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Will AI replace research scientists?
Based on live job postings — updated November 2026
Not yet — employers aren't cutting research scientists. They're asking them to use AI.
There are 505 live research scientists openings right now. Across the roughly 3,300 fast-growing companies we track, 68% of current research scientists openings now ask for AI skills. The work is changing, not going away.
505live openings
68%ask for AI skills
11%remote
174companies hiring
What AI is actually changing
AI shows up directly in these openings: Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, LLMs, Deep Learning. That is the part of the job changing fastest.
Employers still ask most for: Python, Computer Science, Communication, Collaboration, Statistics, Physics — the parts of the work people are hired to own.
Who's hiring right now
| Company | Open roles |
|---|---|
| OpenAI | 28 |
| Point72 | 27 |
| Jump Trading | 21 |
| Anthropic | 18 |
| WorldQuant | 16 |
| DRW | 12 |
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