19 ai research scientist jobs at 9 companies in Maryland

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Founding Machine Learning / AI Search Engineer
Cupertino, CA, US
$160k-$310k/yr On-SiteFull Time
HiringCafe
HiringCafe: Building a 100× better job search engine to take on Indeed and LinkedIn.
Build the ML and AI search behind HiringCafe — ranking, recommenders, retrieval, and LLM agents that surface jobs people would never find on their own.
Python, PyTorch, Elasticsearch, LLMs
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AI Research Scientist, Applied AI
United States or Alabama or Arizona or California or Colorado or District of Columbia or Florida or Georgia or Hawaii or Illinois or Indiana or Kansas or Massachusetts or Maryland or Michigan or Minnesota or Missouri or Montana or North Carolina or New Jersey or New Mexico or Nevada or New York or Ohio or Oklahoma or Oregon or Rhode Island or Tennessee or Texas or Utah or Virginia or Washington or Wisconsin or West Virginia or United Kingdom
$120k-$170k/yr RemoteFull Time
Slingshot Aerospace
Slingshot Aerospace: Space operations platform for satellite tracking and traffic coordination
2+ YOEActive US security clearance (Secret minimum) required; Master's in a related field + 2+ years (or PhD) recommended. Deep AI/ML expertise (deep learning, LLMs, RL, CV), software development (Python/R/C++/Java), GitHub/CI/CD, simulation and GPU experience.
Python, R, C++, Java, GitHub, CI/CD, GPU, LLMs
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AI/ML Research Scientist - Agentic Systems
Herndon or Annapolis Junction or Bowie
$112k-$179k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Peraton
Peraton: National security and mission-critical government technology services provider.
3+ YOEUS citizen eligible for FAA Public Trust; degree (Bachelors+ with 8+ yrs, Masters+ with 6+ yrs, or PhD+ with 3+ yrs); strong Python software skills, additional languages (C, C++, JavaScript), LLM/API experience, AI/ML background, and local to specified MD/VA sites.
Python, C, C++, JavaScript, PyTorch, TensorFlow, Anthropic Model Context Protocol (MCP), Kubernetes, Terraform, LLMs
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Assistant Research Scientist (PREP0003750)
Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States
$47k-$67k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University: Private research university providing higher education and medical services.
Bachelor's in CS/AI/Data Science required; experience with AI tools (AWS, GCP, Azure, MLFlow, SQL, BigQuery, Snowflake); knowledge of data curation, dataset evaluation, ML, statistics, and software engineering for AI. US citizens preferred.
AWS, GCP, Azure, MLFlow, SQL, BigQuery, Snowflake
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AI and Data Assimilation Scientist
College Park, Maryland, United States
$90k-$185k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Lynker
Lynker: Provides scientific and technical services for environmental and climate data.
Experience developing and deploying AI-based geophysical systems; strong Python skills; experience with PyTorch or TensorFlow, HPC/GPUs, UNIX, data assimilation, and earth-observation data; U.S. citizen or green card holder with 3–5 years U.S. residency.
PyTorch, TensorFlow, Python, Zarr, Parquet, HPC, GPUs, UNIX
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Senior Computer Scientist (QAF Accreditation)
Maryland or Virginia
OnsiteFull Time
Prescient Edge
Prescient Edge: Provides intelligence, security, and defense support services.
12+ YOESenior Computer Scientist with 12+ years in AI, data science, statistics; Master’s degree or equivalent experience; TS/SCI with CI Poly possible; willing to work in NCR/Maryland/Virginia.
Mathematics, Statistics, Machine Learning, Data Mining, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science
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Scientist – Biomolecular Interactions
Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States
$116k-$174k/yr OnsiteFull Time
AstraZeneca
AstraZenecaLondon Stock Exchange: AZN: Researches and develops medicines to treat major diseases globally.
0+ YOEMS in a related field (or BS with 5+ years), expertise in biosensor-based biomolecular interaction assays (Carterra LSA, Biacore 8K), assay development/troubleshooting, data analysis, and engagement with AI/ML and automation.
Carterra LSA, Biacore 8K, HT-SPR, Electronic lab notebooks (ELNs), Python, R, AI, machine learning
4w
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Sr. Applied Scientist, Amazon Cyber Threat Intelligence
Annapolis Junction or Arlington or Seattle or New York or Austin
OnsiteFull Time
Amazon
AmazonNASDAQ: AMZN: Global online retail and cloud computing technology provider.
5+ YOEPhD in a quantitative field; 5+ years of research post-PhD; production AI/ML deployment; NLP/LLMs, graph neural networks, anomaly detection, or probabilistic modeling; strong software development; publication record.
PyTorch, TensorFlow, JAX, SageMaker, Bedrock, EMR, Glue, Lambda, S3
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Data Scientist III SME
Camp Smith or Aberdeen Proving Ground
$99k-$207k/yr OnsiteFull Time
CACI
CACINYSE: CACI: Provides information technology and professional services to government clients.
10+ YOE10+ years leading AI/ML innovation (15+ years relevant experience in lieu of degree). Bachelor's in a technical discipline or equivalent, active Secret clearance required, experience with AI/ML (deep learning, RL, NLP) and DoD M&S integration.
Large Language Model (LLM), Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), JLVC, JTLS-GO
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Data Scientist Engineer Level 2 – AI/ML Project TS/SCI w/Poly
Laurel, Maryland, United States
$176k-$282k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Peraton
Peraton: Provides advanced technology and mission support for government agencies.
5+ YOERequires 5+ years analyzing datasets and programming with R/Python/SAS/MATLAB or equivalent experience; developing ML/AI models, LLM/RAG frameworks, GPU-based training; active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph required.
R, Python, SAS, MATLAB, SQL, GPU, LLM, RAG
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Scientist - Protein Analytics and Mass Spectrometry
Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States
$92k-$138k/yr OnsiteFull Time
AstraZeneca
AstraZenecaLondon Stock Exchange: AZN: Global biopharmaceutical developing and manufacturing prescription medicines.
3+ YOEBS with 3+ years (MS preferred) in biochemistry/molecular biology; hands-on protein analytics (LC-MS, peptide mapping, HIC, SEC, cIEF, IEX, CE-SDS, DLS, DSC, DSF, ELISA); assay development/troubleshooting; data analysis/statistics; Python/MATLAB; experience with Protein Metrics Suite or BioPharma Finder; AI/ML familiarity.
LC-MS, HIC, SEC, cIEF, IEX, CE-SDS, DLS, DSC, DSF, ELISA, ThermoFisher Orbitrap, Protein Metrics Suite, BioPharma Finder, Python, MATLAB, PyMOL, Maestro
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Cryptologic Computer Scientist 4
Annapolis Junction, Maryland, United States
OnsiteFull Time
RealmOne
RealmOne: Provides advanced technology services for national security agencies.
7+ YOEAdvanced degree in CS/CE/EE/Mathematics (or related) with significant CS experience; strong skills in operating systems, compiler theory, database theory, algorithms, computer architecture, discrete math, programming language theory, data structures; experience with AI/knowledge management; active security clearance with polygraph required.
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Meteorologist and Data Scientist Developer
College Park, Maryland, United States
$68k-$85k/yr RemoteFull Time
Lynker
Lynker: Science and technology solutions for government and environmental agencies.
BS in meteorology/hydrology or related (MS preferred); experience applying AI/ML to environmental datasets; software development experience; Python and Unix shell scripting; knowledge of ensemble prediction systems and hazardous-weather forecasting.
GIS, ArcGIS, Python, PHP, Unix shell scripting, JavaScript, API, TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit-learn