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Research scientist, research engineer and applied-science roles pulled daily from AI labs, biotech & pharma, and U.S. federal science agencies, the kinds of jobs PhDs actually move into.
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Every night we pull PhD-relevant roles from public employer career sites on Greenhouse, Ashby and Workday (AI labs, biotech, pharma and tech) plus the USAJobs federal API, filter them down to research-level positions, de-duplicate, and store them in our own database of PhD-level jobs. Right now that's 1,119 roles across ~106 employers and federal agencies, last refreshed at the time shown below.
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1,119 roles
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- Industry & AI labs
[Expression of Interest] Research Manager, Interpretability
Anthropic · AI Research
San Francisco, CAAI Research & EngineeringPosted 4d agoAbout Anthropic Anthropic’s mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. We want AI to be safe and beneficial for our users and for society as a whole. Our team is a quickly growing g
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Machine Learning Research Engineer, Agent Data Foundation - Enterprise GenAI
Scale AI · AI Research
San Francisco, CA; New York, NYEnterprise EngineeringPosted yesterdayAI is becoming vitally important in every function of our society. At Scale, our mission is to accelerate the development of AI applications. For 9 years, Scale has been the leading AI data foundry, helping fue
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Research Engineer / Research Scientist, Tokens
Anthropic · AI Research
New York City, NY; New York City, NY | Seattle, WA; San Francisco, CAAI Research & EngineeringPosted 19d agoAbout Anthropic Anthropic’s mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. We want AI to be safe and beneficial for our users and for society as a whole. Our team is a quickly growing g
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Senior Scientist I/II: Investigative Pathologist
Altos Labs · Biotech
San Francisco Bay Area, CADrug Discovery & Development SciencePosted 16d agoOur Mission Our mission is to restore cell health and resilience through cell rejuvenation to reverse disease, injury, and the disabilities that can occur throughout life. For more information, see our website
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Staff Data Scientist - Trust and Safety
Databricks · AI / Data
San Francisco, CaliforniaEngineering - PipelinePosted todayRDQ426R282 Databricks is building the world's best and most secure platform for data and AI. We innovate and deploy industry-leading solutions in security, compliance, and governance. As a member of the Trust a
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Staff Software Engineer - Database Engine Internals
Databricks · AI / Data
Mountain View, CaliforniaEngineering - PipelinePosted todayP-188 Our mission at Databricks is to radically simplify the whole data lifecycle from ingestion to ETL, BI, and all the way up to ML/AI with a unified platform. To achieve this goal, we believe the data wareho
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(Associate) Principal Bioanalysis Scientist
AstraZeneca · Pharma
Shanghai Jing'An OfficeView & apply - Pharma & biotech
(Associate) Principal Scientist, Translational Medicine
AstraZeneca · Pharma
2 LocationsView & apply - Pharma & biotech
(Senior)Scientist, AI Alliance/Innovation
AstraZeneca · Pharma
Shanghai Jing'An OfficeView & apply - Industry & AI labs
[Expression of Interest] Research Scientist / Engineer, Honesty
Anthropic · AI Research
New York City, NY; San Francisco, CAAI Research & EngineeringPosted 3mo agoAbout Anthropic Anthropic’s mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. We want AI to be safe and beneficial for our users and for society as a whole. Our team is a quickly growing g
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[MA] Amyloidosis, Medical Affairs Scientist
Pfizer · Pharma
Japan - TokyoView & apply - Pharma & biotech
[MA] RA/Gastroenterology, Medical Affairs Scientist, Medical Manager/Associate (Field Medical)
Pfizer · Pharma
Japan - TokyoView & apply - AI / Research labs
Advanced Packaging Reliability Engineer
OpenAI · AI Research
San Francisco· Remote$266K – $445K • Offers EquityPosted 10d agoABOUT THE TEAM: OpenAI’s Hardware organization develops AI-native silicon and system-level solutions for the unique demands of advanced AI workloads. Building on efforts like Jalapeño, the team is developing fu
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Agentic AI Scientist
AstraZeneca · Pharma
US - Durham - NCView & apply - Pharma & biotech
AI Data Scientist - Applied AI
Roche / Genentech · Pharma
PuneView & apply - Pharma & biotech
AI Data Scientist, OTDS - Manager
Amgen · Biotech / Pharma
India - HyderabadView & apply - Industry & AI labs
AI in Residence
Xaira Therapeutics · TechBio
South San Francisco, California, United StatesBioMedical AIPosted yesterdayAbout Xaira Therapeutics Xaira is an innovative biotech startup focused on leveraging AI to transform drug discovery and development. The company is leading the development of generative AI models to design pro
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AI Inference Internship
Perplexity · AI Research
London· RemotePosted 5mo agoPerplexity is excited to announce the Internship Program for exceptional Master’s or PhD students studying Computer Science or Engineering in the UK, enrolled in the 2025-2026 academic year. This is an intensiv
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AI Research Engineer
Xaira Therapeutics · TechBio
Seattle, Washington, United States; South San Francisco, California, United StatesComputational Protein DesignPosted yesterdayAbout Xaira Therapeutics Xaira is an innovative biotech startup focused on leveraging AI to transform drug discovery and development. The company is leading the development of generative AI models to design pro
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AI Research Engineer
Normal Computing · AI Research
New York City· Remote$300K – $400K • Offers EquityPosted 5mo agoNormal Computing | Incredible Opportunities The Normal Team builds foundational software and hardware that help move technology forward - supporting the semiconductor industry, critical AI infrastructure, and t
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AI Research Scientist
NVIDIA · AI / Tech
2 LocationsView & apply - Pharma & biotech
AI Research Scientist
NVIDIA · AI / Tech
2 LocationsView & apply - Pharma & biotech
AI Research Scientist
NVIDIA · AI / Tech
2 LocationsView & apply - Pharma & biotech
AI Research Scientist - Medical Imaging Analysis
AstraZeneca · Pharma
2 LocationsView & apply - Pharma & biotech
AI Safety Scientist, Deep Learning
NVIDIA · AI / Tech
2 LocationsView & apply - Industry & AI labs
AI Scientist - Biomedical Multimodal Modeling
Xaira Therapeutics · TechBio
South San Francisco, California, United StatesBioMedical AIPosted yesterdayAbout Xaira Therapeutics Xaira is an innovative biotech startup focused on leveraging AI to transform drug discovery and development. The company is leading the development of generative AI models to design pro
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AI Scientist, BioMedical AI
Xaira Therapeutics · TechBio
South San Francisco, California, United StatesBioMedical AIPosted yesterdayAbout Xaira Therapeutics Xaira is an innovative biotech startup focused on leveraging AI to transform drug discovery and development. The company is leading the development of generative AI models to design pro
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AI Scientist, Computational Protein Design
Xaira Therapeutics · TechBio
South San Francisco, California, United StatesComputational Protein DesignPosted todayAbout Xaira Therapeutics Xaira is an innovative biotech startup focused on leveraging AI to transform drug discovery and development. The company is leading the development of generative AI models to design pro
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AI Strategy Consultant, Frontier Tech
Scale AI · AI Research
San Francisco, CAGrowthPosted yesterdayAs a member of our Frontier Tech Consultant team, you will play a critical role in advancing cutting-edge AI innovations by conducting high-impact experiments and ensuring seamless execution at the highest qual
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AIR FORCE HYDROLOGIST - DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY
Air Force Materiel Command · Federal Science
Multiple LocationsHydrology$90,823–$140,403Posted 9d agoClick on "Learn more about this agency" button below to view Eligibilities being considered and other IMPORTANT information. The primary purpose of this position is to serve as an Air Force hydrology subject ma
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