Research Scientist, AI for the Chemical Sciences
Caltech (California)
Pasadena, CA · $80k–$113k a year · Posted November 3, 2026
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Where Pasadena, CA ranks
Where Pasadena, CA placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #12Cities hosting the most business conferences in the West Coast4 conferences · of 17
- #14Best cities for entry-level jobs that want AI skills in the West Coast12% · of 54
- #18Cities where the biggest share of jobs do not need a four-year degree in the West Coast14% · of 53
- #21Best cities for junior jobs in California27% · of 54
- #22Best college towns for junior jobs in the West Coast29% · of 50
- #24Cities hosting the most technology & software conferences2 conferences · of 31
Rankings about data & analytics jobs
- Best cities for data and analytics jobs #1 New York (1,713 openings)
- Best cities for data and analytics pay after cost of living #1 Foster ($232k)
- Most requested AI skills in data and analytics jobs #1 Machine learning engineering (17.1%)
- AI tools named most often in data and analytics jobs #1 Databricks (7.6%)
- Employers with the most data and analytics jobs #1 Amazon (711 roles)
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Pay compared with the market
This listing pays about $96,100 a year. Across 49 open research scientist listings that state pay, the middle half runs $195,000 to $287,500 and the median is $231,500. That is 58% below the median, below the middle half of those listings.
Listed pay is what employers advertise, not what people are paid.
How AI is used in this kind of work
AI use among medical scientists, except epidemiologists is little observed so far. Measured exposure for medical scientists, except epidemiologists: 4% (little observed).
Share of this job’s tasks that AI is already used for at work, from real usage. It is not a forecast of job loss, and a low number means no use seen yet. Source: Anthropic Economic Index.
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About the job
... Research Scientist, AI for the Chemical Sciences Job Category Fulltime Term ExemptOvertimeEligible Exempt Benefits Eligible Benefit... ...a Research Scientist with expertise at the interface of machine learning, data science, and the chemical sciences to lead the AI for...