Senior Level Research and Development (R&D) Jobs in Boston, MA

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Company	Job	Location	Salary	Posted
Amazon Web Services, Inc.	Amazon Web Services, Inc.Applied Scientist, AWS Automated Reasoning OnsiteFull Timeyesterday	Santa Clara or Boston or New York or Portland or Austin or Seattle	$143k - $223k/yr	yesterday	View
Amazon.com Services LLC	Amazon.com Services LLCSr. Applied Scientist, Amazon Robotics OnsiteFull Time2d	Boston, Massachusetts	$167k - $226k/yr	2d	View
Vertex Pharmaceuticals	Vertex PharmaceuticalsHead of Exploratory and Regulatory Safety Sciences HybridFull Time3d	Boston, Massachusetts	$280k - $420k/yr	3d	View
Astrazeneca	AstrazenecaSenior Director, Epidemiology OnsiteFull Time3d	Boston, Massachusetts	$229k - $344k/yr	3d	View
Astrazeneca	AstrazenecaDirector, Diagnostics OnsiteFull Time3d	Boston, Massachusetts	$181k - $271k/yr	3d	View
Msd	MsdDistinguished Scientist, Companion Diagnostics HybridFull TimeVisa Sponsorship3d	Rahway or Boston or Upper Gwynedd or West Point	$210k - $331k/yr	3d	View
AstraZeneca	AstraZenecaSenior Director, Cancer Vaccine Discovery, Infectious Disease OnsiteFull Time3d	Boston, Massachusetts	$226k - $339k/yr	3d	View
Johnson & Johnson	Johnson & JohnsonSenior Human Factors Engineer HybridFull Time3d	Boston or Raynham	$92k - $148k/yr	3d	View
Vertex Pharmaceuticals	Vertex PharmaceuticalsAnalytical Science and Technology Senior Scientist HybridFull Time4d	Boston, Massachusetts	$122k - $184k/yr	4d	View
Vrtx	VrtxAS&T Principal Scientist - CGT & Biologics HybridFull Time4d	Boston, Massachusetts	$138k - $208k/yr	4d	View
Johnson & Johnson	Johnson & JohnsonDirector, Clinical Development, Interventional Oncology (INTO) HybridFull Time, Contract, Temporary, Internship, Part Time, Seasonal, Volunteer4d	New Brunswick or Boston or Horsham or Raritan or San Diego or Spring House or Titusville	$164k - $283k/yr	4d	View
Tempus	TempusMachine Learning Scientist, Applied Machine Learning and Agentic AI, Pharma R&D OnsiteFull Time4d	New York City or Boston or Redwood City or Chicago	$100k - $160k/yr	4d	View
Astrazeneca	AstrazenecaGlobal Medical Head, Obesity, Injectables Portfolio HybridFull Time1w	Boston, Massachusetts	$283k - $425k/yr	1w	View
Vertex Pharmaceuticals	Vertex PharmaceuticalsMS&T Associate Director – Biologics HybridFull Time1w	Boston, Massachusetts	$168k - $252k/yr	1w	View
MSD	MSDDirector - Preclinical Development, Digital Insights (Hybrid) HybridFull Time1w	Rahway or Boston or West Point	$173k - $273k/yr	1w	View
Cisco	CiscoPrincipal Machine Learning Engineer RemoteFull Time1w	San Jose or Pleasanton or Houston or Iselin or Denver or Seattle or New York or Irvine or Boston or Brooklyn or San Diego or Bellevue or Milpitas or Austin or Mountain View or Raleigh–Durham (RTP) or Los Altos or Redwood City or San Francisco or Santa Clara or San Mateo or Dallas or Sunnyvale or Palo Alto	$292k - $369k/yr	1w	View
Msd	MsdDirector, Cheminformatics - Modeling & Informatics OnsiteFull TimeVisa Sponsorship1w	Boston or Cambridge	$236k - $372k/yr	1w	View
Vrtx	VrtxPharmacology Senior Research Associate OnsiteFull Time1w	Boston, Massachusetts	$76k - $114k/yr	1w	View
Vrtx	VrtxPharmacology Principal Research Associate OnsiteFull Time1w	Boston, Massachusetts	$90k - $135k/yr	1w	View
Vrtx	VrtxAssociate Director, R&D Quality Regulatory & Risk Integration HybridFull Time1w	Boston, Massachusetts	$161k - $241k/yr	1w	View
