--- title: Staff Research Data Scientist at Google description: Google is hiring for the Staff Research Data Scientist role in Sunnyvale, CA. Pays $207K–$300K per year. See the full description and apply. type: job url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/staff-research-data-scientist-at-google-01a1a0f7-d376-7208-bef4-e4210da04246 date: 2026-11-15T01:26:44Z og_description: Join Google as Staff Research Data Scientist in Sunnyvale, CA. Pays $207K–$300K per year. Requires 8+ years of experience. og_image: https://www.foundrole.com/og/pzf5lm.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** | San Francisco, CA | | **Salary** | $207K/yr - $300K/yr | | **Posted** | Nov 03, 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 $217,000). ## Description The Google Cloud GUSTO AI Data Science Research team develops innovative, data-driven solutions to today’s most challenging cybersecurity problems. By leveraging data derived from Google's unparalleled view of the threat landscape, our cross-functional, applied research team experiments and delivers impactful findings for both our customers and the broader cybersecurity industry. As a Staff Research Data Scientist (Tech Lead) you will define the technical goal, drive applied research agendas, and lead the technical execution of machine learning, deep learning, and generative AI initiatives across Google SecOps, Google Threat Intelligence, and other key cybersecurity product areas in Google Cloud. In this role, you will manage high-ambiguity, adversarial security problems at Google scale. You will act as the principal research driver and technical lead across initiatives such as agentic security operations, threat intelligence reasoning and contextualization, security-specialized LLMs/foundation models, and dark web threat detection. As a Tech Lead, you will bridge the gap between breakthrough AI research and enterprise-grade deployment: architecting novel research prototypes, steering data strategy, aligning roadmaps with cross-functional SWE and Product leaders, and mentoring junior researchers. You will represent Google's security research externally through high-impact publications, patents, and conference presentations, shaping how the broader AI Security industry defends against advanced threat actors. 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/). - Define and drive the multi-quarter research strategy and technical roadmap at the nexus of machine learning for security, AI-powered security operations, and autonomous threat investigation and response. - Serve as the Technical Lead (TL) for applied research workstreams, translating ambiguous threat challenges into structured, high-impact AI/ML modeling solutions with landed product impact. - Architect state-of-the-art model architectures and agentic systems, balancing theoretical novelty with low-latency, resilient inference in adversarial environments. - Architect end-to-end data acquisition and curation strategies across massive, heterogeneous security telemetry; establish benchmarks and evaluation pipelines for robust model assessment. - Partner with Engineering (SWE) and Product Management (PM) leadership to establish shared architectural roadmaps, govern production ML deployments, and lead continuous post-deployment telemetry and feedback loops. ### Minimum qualifications: - Master's degree in Statistics, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Economics, Operations Research, Engineering, or a related quantitative field. - 8 years of experience using analytics to solve product or business problems, coding (e.g., Python, R, SQL), querying databases or statistical analysis. - Experience with Machine Learning research and developing new methodologies or algorithms. - Experience with Large Language Models (LLMs), Natural Language Processing (NLP), or Generative AI. - Experience with Machine Learning algorithms and statistical modeling. - Experience with cyber threat research. ### Preferred qualifications: - PhD in Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, Electrical Engineering, or a related quantitative field. - 7 years of experience designing, validating, and deploying machine learning models, statistical methods, or generative AI systems into production. - 2 years of applied experience within cybersecurity, security operations, threat intelligence, fraud/abuse, or vulnerability research. - Experience acting as a Technical Lead, workstream owner, or principal researcher directing technical projects end-to-end across cross-functional teams. - Experience addressing distribution shifts, concept drift, or adversarial attacks in high-stakes or non-stationary environments. - Experience in production-grade development using programming languages and modern deep learning ecosystems. - Master's degree in Statistics, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Economics, Operations Research, Engineering, or a related quantitative field. - 8 years of experience using analytics to solve product or business problems, coding (e.g., Python, R, SQL), querying databases or statistical analysis. - Experience with Machine Learning research and developing new methodologies or algorithms. - Experience with Large Language Models (LLMs), Natural Language Processing (NLP), or Generative AI. - Experience with Machine Learning algorithms and statistical modeling. - Experience with cyber threat research. ## Skills - 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