AI Research Scientist Jobs
69openResearch scientist roles sit at the frontier of AI - advancing model capabilities, alignment, efficiency, and evaluation. These positions span pure research labs, applied research teams at product companies, and research engineering hybrids, most requiring a publication record or equivalent demonstrated research ability.
Applied AI Engineer, Startups (Life Sciences)
Anthropic·San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY·$280,000 - $320,000
2d
On-site
Research Engineer / Research Scientist, RL Frontiers
Anthropic·San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA·$500,000 - $850,000
2w
On-site
Research Engineer, GPU Performance
Mistral.ai·Paris
2d
Full Time
On-site
Research Manager, Biological Safety
Anthropic·San Francisco, CA·$405,000 - $485,000
1mo
On-site
Research Scientist, Life Sciences (Chemistry)
Anthropic·San Francisco, CA·$300,000 - $320,000
2mo
On-site
Founding Research Scientist Biology
GloGlo·San Francisco, United States·$100K - $200K
2w
Full-time
On-site
People Research Scientist, Recruiting
Anthropic·San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA·$285,000 - $380,000
2mo
On-site
Research Scientist, Life Sciences (Computational)
Anthropic·San Francisco, CA·$300,000 - $320,000
3mo
On-site
Research Scientist Intern Biology (housing provided in San Francisco)
GloGlo·San Francisco, United States·$50K - $80K
2w
Contract
On-site
Research Scientist, Life Sciences (Experimental Biology)
Anthropic·San Francisco, CA·$300,000 - $320,000
3mo
On-site
Research Scientist, Life Sciences
Anthropic·San Francisco, CA·$300,000 - $320,000
4mo
On-site
Senior AI Infrastructure Engineer
Anduril·Costa Mesa, California, United States; Seattle, Washington, United States; Washington, District of Columbia, United States·$191,000 - $253,000
3w
On-site
Staff+ Research Scientist, Multi-Agent
Anthropic·San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA·$500,000 - $850,000
6mo
On-site
Research Scientist/Engineer, Biological Safety
Anthropic·San Francisco, CA·$300,000 - $405,000
7mo
On-site
Research Scientist
Anduril·Huntsville, Alabama, United States·$165,000 - $218,000
1mo
On-site
[Expression of Interest] Research Manager, Interpretability
Anthropic·San Francisco, CA·$350,000 - $500,000
7mo
On-site
Research Engineer/Research Scientist, Pre-training
Anthropic·Remote-Friendly (Travel-Required) | San Francisco, CA | Seattle, WA | New York City, NY·$350,000 - $850,000
7mo
Remote
Senior Research Scientist
Anduril·Broomfield, Colorado, United States; Fort Collins, Colorado, United States·$190,000 - $252,000
1mo
On-site
Research Engineer / Research Scientist, Tokens
Anthropic·New York City, NY; New York City, NY | Seattle, WA; San Francisco, CA·$350,000 - $500,000
7mo
On-site
Research Scientist, Interpretability
Anthropic·San Francisco, CA·$350,000 - $850,000
7mo
On-site
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- How many ai research scientist jobs are open right now?
- There are currently 69 open positions on this page, aggregated daily from company career pages and ATS boards. New roles appear within hours of being posted.
- Do I need a PhD to become an AI research scientist?
- Most research scientist roles ask for a PhD or equivalent research experience - but 'equivalent' is real: strong publications, impactful open-source research, or research engineering experience at a known lab can substitute. Research engineer roles are a common PhD-free entry point.
- How much do AI research scientists earn?
- AI research scientist compensation is among the highest in tech. At leading US labs, total compensation commonly ranges from $300k to well over $1M for senior researchers. Use our AI salary calculator to benchmark a specific offer.