Research Scientist Jobs in Seattle.

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Total jobs
28
positions indexed
New today
4
last 24 hours
Companies
11
actively hiring
Worldwide remote
0
from anywhere

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

There are 28 open Research Scientist jobs in Seattle on JobsRadar right now, from 11 companies hiring directly. 20 of them disclose pay, with a median of $216,900 a year and most offers between $186,300 and $334,425. 4 were added in the last 24 hours; the board was last refreshed on October 22, 2026 at 18:53 UTC.

Research Scientist salary range in Seattle

$186.3k 25th
$216.9k Median
$334.4k 75th
$168.5k
$607.5k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $126.9k – $850k · outliers off-axis
Based on 20 disclosed live listings
Updated Oct 22, 2026 from live listings
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SA
Senior / Staff Machine Learning Research Scientist, Agents
Scale AI
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA... Onsite $302,400–$378,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 42m ago
SA
Machine Learning Research Scientist, Post-Training
Scale AI
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA... Onsite $165,600–$207,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 42m ago
SA
Machine Learning Research Scientist, Evaluations
Scale AI
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA... Onsite $165,600–$207,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 42m ago
Anduril Industries
Staff Gen AI Research Scientist 
Anduril Industries
⚡ Apply early Costa Mesa, California, United... Onsite $220,000–$292,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 23h ago
Turing
Staff Research Scientist
Turing
⚡ Apply early United States Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
Turing
Research Scientist, STEM
Turing
⚡ Apply early United States Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
Turing
Senior Research Scientist, STEM
Turing
⚡ Apply early United States Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
WRITER
AI research scientist
WRITER
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, CA Hybrid $199,000–$325,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
NVIDIA
Senior Research Scientist - AI Security
NVIDIA
⚡ Apply early US, WA, Seattle Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
Cohere
Senior Research Scientist, Model Evaluation
Cohere
⚡ Apply early Toronto Hybrid CA$250,000–CA$535,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
The Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence
Research Scientist, Climate Modeling
The Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence
⚡ Apply early Seattle, WA Onsite $167,030–$260,570
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d 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 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 5d 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 5d ago
Bristol Myers Squibb
Principal Scientist - Cell Therapy Translational Research
Bristol Myers Squibb
⚡ Apply early Seattle 400 Dexter - WA - US Onsite $152,360–$184,628
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Adobe
2027 Intern - Applied and Research Scientist/Engineer
Adobe
⚡ Apply early San Jose Onsite $93,600–$126,880
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
Anthropic
Research Engineer / Research Scientist, RL Frontiers
Anthropic
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, CA | New York C... Onsite $500,000–$850,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3w ago
Anthropic
Staff+ Research Scientist, Multi-Agent
Anthropic
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, CA | New York C... Onsite $500,000–$850,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4w ago
Bristol Myers Squibb
Principal Scientist, Cell Therapy Translational Biology Research
Bristol Myers Squibb
⚡ Apply early Seattle 400 Dexter - WA - US Onsite $152,360–$184,628
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo 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 1mo ago
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Discovery Immunology Principal Research Scientist
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
⚡ Apply early Seattle, WA Onsite $140,000–$210,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
Anthropic
People Research Scientist, Recruiting
Anthropic
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, CA | New York C... Onsite $285,000–$380,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2mos 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 2mos 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
NVIDIA
Research Scientist, Robotics Research - PhD New College Grad 2026
NVIDIA
⚡ Apply early US, WA, Seattle Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2mos ago

Frequently asked questions

How many Research Scientist jobs in Seattle are open right now?
28 Research Scientist jobs in Seattle are open across 11 companies, as of October 22, 2026.
What do Research Scientist jobs in Seattle pay?
Across the 20 Research Scientist jobs in Seattle that disclose pay, the median is $216,900 a year, and the middle half of offers falls between $186,300 and $334,425.
Which companies are hiring Research Scientist jobs in Seattle?
Scale AI, Anduril Industries, Turing, WRITER and NVIDIA are among the 11 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 October 22, 2026 at 18:53 UTC.

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