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Research Scientist

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$123,200

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$171,600

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$220,000

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Netflix

2 Job Posts

$160k - $735k

$160,000 - $735,000

Research Scientist (L4/5) - Studio Media Algorithms

California

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Last Posted: May 2024

Inactive

$150k - $750k

$150,000 - $750,000

Research Scientist 4 - Promotional Media

California

$170k - $720k

$170,000 - $720,000

OpenAI

6 Job Posts

$223k - $410k

$222,500 - $410,000

Research Scientist, Superalignment

San Francisco

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Last Posted: Mar 2024

Inactive

$245k - $450k

$245,000 - $450,000

Research Scientist, Superalignment

United States

·

Last Posted: Mar 2024

Inactive

$245k - $450k

$245,000 - $450,000

Research Scientist, Safety

San Francisco

·

5+ Years Experience

·

Last Posted: Mar 2024

Inactive

$200k - $370k

$200,000 - $370,000

Research Scientist, Safety

United States

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5+ Years Experience

·

Last Posted: Mar 2024

Inactive

$200k - $370k

$200,000 - $370,000

Research Engineer / Research Scientist, Post-Training

San Francisco

N/A

N/A

Research Engineer / Scientist, Model Fusion

San Francisco

N/A

N/A

Tesla

1 Job Post

$116k - $360k

$116,000 - $360,000

Research Scientist, Foundation Models

Palo Alto

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Last Posted: Aug 2024

Inactive

$116k - $360k

$116,000 - $360,000

Adept AI

1 Job Post

$175k - $350k

$175,000 - $350,000

Research Engineer

San Francisco

$175k - $350k

$175,000 - $350,000

Salesforce

2 Job Posts

$134k - $306k

$133,800 - $305,600

Research Scientist - Salesforce AI Research

Palo Alto

·

Last Posted: Jan 2025

Inactive

$134k - $306k

$133,800 - $305,600

Research Scientist - Salesforce AI Research

San Francisco

·

Last Posted: Jan 2025

Inactive

$134k - $306k

$133,800 - $305,600

Nervana

1 Job Post

$215k - $303k

$214,730 - $303,140

Cross-Intel / Cross-Government Research Scientist

Remote

·

2+ Years Experience

·

Last Posted: Jan 2025

Inactive

$215k - $303k

$214,730 - $303,140

pagaya

1 Job Post

$200k - $300k

$200,000 - $300,000

Research Associate

United States

2-5 Years Experience

$200k - $300k

$200,000 - $300,000

Pagaya

1 Job Post

$200k - $300k

$200,000 - $300,000

Research Associate

United States

2-5 Years Experience

$200k - $300k

$200,000 - $300,000

Scale AI

2 Job Posts

$176k - $300k

$176,000 - $300,000

SEAL Research Scientist, Frontier Risk Evaluations

New York City

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3+ Years Experience

·

Last Posted: Feb 2025

Inactive

$176k - $300k

$176,000 - $300,000

SEAL Research Scientist, Scalable Oversight

New York City

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3+ Years Experience

·

Last Posted: Feb 2025

Inactive

$176k - $300k

$176,000 - $300,000

Abstractive Health

1 Job Post

$150k - $300k

$150,000 - $300,000

Research Scientist

San Francisco

·

Last Posted: May 2024

Inactive

$150k - $300k

$150,000 - $300,000

Gridmatic

1 Job Post

$205k - $250k

$205,000 - $250,000

Optimization Research Scientist

Cupertino

·

Last Posted: Feb 2025

Inactive

$205k - $250k

$205,000 - $250,000

ThousandEyes

1 Job Post

$250k

$249,500

Internet Measurement Researcher

Remote

·

Last Posted: Apr 2024

Inactive

$250k

$249,500

Meta

3 Job Posts

$173k - $241k

$173,000 - $241,000

Wearable Technology Research Scientist

Redmond

10+ Years Experience

$253k - $327k

$253,000 - $327,000

Wearable Technology Research Scientist

Remote

10+ Years Experience

$253k - $327k

$253,000 - $327,000

Research Scientist, Neuromotor Interfaces

New York City

5+ Years Experience

$173k - $241k

$173,000 - $241,000

BrightRoll

1 Job Post

$111k - $231k

$111,000 - $231,250

Research Engineer

United States

·

Last Posted: Feb 2025

Inactive

$111k - $231k

$111,000 - $231,250

Robust Intelligence

1 Job Post

$175k - $225k

$175,000 - $225,000

Research Scientist

San Francisco

$175k - $225k

$175,000 - $225,000

Waymo

2 Job Posts

$175k - $222k

$175,000 - $221,500

Research Scientist

Mountain View

·

Last Posted: Jul 2024

Inactive

$192k - $243k

$192,000 - $243,000

Research Scientist, World Modeling

United States

1+ Years Experience

$158k - $200k

$158,000 - $200,000

Theorem

3 Job Posts

$150k - $220k

$150,000 - $220,000

Research

San Mateo

4+ Years Experience

$150k - $220k

$150,000 - $220,000

Research

United States

4+ Years Experience

$150k - $220k

$150,000 - $220,000

Research

New York City

4+ Years Experience

$150k - $220k

$150,000 - $220,000

Cellares

1 Job Post

$90k - $210k

$90,000 - $210,000

R&D Scientist

San Francisco

·

Last Posted: Mar 2024

Inactive

$90k - $210k

$90,000 - $210,000

Upstart

3 Job Posts

$123k - $171k

$123,200 - $170,500

Research Scientist

Remote

·

3+ Years Experience

·

Last Posted: Mar 2024

Inactive

$141k - $196k

$141,300 - $195,500

Research Scientist, Personal Lending

Remote

·

Last Posted: Aug 2024

Inactive

$123k - $171k

$123,200 - $170,500

Research Scientist, Personal Loans

Remote

$123k - $171k

$123,200 - $170,500

Kite Pharma

4 Job Posts

$126k - $164k

$126,480 - $163,680

Research Scientist, Bioinformatics

Remote

12+ Years Experience

$126k - $164k

$126,480 - $163,680

Research Scientist, Bioinformatics

United States

12+ Years Experience

$126k - $164k

$126,480 - $163,680

Research Scientist, Cell Biology – Allogeneic CAR T Cell Development

California

8+ Years Experience

N/A

N/A

Research Scientist, Cell Biology – Allogeneic CAR T Cell Development

United States

8+ Years Experience

N/A

N/A

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