Vrtx	VrtxClinical Development Medical Director- Pain HybridFull Time, Contract, Internship, Temporary, Seasonal, Volunteer, Part Time1w	Boston, Massachusetts	$240k - $360k/yr	1w	View
Msd	MsdSenior Principal Scientist, Translational Clinical Biomarkers HybridFull TimeVisa Sponsorship1w	Rahway or Boston or Cambridge or Upper Gwynedd	$210k - $331k/yr	1w	View
Whoop	WhoopSenior AI Researcher (Foundation AI) OnsiteFull Time1w	Boston, Massachusetts	$190k - $230k/yr	1w	View
Whoop	WhoopSenior Research Manager, Design Research OnsiteFull Time1w	Boston, Massachusetts	$120k - $160k/yr	1w	View
Lilly	LillyApplied AI Engineer, Clinical Informatics OnsiteFull Time2w	Boston or Indianapolis	$182k - $284k/yr	2w	View
Whoop	WhoopSenior Research Scientist OnsiteFull Time2w	Boston, Massachusetts	$110k - $155k/yr	2w	View
Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Vrtx)	Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Vrtx)Stem Cell Principal Research Scientist, T1D Discovery Biology OnsiteFull Time2w	Boston, Massachusetts	$147k - $221k/yr	2w	View
Vrtx	VrtxRegulatory Strategy Director HybridFull Time2w	Boston, Massachusetts	$197k - $295k/yr	2w	View
Vertex Pharmaceuticals	Vertex PharmaceuticalsSenior Director, US Medical Affairs – Nephrology HybridFull Time2w	Boston, Massachusetts	$252k - $378k/yr	2w	View
Msd	MsdDirector, Discovery Oncology, T-Cell Engagers OnsiteFull TimeVisa Sponsorship2w	Boston, Massachusetts	$194k - $306k/yr	2w	View
Msd	MsdAVP, Head of Infectious Disease & Vaccines Clinical Science HybridFull Time2w	Rahway or Boston or Upper Gwynedd	----	2w	View
Arrowstreetcapital	ArrowstreetcapitalSenior Quantitative Researcher OnsiteFull Time2w	Boston, Massachusetts	$170k - $325k/yr	2w	View
Astrazeneca	AstrazenecaGlobal Medical Director Rare Cardiology and Amyloidosis OnsiteFull Time2w	Boston, Massachusetts	----	2w	View
Merck & Co., Inc. (MSD)	Merck & Co., Inc. (MSD)Principal Scientist, Discovery Oncology OnsiteFull TimeVisa Sponsorship2w	Boston, Massachusetts	$176k - $277k/yr	2w	View
Whoop	WhoopSenior Machine Learning Research Engineer (Sensor Intelligence Group) OnsiteFull Time2w	Boston, Massachusetts	$150k - $215k/yr	2w	View
AstraZeneca	AstraZenecaGlobal Development Medical Director, Hematology Oncology HybridFull Time3w	Gaithersburg or Boston or Mississauga or Barcelona	$242k - $362k/yr	3w	View
Fmr	FmrQuantitative Researcher OnsiteFull Time3w	Boston, Massachusetts	$150k - $250k/yr	3w	View
Bmc	BmcSenior Research Clinical Coordinator, Endocrine OnsiteFull Time3w	Boston, Massachusetts	$66k - $96k/yr	3w	View
Msd	MsdSenior Clinical Director, Clinical Research, Hematology HybridFull Time3w	Rahway or Boston or Upper Gwynedd	$282k - $444k/yr	3w	View
Whoop	WhoopStaff AI/ML Researcher (Foundation AI) OnsiteFull Time3w	Boston, Massachusetts	$215k - $260k/yr	3w	View
Astrazeneca	AstrazenecaSenior Director, Competitive Intelligence, Oncology R&D HybridFull Time3w	Gaithersburg or Boston or New York City or London or Cambridge	$218k - $327k/yr	3w	View
Meta	MetaAI Research Scientist, SysML - FAIR OnsiteFull Time3w	Menlo Park or Boston or New York	$184k - $257k/yr	3w	View
MSD	MSDSr. Director, Epidemiology - Hematology HybridFull Time4w	West Point or Boston or Philadelphia or Rahway	$191k - $300k/yr	4w	View
Boston Medical Center (BMC)	Boston Medical Center (BMC)Physician Leader: Vice Chair of Research for Clinical & Implementation Sciences OnsiteFull Time4w	Boston, Massachusetts	$250k - $450k/yr	4w	View
