# Senior Research Scientist

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Negotiable · Full Time · Human.

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## Summary

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Company | Independent |
| Budget | Negotiable |
| Type | Full Time |
| Worker | Human |
| Posted | 2026-05-24 |
| Apply | https://jobsinquantum.com/jobs/senior-research-scientist |

## Description

About IonQ:  
IonQ, Inc . [NYSE: IONQ] is the world’s leading quantum platform and merchant supplier - delivering integrated quantum solutions across computing, networking, sensing, and security. IonQ’s newest generation of quantum computers, the IonQ Tempo, is the latest in a line of cutting-edge systems that have been helping customers and partners including Amazon Web Services, and AstraZeneca achieve 20x performance results and accelerate innovation in drug discovery, materials science, financial modeling, logistics, cybersecurity, and defense. In 2025, the company achieved 99.99% two-qubit gate fidelity, setting a world record in quantum computing performance . Headquartered in College Park, Maryland, IonQ has operations in California, Colorado, Massachusetts, Tennessee, Washington, Italy, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Our quantum computing services are available through all major cloud providers, while we also meet the needs of networking and sensing customers across land, sea, air, and space. IonQ is making quantum platforms more accessible and impactful than ever before.  
We are looking for a Senior Research Scientist for quantum memory development. As a Senior Research Scientist, you’ll lead part of a cross-functional team whose mission is to lead IonQ on its journey to build the world’s best quantum computers to solve the world’s most complex problems. 
In this role, you will do pioneering work in quantum memories for long-range quantum networks and modular quantum computing. You will work with a world-class team of scientists and engineers to build systems that can rapidly process and store quantum information from photons and apply those systems to building scalable quantum computing systems. Your work will stretch from pioneering systems to operationalizing and scaling quantum memory systems that will be the backbone of the world’s largest quantum computers.
Responsibilities: 
- Design and tes

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