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Total jobs
36
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1
last 24 hours
Companies
19
actively hiring
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How many Research Scientist jobs in Boston are there right now?

There are 36 open Research Scientist jobs in Boston on JobsRadar right now, from 19 companies hiring directly. 24 of them disclose pay, with a median of $182,125 a year and most offers between $137,164 and $291,250. 1 were added in the last 24 hours; the board was last refreshed on September 8, 2026 at 02:11 UTC.

Research Scientist salary range in Boston

$137.2k 25th
$182.1k Median
$291.3k 75th
$125k
$345.5k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $95.8k – $850k · outliers off-axis
Based on 24 disclosed live listings
Updated Sep 7, 2026 from live listings
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Roku
Senior Research Data Scientist
Roku
⚡ Apply early Boston, Massachusetts Onsite $330,000–$375,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 10h ago
MSD
Distinguished Scientist, Clinical Research, Thoracic Malignancies
MSD
⚡ Apply early USA - New Jersey - Rahway Onsite $310,900–$489,400
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
Field Ai
Senior Research Scientist - Manipulation
Field Ai
⚡ Apply early Boston, MA Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
IonQ
Senior Microwave Research Scientist
IonQ
⚡ Apply early Remote, US · location restricted $126,887–$166,127
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
Generalist
Research Scientist: Pretraining
Generalist
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Bay Area (San Ma... Onsite $240,000–$350,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
Generalist
Research Scientist: Post-Training
Generalist
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Bay Area (San Ma... Onsite $240,000–$350,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Biomarkers Senior Research Lab Scientist (Ligand Binding Assays)
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
⚡ Apply early Boston, MA Onsite $120,000–$180,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Tempus
Scientist II, Translational Research
Tempus
⚡ Apply early Boston Onsite $100,000–$150,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Stem Cell Research Scientist
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
⚡ Apply early Boston, MA Onsite $104,200–$156,200
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Counsel Health
Research Scientist
Counsel Health
⚡ Apply early New York Office (Flatiron) Hybrid $165,000–$220,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w 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 1w ago
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Computational Genomics Research Scientist
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
⚡ Apply early Boston, MA Hybrid $112,000–$168,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Analytical Principal Research Scientist
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
⚡ Apply early Boston, MA Onsite $140,800–$211,200
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
MSD
Associate Principal Scientist, Clinical Research
MSD
⚡ Apply early USA - New Jersey - Rahway Onsite $142,400–$224,100
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
Anthropic
Research Engineer/Research Scientist, Pre-training
Anthropic
⚡ Apply early Remote-Friendly (Travel-Requir... · location restricted $350,000–$850,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
Sereact
Senior Research Scientist
Sereact
⚡ Apply early Boston, Massachusetts Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
MG
Research Staff Scientist
Mass General Brigham
⚡ Apply early Boston-MA Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
AD
Staff Research Scientist, AI-Hardware Co-Design
Analog Devices
⚡ Apply early US, MA, Boston Onsite $172,000–$236,500
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
MG
Research Scientist
Mass General Brigham
⚡ Apply early Boston-MA Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
NU
Associate Research Scientist
Northeastern University
⚡ Apply early Boston, MA (Main Campus) Onsite $67,855–$95,845
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3w ago
Percepta
Embedded Research Scientist
Percepta
⚡ Apply early New York City Onsite $180,000–$400,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3w ago
Percepta
Research Engineer / Scientist – Reinforcement Learning (RL)
Percepta
⚡ Apply early New York City Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3w ago
Percepta
Research Engineer / Scientist – Modeling
Percepta
⚡ Apply early New York City Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3w ago
Percepta
Research Engineer / Scientist – Optimization
Percepta
⚡ Apply early New York City Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3w ago
Scaled Cognition
Research Scientist
Scaled Cognition
⚡ Apply early Mountain View Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago

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Frequently asked questions

How many Research Scientist jobs in Boston are open right now?
36 Research Scientist jobs in Boston are open across 19 companies, as of September 8, 2026.
What do Research Scientist jobs in Boston pay?
Across the 24 Research Scientist jobs in Boston that disclose pay, the median is $182,125 a year, and the middle half of offers falls between $137,164 and $291,250.
Which companies are hiring Research Scientist jobs in Boston?
Roku, MSD, Field Ai, IonQ and Generalist are among the 19 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 September 8, 2026 at 02:11 UTC.

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