicinal ChemistryIambic Therapeutics · 🇺🇸San Diego HQ$84K - $120KSeniorMachine LearningIAM
- Principal Scientist, Medicinal ChemistryIambic Therapeutics · 🇺🇸San Diego HQ$152K - $190KLead and aboveIAM
- Faculty, ChemistryAustin Community College District · 🇺🇸Austin Community College$71K - $97KWorkdayLMSStatistics
- Chemistry Teacher (Part-Time)Davischicago · 🇺🇸Chicago—Board certificationInstructional design
- Formulation Science Internship - Summer 2027Varda Space Industries · 🇺🇸El Segundo, California, United States—InternPythonMATLAB
- Senior Director, Analytical SciencesMineralys Therapeutics · 🇺🇸US Remote$215K - $240KRemoteLead and aboveRegulatory complianceGMP
- Materials Scientist - Photopolymer DevelopmentFormlabs · 🇺🇸Boston, MA · +1 more location$75K - $142KPythonAirflowMATLAB
- Director, Formulation DevelopmentTarsus Pharmaceuticals · 🇺🇸Irvine, California, United States$188K - $264KLead and aboveRegulatory complianceLean manufacturingSix Sigma
- Sr. Associate Scientist I / II – High Throughput ChemistryIambic Therapeutics · 🇺🇸San Diego HQ$88K - $128KSeniorIAM
- Senior Scientist, Analytical DevelopmentAsimov · 🇺🇸Boston, MA$145K - $165KSenior
- Director of Chemistry, Manufacturing and ControlsOklo · 🇺🇸Austin, Texas$170K - $250KLead and above
- Senior Scientist, Analytical Development and Quality ControlKailera Therapeutics, Inc. · 🇺🇸Waltham, Massachusetts$143K - $175KSeniorRegulatory complianceGMP
- Scientist / Senior Scientist, Membrane BiochemistryAltos Labs · 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area, CA$136K - $175KSenior
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Who is hiring for chemist roles in the United States
Where chemist roles in the United States are
- 🇺🇸United States85
- 🇺🇸California32
- 🇺🇸Boston, MA20
- 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area14
- 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA7
- 🇺🇸San Diego, CA4
- 🇺🇸New York, NY2
- 🇺🇸Austin, TX2
- 🇺🇸Texas2
- 🇺🇸Denver, CO1
A role that lists several places is counted in each of them.
What chemist roles in the United States pay, by level
| Level in the title | Median advertised salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| No level in the title | $125K | 24 |
| Senior | $150K | 17 |
| Lead and above | $202K | 30 |
Medians of the midpoints of advertised yearly US-dollar ranges; a level needs at least 15 such roles. Advertised, not verified pay.
Questions about chemist jobs in the United States
- How many chemist jobs in the United States are open right now?
- There are 85 open chemist jobs in the United States at 49 companies on Jobs Every Hour as of Nov 15, 2026. 5 of them were posted in the last seven days. The list is rebuilt every hour from the employers' own careers pages.
- Which companies have the most chemist jobs in the United States?
- Right now the most openings are at Praxis Precision Medicines (6), Lila Sciences (6), Flagship Pioneering, Inc. (5), Varda Space Industries (4) and Marianaminerals (3). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
- Are there remote chemist jobs in the United States?
- 12 of the 85 open chemist jobs in the United States (14%) are listed as remote. Remote roles are often limited to certain countries or time zones, so check the location line of each job.
- What do chemist jobs in the United States pay?
- The median advertised salary is $164K, based on 72 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $135K and $205K. These are advertised ranges, not verified pay. Most employers here are technology companies, so the figures run above the wider market for the same work.
- Is it hard to get one of the chemist jobs in the United States?
- 5 of the 85 open chemist jobs in the United States (6%) are for beginners: junior roles and internships. Of the 47 postings that state experience, the median asks for 5 years. 49 companies are hiring and 5 roles were posted in the last seven days. Matching your resume to the skills each posting names helps most; the free resume builder shows the match.
- How is AI changing chemist jobs in the United States?
- 13 of the 85 open chemist jobs in the United States (15%) ask for AI or machine-learning skills, most often Machine Learning, LLM, Computer Vision. Employers still list 85 such roles today at 49 companies. Counted from the postings' own text on Nov 15, 2026.
- What skills do chemist jobs in the United States ask for?
- Most often GMP (19%), Regulatory compliance (19%), Python (14%), Machine Learning (9%), Agile (7%) of the 85 open postings, counted from their own text on Nov 15, 2026.
- Which job titles come up most in chemist jobs in the United States?
- Senior Scientist (7), Principal Scientist (6), Senior Director (4), Scientist / Senior Scientist (3), Computational Chemist (3): the most common titles among the 85 open roles, without the level and place notes in brackets.
- Are chemist jobs in the United States in demand in 2026?
- 85 chemist jobs in the United States are open on Jobs Every Hour today at 49 companies, 0.1% of all 148,162 open jobs here; 5 were posted in the last seven days. The median advertised salary is $164K. 12 (14%) can be done remotely.
- How do I apply for chemist jobs in the United States?
- Open a job and press “Apply on company site”. You go straight to the employer's own careers page and apply there. Jobs Every Hour needs no account and charges nothing for applying.
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