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

There are 29 open Research Scientist jobs in Seattle on JobsRadar right now, from 12 companies hiring directly. 25 of them disclose pay, with a median of $203,175 a year and most offers between $175,000 and $245,700. The board was last refreshed on September 7, 2026 at 14:44 UTC.

Research Scientist salary range in Seattle

$175k 25th
$203.2k Median
$245.7k 75th
$152.4k
$316.2k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $115.3k – $850k · outliers off-axis
Based on 25 disclosed live listings
Updated Sep 7, 2026 from live listings
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Anduril Industries
Staff Gen AI Research Scientist 
Anduril Industries
⚡ Apply early Costa Mesa, California, United... Onsite $220,000–$292,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
AX
AI Research Scientist II
Axon
⚡ Apply early Seattle, Washington, United St... Hybrid $139,500–$223,200
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
Bristol Myers Squibb
Senior Scientist, Cell Therapy Research, Molecular Immunobiology and Discovery Team (In vivo CAR-T)
Bristol Myers Squibb
⚡ Apply early Seattle 400 Dexter - WA - US Onsite $136,030–$164,841
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
Bristol Myers Squibb
Senior Principal Scientist, Cancer Immunology, Discovery Biology, Oncology Thematic Research Center
Bristol Myers Squibb
⚡ Apply early Seattle 400 Dexter - WA - US Onsite $174,020–$210,872
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
Cohere
Senior Research Scientist, Model Evaluation
Cohere
⚡ Apply early Toronto Hybrid CA$250,000–CA$535,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
AstraZeneca
Scientist, Early Bioprocess Research
AstraZeneca
⚡ Apply early US - Seattle - WA Onsite $92,252–$115,315
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
SA
Senior / Staff Machine Learning Research Scientist, Agents
Scale AI
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA... Onsite $218,400–$273,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
The Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence
Senior Research Scientist, Open Ecosystem
The Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence
⚡ Apply early Seattle, WA Onsite $170,000–$270,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6d ago
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Discovery Immunology Principal Research Scientist
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
⚡ Apply early Seattle, WA Onsite $140,000–$210,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6d ago
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Discovery Immunology Research Scientist
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
⚡ Apply early Seattle, WA Onsite $105,600–$158,400
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
SA
Machine Learning Research Scientist, Evaluations
Scale AI
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA... Onsite $180,600–$225,750
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
SA
Machine Learning Research Scientist, Post-Training
Scale AI
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA... Onsite $180,600–$225,750
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
The Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence
Research Scientist, Robotics
The Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence
⚡ Apply early Seattle, WA Onsite $167,030–$260,570
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
The Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence
Research Scientist, Asta
The Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence
⚡ Apply early Seattle, WA Onsite $167,030–$260,570
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Anthropic
People Research Scientist, Recruiting
Anthropic
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, CA | New York C... Onsite $285,000–$380,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
Anthropic
Research Engineer / Research Scientist, Tokens
Anthropic
⚡ Apply early New York City, NY; New York Ci... Onsite $350,000–$500,000
● 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
AX
Senior Computer Vision and Machine Learning Research Scientist
Axon
⚡ Apply early Seattle, Washington, United St... Hybrid $159,750–$255,600
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3w ago
WRITER
AI research scientist
WRITER
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, CA Hybrid $234,300–$349,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4w ago
Adobe
Research Scientist/Engineer
Adobe
⚡ Apply early Seattle Onsite $146,300–$211,850
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
NVIDIA
Research Scientist, Robotics Research - PhD New College Grad 2026
NVIDIA
⚡ Apply early US, WA, Seattle Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
AX
Senior Agentic AI Research Scientist
Axon
⚡ Apply early Seattle, Washington, United St... Hybrid $159,750–$255,600
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
NVIDIA
Senior Robotics Research Scientist
NVIDIA
⚡ Apply early US, WA, Seattle Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Immunology Senior Research Scientist - Single-Cell Genomics
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
⚡ Apply early Seattle, WA Onsite $124,200–$186,400
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2mos ago
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Immunology Senior Research Scientist - Flow Cytometry
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
⚡ Apply early Seattle, WA Onsite $124,200–$186,400
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2mos ago

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Frequently asked questions

How many Research Scientist jobs in Seattle are open right now?
29 Research Scientist jobs in Seattle are open across 12 companies, as of September 7, 2026.
What do Research Scientist jobs in Seattle pay?
Across the 25 Research Scientist jobs in Seattle that disclose pay, the median is $203,175 a year, and the middle half of offers falls between $175,000 and $245,700.
Which companies are hiring Research Scientist jobs in Seattle?
Anduril Industries, Axon, Bristol Myers Squibb, Cohere and AstraZeneca are among the 12 companies currently hiring Research Scientist jobs in Seattle.
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 7, 2026 at 14:44 UTC.

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