Research Scientist jobs in New York City — demand, required skills, and comparable metros (2026)

As of 2026-05-17, Skillenai has indexed 49 Research Scientist postings located in New York City over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is Python, with demand down 76% vs the prior 4 weeks.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-17

Postings · last 90 days
49
Demand vs prior month
down 76% vs the prior 4 weeks
Most-required skill
Next-largest hiring metro
San Francisco

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Frequently asked questions about Research Scientist jobs in New York City

+Are Research Scientist jobs being posted in New York City right now?

Yes. Skillenai has indexed 49 Research Scientist postings located in New York City over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand down 76% vs the prior 4 weeks.

+What skills do Research Scientist jobs in New York City require?

Across Research Scientist postings in New York City indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, the skills mentioned most often are Python, Reinforcement learning, machine learning, deep learning, PyTorch.

+Which other cities are hiring Research Scientist?

As of 2026-05-17, the metro areas posting the most Research Scientist jobs outside New York City are San Francisco, London, Seattle, Palo Alto, Sunnyvale, based on the Skillenai jobs index.

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Weekly Research Scientist postings in New York City — last 90 days

Skills most often required for Research Scientist in New York City

NamePostingsShare
Python1815.8%
Reinforcement learning1815.8%
machine learning1614.0%
deep learning1412.3%
PyTorch119.6%
optimization65.3%
evaluation frameworks65.3%
JAX65.3%
post-training65.3%
generative modeling54.4%
distributed training43.5%
reasoning43.5%

Other top cities hiring Research Scientist

NamePostingsShare
San Francisco10137.1%
London4817.6%
Seattle207.4%
Palo Alto186.6%
Sunnyvale165.9%
Redmond155.5%
Shanghai155.5%
Mountain View145.1%
Toronto145.1%
Cambridge114.0%

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How this was computed

Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, filtered to postings whose canonical role is “Research Scientist” and whose locationCity is “New York City”.

city
New York City
role
Research Scientist
source
Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
data_as_of
2026-05-17
window_days
90
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Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index
Research Scientist jobs in New York City — demand, required skills, and comparable metros (2026) — Skillenai