Senior Research Scientist
FM
Norwood, MA · $200k a year · Posted November 6, 2026
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Where Norwood, MA ranks
Where Norwood, MA placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #1Cities with the most jobs that need no experience in the Northeast3.7% · of 69
- #1Cities with the most jobs that need no experience in New England3.7% · of 27
- #7Best cities for junior jobs in Massachusetts24% · of 20
- #8Best cities for AI-skill jobs in New England13% · of 28
- #11Best college towns for junior jobs in New England26% · of 19
- #11Best cities for director and executive jobs in New England26% · of 28
Pay compared with the market
This listing pays about $200,000 a year. Across 52 open senior research scientist listings that state pay, the middle half runs $114,500 to $220,500 and the median is $178,000. That is inside the middle half of those listings, 12% above the median.
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How AI is used in this kind of work
AI use among medical scientists, except epidemiologists is little observed so far. Measured exposure for medical scientists, except epidemiologists: 4% (little observed).
Share of this job’s tasks that AI is already used for at work, from real usage. It is not a forecast of job loss, and a low number means no use seen yet. Source: Anthropic Economic Index.
About the job
FM is seeking a Senior Research Scientist to lead research on battery and data center safety. You will design and run experiments, analyze failure modes, and build models to predict and mitigate thermal, fire, and reliability risks in large-scale energy and compute systems...