Lilly	LillyExecutive Medical Director - Physician -Early Clinical Development, Immunology OnsiteFull Time4w	Boston or Indianapolis or San Diego	$266k - $389k/yr	4w	View
Vertex Pharmaceuticals	Vertex PharmaceuticalsExecutive Director, DMPK OnsiteFull Time4w	Boston or Seattle	$268k - $402k/yr	4w	View
Msd	MsdAVP, Head of General & Specialty Medicine Clinical Science HybridFull Time4w	Rahway or Boston or Upper Gwynedd	----	4w	View
AstraZeneca	AstraZenecaDirector, Integrated Bioanalysis Oncology Development HybridFull Time1mo	Gaithersburg or Boston	$175k - $263k/yr	1mo	View
AstraZeneca	AstraZenecaDirector, Theranostics and Radiation Science HybridFull Time1mo	Boston, Massachusetts	$234k - $350k/yr	1mo	View
Vertex Pharmaceuticals	Vertex PharmaceuticalsClinical Development Associate Medical Director- Pain HybridFull Time1mo	Boston, Massachusetts	$204k - $306k/yr	1mo	View
Vertex Pharmaceuticals	Vertex PharmaceuticalsClinical Development Senior Medical Director-Neurology HybridFull Time1mo	Boston, Massachusetts	----	1mo	View
Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Vrtx)	Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Vrtx)Senior Director, Material Science OnsiteFull Time1mo	Boston, Massachusetts	$218k - $327k/yr	1mo	View
Msd	MsdExecutive Director, Quantitative Pharmacology and Pharmacometrics HybridFull TimeVisa Sponsorship1mo	West Point or Boston or Rahway or South San Francisco	$232k - $365k/yr	1mo	View
Iqvia	IqviaTherapeutic Strategy VP, Infectious Disease/Respiratory (Home - Based) RemoteFull Time1mo	Durham or Boston or San Francisco or Washington	----	1mo	View
Lilly	LillyDirector, Regenerative Biology OnsiteFull Time1mo	Boston, Massachusetts	$164k - $282k/yr	1mo	View
Vrtx	VrtxComputational Genomics Senior Research Scientist HybridFull Time1mo	Boston, Massachusetts	$130k - $195k/yr	1mo	View
Whoop	WhoopSenior Machine Learning Scientist (Sensor Intelligence) OnsiteFull Time1mo	Boston, Massachusetts	$150k - $215k/yr	1mo	View
Vertex Pharmaceuticals	Vertex PharmaceuticalsExecutive Director, Modeling & Simulations HybridFull Time1mo	Boston, Massachusetts	$268k - $402k/yr	1mo	View
Liberty Mutual Insurance	Liberty Mutual InsuranceDirector, User Research HybridFull Time1mo	Boston or Remote or Seattle or Portsmouth or Plano	----	1mo	View
Spotify	SpotifySenior Research Scientist - Personalization HybridFull Time, Contract, Internship, Temporary, Seasonal, Volunteer1mo	New York City or Boston	$169k - $242k/yr	1mo	View
Vertex Pharmaceuticals	Vertex PharmaceuticalsAnalytical Development Senior Research Scientist, Imaging Assay Development OnsiteFull Time1mo	Boston, Massachusetts	$122k - $184k/yr	1mo	View
Lilly	LillyAdvisor / Senior Advisor - Discovery Biology - Osteoporosis OnsiteFull Time1mo	Boston, Massachusetts	$138k - $224k/yr	1mo	View
Lilly	LillyComputational Biologist - Quantitative Methods & Target Discovery OnsiteFull Time1mo	Boston or Indianapolis	$167k - $266k/yr	1mo	View
Vrtx	VrtxSenior Medical Science Liaison - Pain (Georgia) RemoteFull Time1mo	Boston or Georgia or South Carolina	$171k - $257k/yr	1mo	View
Lilly	LillySr. Advisor - Preclinical Discovery, Women's Health - Preeclampsia OnsiteFull Time1mo	Boston, Massachusetts	$138k - $224k/yr	1mo	View
