Senior Level Research and Development (R&D) Jobs in District of Columbia

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All1,786 Information Technology236 Project and Program Management238 Sales158 Engineering159 Finance and Accounting103 Business Operations93 Legal and Compliance135 Software Development96 Communications and Public Affairs83 Data and Analytics67 Business Development65 Research and Development (R&D)36 Human Resources45 Protective Services18 Customer Service11 Marketing36 Administrative & Clerical Support16 Healthcare Services - Allied Health10 Food and Beverage Services4 Product Management38 Supply Chain / Logistics / Procurement15 Education services13 Design24 Healthcare Services - Nursing7 Healthcare Services - Advanced Practice9 Creative and Art Services10 Quality Assurance13 Skilled Trades - Maintenance and Repair2 Consulting Services11 Environment, Health, and Safety4 Skilled Trades - Construction4 Skilled Trades - Mechanical and Electrical4 Government Agencies and Departments4 Transportation Services0 Skilled Trades - General Labor0 Custodial Services0 Healthcare Services - Pharmacy3 Skilled Trades - Manufacturing and Industrial2 Social Services0 Finance3 Business Consulting0 Government Affairs1 Healthcare Services - Veterinary1 Architecture1 Management Consulting1 Communications1 Medical Affairs1 Investment and Research1 Configuration Management1 Solutions Architecture1 Sales Operations1 Construction1

