Research Scientist jobs in San Francisco
88 open research scientist roles in San Francisco across 25 companies, read straight from each company's own job board.
Last checked 03 October 2026
88
Open roles
25
Companies hiring
$264k
Median published pay
Pay by stated level
A median across mixed seniority describes nobody, so it is split here. Only levels the employer stated in the job title are counted.
| Level | Median midpoint | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| senior | $238k | 13 |
| staff / principal / lead | $293k | 11 |
46 of 72 postings (64%) state no level at all. Those are not counted as mid-level - the employer simply did not say.
Who's hiring
OpenAI (18)Anthropic (9)Faire (9)Scale AI (8)Waymo (6)Natera (5)Figma (4)Databricks (3)Insitro (3)Lyft (3)Nudge (3)Pinterest (2)Krea (2)Alector (2)Baseten (1)Cursor (1)Harvey (1)Sentra (1)Labelbox (1)Arena Intelligence, Inc. (1)
Open roles
| Role | Location | Team | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior Associate Scientist, Computational Biology new | South San Francisco, CA | Target Discovery & Genomics | $130k – $140k |
| Contract Design Control Scientist | South San Francisco | Platform | 2 days ago |
| Senior Applied AI/ML Scientist - Search Ranking | San Francisco, CA | Algorithms & Data | 3 days ago |
| Applied Scientist Intern (Summer 2027) | San Francisco, CA | Early Talent | $64 – $68 |
| Senior Applied AI/ML Scientist - Marketplace Quality | San Francisco, CA | Algorithms & Data | $211k – $290k |
| Researcher - Rapid Research | San Francisco, CA • New York, NY • United States | Design | $169k – $250k |
| AI research scientist | San Francisco, CA | Engineering, product & design | $199k – $325k |
| Senior Applied AI/ML Scientist - Listing Quality | San Francisco, CA | Algorithms & Data | $211k – $290k |
| Research Scientist, World Model Post-Training | Mountain View, CA, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA; New York, NY, USA | AI Foundations (7SJ) | $213k – $263k |
| Research Scientist | San Francisco | Roboflow Labs | $250k – $450k |
| Associate Scientist III, Cardiac Modeling | South San Francisco, CA | Therapeutic Areas | $107k – $114k |
| Staff Qualitative UX Researcher, Monetization | San Francisco, CA, US; Remote, US | Design | 18 days ago |
| Researcher, Safety Training, National Security | San Francisco | Safety Systems | $380k – $500k |
| Staff Applied Scientist, LTV Modeling | New York City, NY; San Francisco, CA | Algorithms & Data | $246k – $339k |
| Scientist R&D | South San Francisco | Platform | $109k – $136k |
| Security Scientist | San Francisco, CA • New York, NY • United States | Engineering | $140k – $348k |
| User Experience Researcher, Platform | San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA | Engineering & Design - Product | $305k – $385k |
| Senior Staff UX Researcher, Quantitative | Denver, CO - Hybrid; New York, NY - Hybrid; San Francisco, CA - Hybrid | Design | 24 days ago |
| Research Scientist, Map Scalability | Mountain View, CA, U.S.A ; San Francisco, CA, U.S.A ; New York City, NY, U.S.A | AI Foundations (7SJ) | $213k – $263k |
| Researcher, Agent Safety, Oversight and System Mitigations | San Francisco | Safety Systems | $380k – $500k |
| Researcher, Agent Safety, Training and Evaluations | San Francisco | Safety Systems | $380k – $500k |
| Senior Associate Scientist, Bioanalytical Sciences | South San Francisco, CA | Nonclinical Sciences | $125k – $140k |
| Researcher, Alignment Interpretability | San Francisco | Research | $295k – $500k |
| ML Researcher - Posttraining | San Francisco | Research | 1 months ago |
| ML Researcher - Image / Video Diffusion | San Francisco | Research | 1 months ago |
| Staff Applied Scientist | San Francisco | Engineering | 1 months ago |
| Research Scientist, RL for Autonomous Planning & World Modeling | Mountain View, CA, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA; Kirkland, WA, USA; New York City, NY, USA | AI Foundations (7SJ) | $204k – $259k |
| Senior Scientist, Cardiac Modeling | South San Francisco, CA | Therapeutic Areas | $156k – $166k |
| Machine Learning Research Scientist, Evaluations | San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA; New York, NY | Research | $166k – $207k |
| Staff Applied AI/ML Scientist | San Francisco, CA | Algorithms & Data | $246k – $339k |
| Senior Scientist R&D | South San Francisco | Platform | $138k – $173k |
| People Research Scientist | San Francisco | People | $198k – $220k |
| Applied Research Scientist, AI Research | San Francisco, CA or Remote, US | AI Research | $197k – $262k |
| Staff Scientist R&D | South San Francisco | Platform | $157k – $197k |
| Research Scientist, Life Sciences (Chemistry) | San Francisco, CA | AI Research & Engineering | $300k – $320k |
| Sr. Staff Quantitative Product Researcher | San Francisco, CA, US; Remote, US | Design | 2 months ago |
| Staff+ Researcher, Cybersecurity Products | San Francisco, CA | Engineering & Design - Product | $405k – $485k |
| Researcher, Frontier Risk Mitigations | San Francisco | Safety Systems | $380k – $500k |
| Researcher, Recursive Self-Improvement Safety | San Francisco | Safety Systems | $380k – $500k |