Vertex Pharmaceuticals	Vertex PharmaceuticalsDirector, Clinical Quality Program Lead (Hybrid) HybridFull Time1mo	Boston, Massachusetts	$188k - $282k/yr	1mo	View
Lilly	LillyDirector/Sr Director Pharmacometrics OnsiteFull Time1mo	Indianapolis or Boston	$177k - $308k/yr	1mo	View
Lilly	LillyDirector/Senior Director, Analytical Methods (Methods4Insight) HybridFull Time1mo	Boston or Indianapolis or San Diego or San Francisco or Louisville	$194k - $339k/yr	1mo	View
Lilly	LillyDirector/Senior Director, ADMET & PK/PD Modeling OnsiteFull Time1mo	Indianapolis or Boston or San Francisco	$177k - $308k/yr	1mo	View
Msd	MsdClinical Director (Principal Scientist), Clinical Research, Immunology - Rheumatology OnsiteFull Time1mo	Rahway or Boston or North Wales	$256k - $403k/yr	1mo	View
Vrtx	VrtxSenior Medical Science Liaison - Pain (Michigan) HybridFull Time2mo	Boston or	$171k - $257k/yr	2mo	View
MSD	MSDClinical Director (Principal Scientist), Translational Medicine, Immunology HybridFull Time2mo	Boston or Upper Gwynedd	$260k - $410k/yr	2mo	View
MSD	MSDDistinguished Scientist, Clinical Research, Thoracic Malignancies HybridFull Time2mo	Rahway or Boston or Upper Gwynedd	$311k - $489k/yr	2mo	View
Zoox	ZooxSenior Machine Learning Engineer - Scene Understanding HybridFull Time2mo	Foster City or Boston	$189k - $290k/yr	2mo	View
Lilly	LillyDirector – Discovery ADME Project Leader (Bioconjugates) OnsiteFull Time2mo	Indianapolis or Louisville or Boston	$177k - $308k/yr	2mo	View
Microsoft	MicrosoftPrincipal Applied Scientist - CoreAI OnsiteFull Time2mo	Redmond or Garden City or San Francisco or Mountain View or Boston	$140k - $275k/yr	2mo	View
IonQ	IonQSenior Research Scientist - Fabrication OnsiteFull Time2mo	Boston, Massachusetts	$127k - $166k/yr	2mo	View
Lilly	LillyExploR&D Translational Medicine HybridFull Time2mo	Boston or Indianapolis	----	2mo	View
Astrazeneca	AstrazenecaGlobal Clinical Program Lead OnsiteFull Time2mo	Boston, Massachusetts	$288k - $432k/yr	2mo	View
QuEra Computing, Inc.	QuEra Computing, Inc.Quantum Scientist-Quantum Computing Services OnsiteFull Time2mo	Boston, Massachusetts	----	2mo	View
Lilly	LillyDirector, Clinical Pharmacology and Translational Modeling OnsiteFull Time2mo	Boston, Massachusetts	$194k - $339k/yr	2mo	View
QuEra Computing, Inc.	QuEra Computing, Inc.Quantum Scientist - R&D OnsiteFull Time2mo	Boston, Massachusetts	$130k - $212k/yr	2mo	View
Vertex Pharmaceuticals	Vertex PharmaceuticalsAnalytical Principal Research Scientist OnsiteFull Time2mo	Boston, Massachusetts	$141k - $211k/yr	2mo	View
QuEra Computing, Inc.	QuEra Computing, Inc.Optical Scientist – Quantum Systems OnsiteFull Time2mo	Boston, Massachusetts	$130k - $212k/yr	2mo	View
Vertex Pharmaceuticals	Vertex PharmaceuticalsAnalytical Development Principal Research Scientist OnsiteFull Time2mo	Boston, Massachusetts	$141k - $211k/yr	2mo	View
Fidelity Investments	Fidelity InvestmentsQuantitative Researcher, Portfolio Optimization HybridFull Time2mo	Boston or Jersey City or Merrimack	$100k - $200k/yr	2mo	View
QuEra Computing, Inc.	QuEra Computing, Inc.Quantum Scientist - AMO Theory and Device Modeling OnsiteFull Time2mo	Boston, Massachusetts	$130k - $212k/yr	2mo	View

Senior Level Research and Development (R&D) Jobs in Boston, MA, updated daily

87 open research and development (r&d) roles in Boston, MA, pulled directly from company career pages and refreshed daily, newest first. Pick a role and apply with a resume tailored to it using ApplyBolt.