Research Scientist jobs in Chicago — demand, required skills, and comparable metros (2026)
As of 2026-09-06, Skillenai has indexed 21 Research Scientist postings located in Chicago over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is process development.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-06
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Frequently asked questions about Research Scientist jobs in Chicago
+Are Research Scientist jobs being posted in Chicago right now?
Yes. Skillenai has indexed 21 Research Scientist postings located in Chicago over the 90 days ending 2026-09-06.
+What skills do Research Scientist jobs in Chicago require?
Across Research Scientist postings in Chicago indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-06, the skills mentioned most often are process development, Troubleshooting, regulatory document authoring, Organic Chemistry, laboratory data analysis.
+Which other cities are hiring Research Scientist?
As of 2026-09-06, the metro areas posting the most Research Scientist jobs outside Chicago are San Francisco, London, Sunnyvale, Cambridge, New York City, based on the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly Research Scientist postings in Chicago — last 90 days
Skills most often required for Research Scientist in Chicago
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| process development | 4 | 19.0% |
| Troubleshooting | 4 | 19.0% |
| regulatory document authoring | 4 | 19.0% |
| Organic Chemistry | 4 | 19.0% |
| laboratory data analysis | 3 | 14.3% |
| machine learning | 3 | 14.3% |
| GxP compliance | 3 | 14.3% |
| mentoring | 3 | 14.3% |
| molecular design | 2 | 9.5% |
| computational chemistry | 2 | 9.5% |
| Scale-up | 2 | 9.5% |
| Python | 2 | 9.5% |
Other top cities hiring Research Scientist
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 53 | 252.4% |
| London | 47 | 223.8% |
| Sunnyvale | 30 | 142.9% |
| Cambridge | 29 | 138.1% |
| New York City | 28 | 133.3% |
| Singapore | 20 | 95.2% |
| Boston | 12 | 57.1% |
| Charlottesville | 12 | 57.1% |
| Mountain View | 11 | 52.4% |
| Shanghai | 11 | 52.4% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-06, filtered to postings whose canonical role is “Research Scientist” and whose locationCity is “Chicago”.
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- Chicago
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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- 2026-09-06
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