How many research scientist jobs are open right now?

There are 440 open research scientist jobs at 138 companies on Hiring Right Now as of Nov 14, 2026. 22 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 research scientist jobs?

Right now the most openings are at Anthropic (48), OpenAI (33), Waymo (21), Isomorphic Labs (16) and Harvey (13). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.

Are there remote research scientist jobs?

82 of the 440 open research scientist jobs (19%) 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 research scientist jobs pay?

The median advertised salary is $299K, based on 256 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $225K and $360K. These are advertised ranges, not verified pay.

How do I apply for research scientist jobs?

Open a job and press “Apply on company site”. You go straight to the employer's own careers page and apply there. Hiring Right Now needs no account and charges nothing for applying.

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Q: What is a research scientist job?

In a research scientist job, a person runs experiments and publishes or ships new methods, most often in AI. 440 such roles are open on Hiring Right Now as of Nov 14, 2026.

Research scientist: a person in this job runs experiments and publishes or ships new methods, most often in AI. Anthropic, OpenAI, Waymo, Isomorphic Labs and Harvey have the most open roles with “Research scientist” or a close variant in the title right now.

440 open roles · 22 posted in the last 7 days · 19% remote · 138 companies hiring · $299K median advertised salary · checked Nov 14 against employer career pages

What these jobs pay256 of them state a yearly range in US dollars (bands in thousands). The orange column holds the median, $299K.

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Period	Count
under $75K	0
$75K to $100K	1
$100K to $125K	0
$125K to $150K	6
$150K to $175K	9
$175K to $200K	20
$200K to $250K	53
$250K to $300K	39
$300K and more	128

Three numbersOut of 440 open jobs in this list.

Can be done from home19%82 of 440 jobs

State the pay65%286 of 440 jobs

Are for beginners6%25 of 440 jobs

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Skills asked for in research scientist roles

Machine Learning224 · 51%Python217 · 49%LLM183 · 42%PyTorch129 · 29%AI71 · 16%C++53 · 12%SQL45 · 10%

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Newest research scientist jobs

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Where research scientist roles are

A role that lists several places is counted in each of them.

What research scientist roles pay, by level

Level in the title	Median advertised salary	Roles counted
No level in the title	$310K	171
Senior	$210K	29
Lead	$292K	55

Medians of the midpoints of advertised yearly US-dollar ranges; a level needs at least 15 such roles. Advertised, not verified pay.

Questions about research scientist jobs

What is a research scientist job?: In a research scientist job, a person runs experiments and publishes or ships new methods, most often in AI. 440 such roles are open on Hiring Right Now as of Nov 14, 2026.
How many research scientist jobs are open right now?: There are 440 open research scientist jobs at 138 companies on Hiring Right Now as of Nov 14, 2026. 22 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 research scientist jobs?: Right now the most openings are at Anthropic (48), OpenAI (33), Waymo (21), Isomorphic Labs (16) and Harvey (13). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
Are there remote research scientist jobs?: 82 of the 440 open research scientist jobs (19%) 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 research scientist jobs pay?: The median advertised salary is $299K, based on 256 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $225K and $360K. These are advertised ranges, not verified pay.
How do I apply for research scientist jobs?: Open a job and press “Apply on company site”. You go straight to the employer's own careers page and apply there. Hiring Right Now needs no account and charges nothing for applying.

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