Senior Research Scientist jobs in the United States
26 live senior research scientist roles in the United States, freshest first, 5 fully remote. Backfilled from company career pages and public boards, refreshed nightly; each links out to apply at the source. See which of these your skills already reach.
Staff Research Engineer/Scientist at ServiceNowSanta Clara, US6d agoApply
Principal Applied Research Scientist – Generative AI and NLP at Yahoo!USA1w agoApply
Senior Research Associate: Biology at ProclinicalUSA$110k–$120k1w agoApply
Sr Scientist - Global Regulatory Project Lead - Farm Animal at ElancoUnited States · Remote$118k–$197k2w agoApply
Sr Scientist, Tech at UberSan Francisco, CA3w agoApply- Staff Scientist (Interdisciplinary) at Food Safety and Inspection ServiceMultiple Locations$107k–$139k3w agoApply
Senior Scientist, Synthetic Data Generation at NVIDIAUnited States · Remote$168k–$305kAug 8Apply
Senior Quantum Research Scientist at National Institute of Standards and TechnologyBoulder, Colorado$119k–$182kJul 31Apply
Senior Research Scientist, Evidence Synthesis at Precision AQUnited States · Remote$100k–$140kJul 30Apply
Senior Manager, Scientist, Analytical Chemistry at The Coca-Cola CompanyAtlanta, GAJul 30Apply
Clinical Research Staff Scientist, Real World Evidence at OuraRemote - United States$198k–$233kJul 24Apply
Senior Manager, Research Scientist at ScaleaiSan Francisco, CA; New York, NY$290k–$363kJul 24Apply
Principal Scientist at Parsons CorporationUnited States · Remote$88k–$155kJul 23Apply- Lead Clinical Lab Scientist - Microbiology/Molecular at Veterans Health AdministrationCleveland, Ohio$131k–$170kJul 21Apply
Senior Staff Lab Manager (R5090) at ShieldaiSeattle, Washington$200k–$300kJul 14Apply
Senior Scientist II/Principal (EO/IR Image Analysis) at RocketlabTucson, AZJul 7Apply- Lead Clinical Lab Scientist at Veterans Health AdministrationOklahoma City, Oklahoma$106k–$138kJun 18Apply
Senior Computer Vision and Machine Learning Research Scientist at AxonSeattle, Washington, United States$160k–$256kJun 11Apply- Senior Agentic AI Research Scientist at AxonSeattle, Washington, United States$160k–$256kJun 10Apply
Principal AI Research Scientist, Research Director - AI Scaling at DatabricksMountain View, California; San Francisco, California$270k–$340kMay 20Apply
Senior Scientist, Ads Systems at RobloxSan Mateo, CA, United States$249k–$323kMay 6Apply- Principal Research Scientist – Scaling at DatabricksSan Francisco, California$280k–$350kApr 23Apply
- Staff Machine Learning Research Scientist Agent Post-training - Enterprise GenAI at ScaleaiSan Francisco, CA; New York, NY$265k–$331kOct 31Apply
Principal Research Scientist, Database Systems at MongoDBNew York City; Palo Alto$203k–$399kJun 24Apply- Senior Scientist - Driver Incentives at UberNew York, NY; San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WAFeb 22Apply
- Senior / Staff Machine Learning Research Scientist, Agents at ScaleaiSan Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA; New York, NY$259k–$324kOct 25Apply
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 senior Research Scientist jobs in the United States are open right now?
26 live openings, refreshed with the nightly scrape; the newest was posted Sep 2. 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 senior Research Scientist jobs in the United States pay?
Of the 26 openings, 20 state a salary. The posted middle band runs $123k–$292k 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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