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How many Research Scientist jobs in Boston are there right now?

There are 29 open Research Scientist jobs in Boston on JobsRadar right now, from 15 companies hiring directly. 25 of them disclose pay, with a median of $182,125 a year and most offers between $118,450 and $291,250. 2 were added in the last 24 hours; the board was last refreshed on October 23, 2026 at 20:58 UTC.

Research Scientist salary range in Boston

$118.5k 25th
$182.1k Median
$291.3k 75th
$77.6k
$300k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $71.8k – $850k · outliers off-axis
Based on 25 disclosed live listings
Updated Oct 23, 2026 from live listings
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Asimov
Senior Research Associate/Associate Scientist, Analytical Development (Contractor)
Asimov
⚡ Apply early Boston, MA Onsite $83,200–$114,400
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 18h ago
Field Ai
Senior Research Scientist, Humanoid Manipulation
Field Ai
⚡ Apply early Boston, MA Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 18h ago
NU
Associate Research Scientist
Northeastern University
⚡ Apply early Boston, MA (Main Campus) Onsite $67,855–$95,845
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
Counsel Health
Research Scientist
Counsel Health
⚡ Apply early New York Office (Flatiron) Hybrid $165,000–$220,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
MSD
Associate Principal Scientist, Clinical Research
MSD
⚡ Apply early USA - Pennsylvania - West Poin... Onsite $142,400–$224,100
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
Percepta
Research Scientist – World Modeling
Percepta
⚡ Apply early New York City Onsite $200,000–$400,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
Percepta
Research Scientist – Optimization
Percepta
⚡ Apply early New York City Onsite $200,000–$400,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
Percepta
Research Scientist – Reinforcement Learning (RL)
Percepta
⚡ Apply early New York City Onsite $200,000–$400,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
Antares Therapeutics
Sr. Scientist/Principal Scientist, Translational Research and Clinical Biomarkers (Immunology)
Antares Therapeutics
⚡ Apply early Boston, MA Onsite $160,000–$235,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
MG
Ultrasound Post-Doctoral Scholar / Research Scientist
Mass General Brigham
⚡ Apply early Boston-MA Onsite $60,000–$96,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
TF
Assoc Research Scientist – qNMR, HPLC, KF
Thermo Fisher Scientific
⚡ Apply early Boston, Massachusetts, USA Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
MG
Post Doc Research Scientist Neurology
Mass General Brigham
⚡ Apply early Boston-MA Onsite $73,544–$81,179
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
MSD
Principal Scientist - Clinical Research, Immunology Biomarker Lead
MSD
⚡ Apply early USA - Massachusetts - Cambridg... Onsite $190,800–$300,300
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
Percepta
Embedded Research Scientist
Percepta
⚡ Apply early New York City Onsite $180,000–$400,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
Tempus
Data Scientist II, Outcomes Research
Tempus
⚡ Apply early Remote - California · location restricted $100,000–$150,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
NU
Vertex – Clinical Scientist Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Northeastern University
⚡ Apply early Boston, MA (Main Campus) Onsite $60,315–$85,193
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3w ago
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Computational Chemistry Research Scientist (Computational Drug Design)
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
⚡ Apply early Boston, MA Hybrid $108,000–$162,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3w ago
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
High Throughput Biology Research Scientist
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
⚡ Apply early Boston, MA Onsite $105,600–$158,400
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4w ago
MG
Post doctoral Research Scientist Emergency Medicine
Mass General Brigham
⚡ Apply early Boston-MA Onsite $70,000–$71,750
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
Generalist
Research Scientist: Pretraining
Generalist
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Bay Area (San Ma... Onsite $240,000–$350,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
Generalist
Research Scientist: Post-Training
Generalist
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Bay Area (San Ma... Onsite $240,000–$350,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Computational Chemistry Principal Research Scientist (Computational Drug Design)
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
⚡ Apply early Boston, MA Hybrid $144,800–$217,200
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Computational Genomics Research Scientist
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
⚡ Apply early Boston, MA Hybrid $112,000–$168,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
Anthropic
Research Engineer/Research Scientist, Pre-training
Anthropic
⚡ Apply early Remote-Friendly (Travel-Requir... · location restricted $350,000–$850,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2mos ago
MG
Research Scientist
Mass General Brigham
⚡ Apply early Boston-MA Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2mos ago

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Frequently asked questions

How many Research Scientist jobs in Boston are open right now?
29 Research Scientist jobs in Boston are open across 15 companies, as of October 23, 2026.
What do Research Scientist jobs in Boston pay?
Across the 25 Research Scientist jobs in Boston that disclose pay, the median is $182,125 a year, and the middle half of offers falls between $118,450 and $291,250.
Which companies are hiring Research Scientist jobs in Boston?
Asimov, Field Ai, Northeastern University, Counsel Health and MSD are among the 15 companies currently hiring Research Scientist jobs in Boston.
How current are these listings?
Every listing comes straight from the employer’s own careers system and is re-checked three times a day. This page was last updated on October 23, 2026 at 20:58 UTC.

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