| Researcher, Alignment CoT Monitorability | San Francisco | Research | $295k – $500k |
| Staff Research Scientist, Foundation Models Recipes | Mountain View, CA, US; San Francisco, CA, US; Kirkland, WA, US | AI Foundations (7SJ) | $251k – $310k |
| Researcher, Frontier Cybersecurity Risks | San Francisco | Safety Systems | $380k – $500k |
| Researcher, Multimodal Safety | San Francisco | Safety Systems | $380k – $500k |
| Senior Applied ML/AI Scientist - Search | New York City, NY; San Francisco, CA | Algorithms & Data | 2 months ago |
| Staff Applied Scientist | San Francisco, CA | Central Market Management & AI | $194k – $242k |
| Senior Manager, Research Scientist | San Francisco, CA; New York, NY | Research | $290k – $363k |
| People Research Scientist, Recruiting | San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA | People | $285k – $380k |
| Senior or Staff User Researcher | San Francisco | Design | $158k – $264k |
| Research Scientist, Life Sciences (Computational) | San Francisco, CA | AI Research & Engineering | $300k – $320k |
| Senior Research Associate | South San Francisco | Platform | $109k – $136k |
| Research Scientist, Life Sciences (Experimental Biology) | San Francisco, CA | AI Research & Engineering | $300k – $320k |
| Senior Applied ML/AI Scientist - Search | New York City, NY; San Francisco, CA | Algorithms & Data | $211k – $290k |
| Senior Applied AI/ML Scientist - Compass | New York City, NY; San Francisco, CA | Algorithms & Data | $211k – $290k |
| Senior Research Scientist, Perception | Mountain View, CA, USA ; San Francisco, CA, USA ; Kirkland, WA, USA ; New York City, NY, USA | AI Foundations (7SJ) | $213k – $263k |
| Research Scientist, Life Sciences | San Francisco, CA | AI Research & Engineering | $300k – $320k |
| Staff Research Scientist, Perception | Mountain View, CA, USA ; San Francisco, CA, USA ; Kirkland, WA, USA ; New York City, NY, USA | AI Foundations (7SJ) | $251k – $310k |
| Principal AI Research Scientist, Research Director - AI Scaling | Mountain View, California; San Francisco, California | Executive Engineering - Pipeline | $270k – $340k |
| Research Scientist, Safety Post Training | San Francisco, CA; New York, NY | Research | $216k – $270k |
| Protection Scientist Engineer, Integrity | San Francisco | Applied AI | $198k – $425k |
| Principal Research Scientist – Scaling | San Francisco, California | Executive Engineering - Pipeline | $280k – $350k |
| Forward Deployed Research Scientist | San Francisco Bay Area | Alignerr Services | $200k – $300k |
| Research Scientist, Frontier Risk Evaluations | San Francisco, CA; New York, NY | Research | $216k – $270k |
| Research Scientist, Agent Robustness | San Francisco, CA; New York, NY | Research | $216k – $270k |
| Research Scientist, AI Controls and Monitoring | San Francisco, CA; New York, NY | Research | $216k – $270k |
| Post-Training Research Scientist | San Francisco | EPD | $210k – $285k |
| Senior Machine Learning Scientist, Imaging | South San Francisco, CA | Data Science and Machine Learning | $215k – $235k |
| Applied Scientist- Pricing, Dynamic Pricing & Offer Selection | San Francisco, CA | Pricing | $141k – $176k |
| Research Scientist | San Francisco | Engineering | 8 months ago |
| Researcher, Synthetic RL | San Francisco | Research | $295k – $445k |
| Machine Learning Scientist - ML Research | SF Bay Area | Engineering | 10 months ago |
| AI Applied Scientist | San Francisco, CA • New York, NY • United States | Engineering | $153k – $376k |
| Research Scientist, Interpretability | San Francisco, CA | AI Research & Engineering | $350k – $850k |
| Machine Learning Research Scientist | San Francisco / Bay Area | Research | $120k – $300k |
| Research Scientist, Ultrasound Imaging | San Francisco | Research | 1.0 years ago |
| Researcher, Figma Agentic Experiences | San Francisco, CA • New York, NY • United States | Design | $169k – $250k |
| Research Scientist, Rodent Neural Imaging | San Francisco | Research | 1.2 years ago |
| Research Scientist, Cellular Physiology | San Francisco | Research | 1.2 years ago |
| Researcher, Interpretability | San Francisco | Safety Systems | $380k – $500k |
| Researcher, Training | San Francisco | Research | $300k – $600k |
| Senior Applied AI/ML Scientist - Retailer | San Francisco, CA | Algorithms & Data | $211k – $290k |
| Research Scientist | San Francisco | Research | $250k – $445k |
| Machine Learning Research Scientist, Post-Training | San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA; New York, NY | Research | $166k – $207k |
| Researcher, Safety Oversight | San Francisco | Safety Systems | $380k – $500k |
| Senior / Staff Machine Learning Research Scientist, Agents | San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA; New York, NY | Research | $302k – $378k |
| Researcher, Alignment | San Francisco | Research | $295k – $500k |
| Staff+ Research Scientist, Multi-Agent | San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA | AI Research & Engineering | $500k – $850k |
| PhD GenAI Research Scientist Intern | San Francisco, California | University Recruiting | $54 – $60 |
| Researcher, Robustness & Safety Training | San Francisco | Safety Systems | $380k – $500k |
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