--- title: Research Scientist, Samba, DeepMind at Google description: Google is hiring for the Research Scientist, Samba, DeepMind role in New York, NY. Pays $207K–$300K per year. See the full description and apply. type: job url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/research-scientist-samba-deepmind-at-google-01a183a2-1855-773d-9cdf-b474710ca14d date: 2026-11-15T01:26:44Z og_description: Join Google as Research Scientist, Samba, DeepMind in New York, NY. Pays $207K–$300K per year. Requires 2+ years of experience. og_image: https://www.foundrole.com/og/xbbm9n.png breadcrumbs: - label: Home url: https://www.foundrole.com/ - label: Search url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs --- | | | |---|---| | **Company** | [Google](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/google?utm_source=ai_markdown) | | **Location** | New York, NY | | **Salary** | $207K/yr - $300K/yr | | **Posted** | Oct 28, 2026 | ## Is this job real? **Ghost job check:** A- · Low risk. Probably a real opening. ## Visa sponsorship - **H-1B:** Google sponsors H-1B visas. It filed 9,179 H-1B petitions (FY2026 Q1 – FY2026 Q4). - **E-Verify:** No E-Verify enrollment on record for Google. ## Pay for similar jobs Most similar jobs pay $213,000 – $254,000 a year (median $254,000). ## Description As a Research Scientist on the Sociotechnical Analysis of Model Behavior (SAMBA) team in the Responsible Research Group (R2), you will conduct research on model behaviors that impact people and society. You will design tools and methods for measuring the impact of AI on society, broadly defined, design experiments, and develop measures to characterize model properties relevant to responsibility and safety. As one part of your work, you will collaborate closely with other Research Scientists and Research Engineers to build frontier evaluations, apply them in practice, and publish results. You will be joining a specialized Responsibility team within Google. While our reporting structure sits within Google's broader Trust and Safety organization, our work remains deeply integrated with Google DeepMind. Artificial intelligence will be one of humanity’s most transformative inventions. At Google DeepMind, we are a pioneering AI lab with exceptional interdisciplinary teams focused on advancing AI development to solve complex global challenges and accelerate high-quality product innovation for billions of users. We use our technologies for widespread public benefit and scientific discovery, ensuring safety and ethics are always our highest priority. We are pushing the boundaries across multiple domains. Our global teams offer diverse learning opportunities and varied career pathways for those driven to achieve exceptional results through collective effort. Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. US: $207000 - $300000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits Learn more about [benefits at Google](https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/benefits/). - Identify new research areas and questions. - Design and conduct research and experiments. - Develop and test new metrics and measures. - Perform data analysis to synthesize and visualize research findings and evaluation results. - Lead writing results for research publications. ### Minimum qualifications: - PhD in Computer Science, Economics or a related field, or equivalent practical experience. - 5 years of experience with statistical concepts, data analysis, and visualization. - 5 years of experience with programming languages (e.g., R, Python), relevant libraries (e.g., Pandas, NumPy, Scikit-learn), or other scripting languages. - 2 years of experience with AI evaluation. - 2 years of experience working with industry codebases. ### Preferred qualifications: - Experience creating AI evaluations or benchmarks. - Advanced understanding of statistical concepts, and ability to perform data analysis and visualization. - Excellent communication and collaboration skills: an ability to effectively communicate and work with researchers from a wide variety of backgrounds in research publications, policy briefs, or presentations targeted at both technical and non-technical audiences. - Peer reviewed publication on AI auditing/evaluation, especially if it relates to societal impact - PhD in Computer Science, Economics or a related field, or equivalent practical experience. - 5 years of experience with statistical concepts, data analysis, and visualization. - 5 years of experience with programming languages (e.g., R, Python), relevant libraries (e.g., Pandas, NumPy, Scikit-learn), or other scripting languages. - 2 years of experience with AI evaluation. - 2 years of experience working with industry codebases. ## Skills - Scripting - Scikit-learn (Machine Learning Library) - Presentations - Pandas (Python Package) - Python - AI Evaluation - R - Visualization - Artificial Intelligence - Policy Briefs - Statistics - Collaboration - Presentation Skills - Auditing - Computer Science - NumPy - Data Analysis - Communication ## Related - [More jobs at Google](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/google?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Science & Research jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/science-and-research?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Biomedical & Population Health Research jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/science-and-research/biomedical-and-population-health-research?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Research Scientist jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/science-and-research/biomedical-and-population-health-research/research-scientist?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Browse all companies](https://www.foundrole.com/companies?utm_source=ai_markdown) ## Explore this job market - [New York](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/new-york?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 150107 jobs - [New York, NY](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/new-york/new-york?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 66067 jobs - [Technology, Information and Internet](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors/technology/technology-information-and-internet?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 11788 jobs - [Google](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/google?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 3839 jobs ## Related pages - [New York](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/new-york?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 150107 jobs - [New York, NY](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/new-york/new-york?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 66067 jobs - [Technology, Information and Internet](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors/technology/technology-information-and-internet?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 11788 jobs - [Google](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/google?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 3839 jobs ## Browse - [Companies](https://www.foundrole.com/companies?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs by country](https://www.foundrole.com/locations?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs in the United States by state and city](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [H1B sponsors by location](https://www.foundrole.com/h1b-sponsors?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [H1B salaries](https://www.foundrole.com/h1b-salaries?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Sectors and industries](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs by career field](https://www.foundrole.com/careers?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Latest jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/latest?utm_source=ai_markdown)