Research Scientist jobs in San Francisco
38 live research scientist roles in San Francisco, United States, freshest first, 6 fully remote. The postings that name San Francisco as the workplace, with the skills each one asks for and the routes a research scientist background reaches. Apply at the source. See which of these your skills already reach.
Machine Learning Research Scientist, Evaluations at ScaleaiSan Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA; New York, NY$181k–$226k2w agoApply
People Research Scientist at OpenAISan Francisco$198k–$220k2w agoApply- Research Engineer / Research Scientist, Health at OpenAISan Francisco$380k–$500k2w agoApply
Sr Scientist, Tech at UberSan Francisco, CA3w agoApply- Research Engineer / Research Scientist / AI Systems Engineer, RSI at OpenAISan Francisco · Remote$295k–$445kAug 5Apply
Hardware Lab Manager at AnthropicSan Francisco, CA | New York City, NY$320k–$405kAug 3Apply- Senior Manager, Research Scientist at ScaleaiSan Francisco, CA; New York, NY$290k–$363kJul 24Apply
- People Research Scientist, Recruiting at AnthropicSan Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA$285k–$380kJul 22Apply
- Research Engineer/Research Scientist- Personal AGI, Model Experience at OpenAISan Francisco$380k–$500kJul 22Apply
- Research Scientist - Multimodal Agent, Consumer Devices at OpenAISan Francisco · Remote$380k–$445kJul 21Apply
- Research Scientist, Life Sciences (Computational) at AnthropicSan Francisco, CA$300k–$320kJul 16Apply
- Research Associate, Biology at AnthropicSan Francisco, CA$65kJul 8Apply
- Research Engineer / Research Scientist -Personal AGI, Proactivity at OpenAISan Francisco · Remote$380k–$500kJun 25Apply
- Research Engineer/Research Scientist - Personal AGI, North Stars at OpenAISan Francisco · Remote$380k–$500kJun 25Apply
AI research scientist at WriterSan Francisco, CA · Remote$234k–$349kJun 17Apply- Research Scientist, Life Sciences at AnthropicSan Francisco, CA$300k–$320kJun 2Apply
- Research Scientist, Safety Post Training at ScaleaiSan Francisco, CA; New York, NY$216k–$270kMay 18Apply
Principal Research Scientist – Scaling at DatabricksSan Francisco, California$280k–$350kApr 23Apply- Research Scientist, Agent Robustness at ScaleaiSan Francisco, CA; New York, NY$216k–$270kMar 20Apply
Post-Training Research Scientist at BasetenSan Francisco · Remote$210k–$285kMar 17Apply
ML Research Scientist (Health & Sensing) at EightsleepSan FranciscoFeb 24Apply
Research Scientist at CursorSan FranciscoJan 27Apply- Research Engineer / Scientist, Frontier Red Team (Cyber) at AnthropicSan Francisco, CA$320k–$485kJan 23Apply
- Research Scientist/Engineer, Biological Safety at AnthropicSan Francisco, CA$300k–$405kJan 13Apply
- Research Associate at EightsleepSan FranciscoDec 19Apply
- Research Engineer / Research Scientist- Personal AGI (Post Training) at OpenAISan Francisco$380k–$500kDec 1Apply
- Research Scientist, Interpretability at AnthropicSan Francisco, CA$350k–$850kNov 7Apply
- Machine Learning Research Scientist, Agent Data Foundation - Enterprise GenAI at ScaleaiSan Francisco, CA; New York, NY$265k–$331kOct 31Apply
- Machine Learning Research Scientist Agents - Enterprise GenAI at ScaleaiSan Francisco, CA; New York, NY$265k–$331kOct 31Apply
- Machine Learning Systems Research Engineer/Scientist, Agent Post-training - Enterprise GenAI at ScaleaiSan Francisco, CA; New York, NY$265k–$331kOct 31Apply
- Staff Machine Learning Research Scientist Agent Post-training - Enterprise GenAI at ScaleaiSan Francisco, CA; New York, NY$265k–$331kOct 31Apply
- Research Engineer/Research Scientist, RL/Reasoning at OpenAISan Francisco$295k–$445kMay 14Apply
- Research Engineer / Scientist, Alignment at AnthropicSan Francisco, CA$350k–$500kApr 14Apply
- Research Scientist at OpenAISan Francisco$250k–$445kApr 5Apply
- Senior Scientist - Driver Incentives at UberNew York, NY; San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WAFeb 22Apply
- Machine Learning Research Scientist, Post-Training at ScaleaiSan Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA; New York, NY$181k–$226kFeb 11Apply
- Senior / Staff Machine Learning Research Scientist, Agents at ScaleaiSan Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA; New York, NY$259k–$324kOct 25Apply
- PhD GenAI Research Scientist Intern at DatabricksSan Francisco, CaliforniaNov 7Apply
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Routes into research scientist
The measured pivots that lead here, ranked by how much of the destination a typical origin profile already covers. What it pays: research scientist salary.
- Data Scientist → Research Scientist55% readiness
- NLP Engineer → Research Scientist53% readiness
- Computer Vision Engineer → Research Scientist47% readiness
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How many research Scientist jobs in San Francisco are open right now?
38 live openings, refreshed with the nightly scrape; the newest was posted Aug 26. A page like this only exists while it clears a minimum of live listings, so the count is real inventory, never padding. Every preloaded search: browse the board.
How much do research Scientist jobs in San Francisco pay?
Of the 38 openings, 32 state a salary. The posted middle band runs $292k–$403k a year. Only postings that state pay are counted; nothing is inferred. Full research scientist pay data, by seniority and country: research scientist salary.
Can I get a research scientist job from an adjacent career?
Measurably, yes. The closest measured pivots in: data scientist (55% skill readiness), nlp engineer (53% skill readiness), computer vision engineer (47% skill readiness). Each route page lists exactly which skills carry over and which are missing. Moving out instead: where research scientists move next.
Which of these jobs do my skills already reach?
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