Research Scientist Jobs in San Francisco
263 live Research Scientist roles in San Francisco, United States. Apply directly on Haystack.
Last updated 15 September 2026. Job counts refresh daily.
As of 15 September 2026, Haystack lists 263 live Research Scientist jobs in San Francisco, with 9 added in the past week and typical advertised salaries of $190k to $300k. Employers hiring right now include Openai, Anthropic and Capable. 17% of these roles are remote friendly.
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Scientist I, Analytical Development Bioassays
NewVir Biotechnology
San Francisco🇺🇸$116.5k - $146.5k/yr6 hours agoTrademark - LS
Scientist II/ Senior Scientist, BioML
NewLila Sciences
San Francisco🇺🇸18 hours agoMachine LearningPythonTalent Acquisition - LA
Member of Technical Staff, Gene Therapy
NewLatchbio
San Francisco🇺🇸$250k - $400k/yr2 days ago - AF
Research Scientist – Frontier Evaluations
Afterquery
San Francisco🇺🇸5 days agoMachine LearningContinuous ImprovementHTTPS - CL
Research Engineer / Research Scientist, Robotics and Physical AI
Clera
San Francisco🇺🇸$100k - $300k/yr5 days agoEmbedded SystemsRoboticsComputer Vision+3Engineering - CL
Computational and Experimental Scientist
Clera
San Francisco🇺🇸$3k - $5k/mo5 days agoRoboticsPython - AB
Member of Technical Staff, Research (Intern)
Abundant
San Francisco🇺🇸$10k/mo6 days agoAWSLinearNLP+1 - HY
Quantitative Researcher
Hyperbolic
San Francisco🇺🇸6 days agoDerivativesPython - GO
Forward Deployed Research Scientist
Goodfire
San Francisco🇺🇸$220k - $315k/yr1 week agoPyTorchPythonSourcing - MA
Senior Applied Scientist, Parts Intelligence & Inventory Optimization
Maintainx
San Francisco🇺🇸Remote1 week agoShellForecastingHTTP+5Get new Research Scientist jobs in San Francisco in your inbox
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Senior Quantitative Researcher - Risk Modeling
Swish Analytics
San Francisco🇺🇸$150k - $250k/yrRemote6 months agoRustSQLAWS+6 - CA
Scientist, Organic Chemistry (Night Shift)
Capable
San Francisco🇺🇸1 week ago401k - CA
(Senior / Principal) Scientist, Medicinal Chemistry
Capable
San Francisco🇺🇸1 week ago401k - CA
(Senior / Principal) Scientist, Organic Chemistry
Capable
San Francisco🇺🇸1 week ago401k - CA
Scientist, Organic Chemistry
Capable
San Francisco🇺🇸1 week ago401kLESS - CA
Scientist, In Vivo Pharmacology (Night Shift)
Capable
San Francisco🇺🇸1 week ago401kHealthcare - CA
(Senior / Principal) Scientist, In Vivo Pharmacology
Capable
San Francisco🇺🇸1 week ago401kHealthcare - CA
(Senior / Principal) Scientist, Cell Biology (Night Shift)
Capable
San Francisco🇺🇸1 week ago401k - CA
(Senior / Principal) Scientist, Therapeutic Discovery
Capable
San Francisco🇺🇸1 week agoClinical TrialsConcreteSourcingHealthcare - CA
(Senior / Principal) Scientist, RNA Therapeutics
Capable
San Francisco🇺🇸1 week agoHealthcare - CA
Scientist, Peptide Chemistry (Night Shift)
Capable
San Francisco🇺🇸1 week ago401k - CA
(Senior / Principal) Scientist, Peptide Chemistry
Capable
San Francisco🇺🇸1 week ago401k - CA
(Senior / Principal) Scientist, Peptide Chemistry (Night Shift)
Capable
San Francisco🇺🇸1 week ago - CA
Scientist, Peptide Chemistry
Capable
San Francisco🇺🇸1 week ago401kLESS - AN
Research Manager, Biological Safety
Anthropic
San Francisco🇺🇸$405k/yr1 week agoMachine LearningConcreteGPT+6 - ZY
Research Engineer - Model Architectures
Zyphra
San Francisco🇺🇸6 months agoMachine LearningPyTorchPythonEngineering - ZY
Research Engineer - Agency and Reasoning
Zyphra
San Francisco🇺🇸6 months agoMachine LearningPyTorchPythonEngineering - ZY
Research Engineer - Language Model Pre-Training
Zyphra
San Francisco🇺🇸6 months agoMachine LearningPyTorchPythonEngineering - ZY
Research Engineer - Audio & Speech Models
Zyphra
San Francisco🇺🇸6 months agoMachine LearningPyTorchPythonEngineering - ZY
Research Engineer - AI Performance & Kernel Optimization
Zyphra
San Francisco🇺🇸6 months agoAWSAssemblyCUDA+1
Frequently asked questions
How many Research Scientist jobs in San Francisco are available?
Haystack currently lists 263 live Research Scientist jobs in San Francisco, with 9 added in the past week. Numbers refresh daily.
What do Research Scientist jobs in San Francisco pay?
Advertised salaries typically range from $190k to $300k per year, based on 94 live postings with advertised salaries.
Which companies are hiring for Research Scientist jobs in San Francisco?
Openai, Anthropic, Capable, Thinkingmachines, Scale AI are actively hiring right now, alongside 109 other employers.
Are there remote Research Scientist jobs in San Francisco?
Yes. 45 of the current listings are remote friendly. Browse the remote-only view.