Company	Job	Location	Salary	Posted
Institute for Defense Analyses	Institute for Defense AnalysesAdjunct Research Analyst - Information Technologies/Cyberspace Operations OnsiteFull Time3d	Alexandria or Washington	$113k - $277k/yr	3d	View
KBR	KBRAll Source Analyst OnsiteFull Time6d	Washington or Quantico or Vienna	$143k - $175k/yr	6d	View
Institute for Defense Analyses	Institute for Defense AnalysesResearch Associate - Operational Evaluation Division OnsiteFull Time1w	Alexandria or Washington	$83k - $177k/yr	1w	View
West Virginia University	West Virginia UniversityPostdoctoral Research Associate - School of Natural Resources and the Environment OnsiteFull Time1w	Morgantown or Pittsburgh or Washington or Columbus or West Virginia	----	1w	View
Institute for Defense Analyses	Institute for Defense AnalysesResearch Analyst - Economist HybridFull Time1w	Alexandria or Washington, D.C.	$113k - $277k/yr	1w	View
West Virginia University	West Virginia UniversityPostdoctoral Research Associate - Natural Resource Analysis Center - School of Natural Resources and the Environment OnsiteFull Time1w	Morgantown or West Virginia or United States or Pittsburgh or Washington or Columbus	----	1w	View
University of Chicago	University of ChicagoSenior Policy & Research Manager, Office of the Faculty Director HybridFull Time1w	Washington, District of Columbia	$81k - $105k/yr	1w	View
Sandia National Laboratories	Sandia National LaboratoriesSenior/Principal R&D AI - ND AI Forward Development, Remote RemoteFull Time1w	Albuquerque or United States or District of Columbia	$118k - $236k/yr	1w	View
Amentum	AmentumPolicy Analyst/Forces Labor Enforcement Task Force OnsiteFull Time2w	Washington, District of Columbia	$125k - $135k/yr	2w	View
Amentum	AmentumForeign investment Risk Analyst OnsiteFull Time2w	Washington, District of Columbia	$125k - $135k/yr	2w	View
Institute for Defense Analyses	Institute for Defense AnalysesAdjunct Research Analyst - GDI OnsiteFull Time2w	Alexandria or Washington	$113k - $277k/yr	2w	View
Google	GoogleNovel AI Lead Methodologist OnsiteFull Time2w	Washington, D.C. or Atlanta or Austin or Kirkland or Seattle	$171k - $247k/yr	2w	View
Amentum	AmentumCounter Threat Finance Analyst (INDOPACOM - F9) OnsiteFull Time3w	Washington, District of Columbia	$125k - $138k/yr	3w	View
Duke Careers	Duke CareersPolicy Research Associate, Duke Margolis Institute (Hybrid) Washington DC or Durham NC HybridFull Time3w	Durham or Washington	$93k - $151k/yr	3w	View
Thomson Reuters	Thomson ReutersLead Research Engineer, Search & Retrieval HybridFull Time3w	New York City or Frisco or Toronto or Ann Arbor or Eagan or San Francisco or Los Angeles or Irvine or McLean or Washington	$137k - $255k/yr	3w	View
Penn State	Penn StateAssociate Professor - Public Health Sciences OnsiteFull Time3w	Hershey or Harrisburg or Philadelphia or Baltimore or New York City or Washington or Pittsburgh	----	3w	View
State of South Carolina, SC	State of South Carolina, SCExecutive Director of the South Carolina Water Resources Center OnsiteFull Time3w	Pickens County or Clemson or Washington	$91k - $146k/yr	3w	View
Federal Reserve Board	Federal Reserve BoardSr Intelligence Fusion Analyst - Office of the Chief Operating Officer OnsiteFull Time1mo	Washington, District of Columbia	$141k - $191k/yr	1mo	View
Institute for Defense Analyses	Institute for Defense AnalysesAdjunct Research Analyst - Information Technology & Systems Division OnsiteFull Time1mo	Alexandria or Washington, D.C.	$113k - $277k/yr	1mo	View
DoorDash	DoorDashGlobal Head of Economics Research, Head Economist OnsiteFull Time1mo	Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia	$214k - $315k/yr	1mo	View
Carnegie Mellon University	Carnegie Mellon UniversitySenior AI-Native Software Engineering Researcher OnsiteFull Time1mo	Pittsburgh or Washington	----	1mo	View
Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute	Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering InstituteSenior AI-Native Software Engineering Researcher OnsiteFull Time1mo	Pittsburgh or Washington, D.C.	----	1mo	View
CenturyLink	CenturyLinkBlack Lotus Labs Threat Researcher -APT Research RemoteFull Time1mo	Maryland or West Virginia or Virginia or District of Columbia	$145k - $194k/yr	1mo	View
Vrtx	VrtxExecutive Director, Regulatory Strategy, Cell & Gene Therapy HybridFull Time1mo	Boston or Washington or Cambridge or London	$268k - $402k/yr	1mo	View
MTSI	MTSIIntelligence Analyst – All Source OnsiteFull Time1mo	Washington, District of Columbia	$180k - $220k/yr	1mo	View
Thomson Reuters	Thomson ReutersPrincipal Scientist- Search HybridFull Time1mo	New York City or San Francisco or Los Angeles or Irvine or McLean or Washington	$212k - $394k/yr	1mo	View
Thomson Reuters	Thomson ReutersManager AI and Applied Research HybridFull Time2mo	Eagan or Frisco or New York City or Ann Arbor or Toronto or San Francisco or Los Angeles or Irvine or McLean or Washington	$171k - $318k/yr	2mo	View
Institute for Defense Analyses	Institute for Defense AnalysesResearch Analyst - Battlefield Information Systems OnsiteFull Time2mo	Alexandria or Washington	$113k - $277k/yr	2mo	View
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System	Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve SystemAssistant Director, Risk Analytics & Integration - Division of Supervision & Regulation OnsiteFull Time2mo	Washington, District of Columbia	----	2mo	View
Bigbear.ai	Bigbear.aiSenior Emerging and Disruptive (E&D) Technology Analyst OnsiteFull Time2mo	Washington, District of Columbia	----	2mo	View
Paloaltonetworks	PaloaltonetworksSenior Threat Researcher, Unit 42 RemoteFull Time2mo	Washington, District of Columbia	$140k - $226k/yr	2mo	View
Barbaricum	BarbaricumPre-Award: Operations Research/Systems Analysis (ORSA) Tech OnsiteFull Time2mo	Aberdeen or Washington or Tampa or Bedford or Dayton	----	2mo	View
GT Independence	GT IndependenceDirector of Quality and Evaluation OnsiteFull Time2mo	Washington, District of Columbia	$140k - $150k/yr	2mo	View
CHAOS Industries	CHAOS IndustriesOperations Research Analyst, Mission Engineering OnsiteFull Time2mo	El Segundo or Los Angeles or Washington or San Francisco or San Diego or Seattle or London	$175k - $225k/yr	2mo	View
West Virginia University	West Virginia UniversityPostdoctoral Researcher - Department of Physics & Astronomy OnsiteFull Time, Temporary2mo	Morgantown or Green Bank or Keyser or Beckley or Pittsburgh or Washington or Columbus	----	2mo	View
Meta	MetaResearch Scientist, Demography and Survey Sciences OnsiteFull Time2mo	Menlo Park or Washington or New York City	$210k - $281k/yr	2mo	View

Senior Level Research and Development (R&D) Jobs in District of Columbia, updated daily

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