
Data & AI Jobs at Periodic Labs
Periodic Labs has one open data and AI role, in Menlo Park, paying USD 250k to 350k a year, alongside 27 other open roles.
About Periodic Labs
Periodic Labs is building AI scientists and autonomous laboratories to accelerate scientific research, with a focus on materials, energy, and related physical sciences. The company aims to create AI systems that can form hypotheses, run experiments, and learn from the results, generating new knowledge through interaction with the physical world.
The open role
- Research Scientist, Data: Menlo Park, USD 250k to 350k, posted 25 July 2026.
Also hiring at Periodic Labs
Periodic Labs is also hiring in hardware and science (14), engineering (8), operations (3), field and trades (1) and people and talent (1).
Its roles are in Menlo Park, CA, US (27) and Montréal, Canada (1).
What data and AI work involves at an early-stage startup
The data is messy and there is not much of it yet. You build the pipeline, train the model, then explain the result to a founder in plain words. Large employers give you a clean warehouse and one narrow question, while here you pick the question too.
Questions people ask
Where is the data and AI job at Periodic Labs?
Menlo Park.
How much does it pay?
USD 250k to 350k a year, as stated in the posting.
What else is Periodic Labs hiring for?
Hardware and science, engineering, operations, field and trades, and people and talent: 27 more roles.