Updated June 13, 2026

37 open positions

Experimental Design Jobs with a Great Work-Life Balance

Browse 37+ experimental design jobs at companies offering best_place_to_work and generous_parental_leave—full pay and a better work-life balance. 4 new this week.

Hiring companies include Anthropic, Riskified, and University of Manchester. Schedules on offer include best_place_to_work, generous_parental_leave, and unlimited PTO.

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Applied Scientist, Pro Growth

12d

Thumbtack

RemoteCanada

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Staff Applied Scientist, Marketplace

12d

Thumbtack

RemoteCanada

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Senior Staff Data Scientist, Guest & Host Marketplace AI

1mo

Airbnb

RemoteUSA

5 day weekVery Flexible$224k - $280k

Research Staff, LLMs

1mo

Deepgram

RemoteUSA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Research Staff, Voice AI Foundations

1mo

Deepgram

RemoteUSA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Data Scientist II, Experimentation

26d

RemoteUSA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Research Associate in Photonic Characterisation and Sensing

University of Manchester

HybridManchester, UK

Compressed week

Research Associate in Semiconductor Device Manufacture and Characterisation

University of Manchester

HybridManchester, UK

Compressed week

Associate Scientist - Oncology

Amgen

HybridSouth San Francisco, USA

5 day weekGenerous PTO

Process Development Senior Associate

Amgen

HybridThousand Oaks, USA

5 day weekGenerous PTO

Research Associate in Laser Spectroscopy for Nuclear Structure Studies

22d

University of Manchester

HybridManchester, UK

Compressed week

Stem Cell Principal Research Scientist, T1D Discovery Biology

10d

Vertex Pharmaceuticals

HybridBoston, USA

5 day weekGenerous PTO

Senior Applied Research Engineer - Media Quality

1mo

Spotify

HybridLondon, UK

5 day weekGenerous PTO

Data Scientist, Platform Product

10d

Anthropic

HybridNew York City +2 more

5 day weekGenerous Parental Leave

Manager, Strategy & Analytics

11d

Beyond Finance

HybridChicago, USA

5 day weekBest Place to Work$119k - $163k

Manager of Marketing Analytics

11d

Beyond Finance

HybridChicago, USA

5 day weekBest Place to Work$113k - $165k

Director of Strategy & Analytics

11d

Beyond Finance

HybridChicago, USA

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Senior Research Engineer - Video Agents

12d

Canva

HybridSan Francisco, USA

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Data Scientist

12d

Riskified

HybridLisbon, Portugal

5 day weekBest Place to Work

Data Science Team Lead

12d

Riskified

HybridTel Aviv-Yafo, Israel

5 day weekBest Place to Work

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How we curate this list

We track companies that publicly offer reduced-hours schedules — 4-day weeks, 9-day fortnights, half-day Fridays, and more. This page refreshes daily; companies that drop the policy are removed. Read about our editorial standards →

Last reviewed: June 13, 2026

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Everything you need to know about 4-day week jobs

Employers hiring for Experimental Design on this page include Anthropic, Riskified, and University of Manchester. Experimental Design roles appear most frequently in engineering, data, and platform teams at companies that have adopted a reduced-hours schedule. Each listing indicates the seniority level and whether Experimental Design is a primary requirement or one of several preferred skills — expand any role above to see the full stack and responsibilities.

Experimental Design roles span the full seniority range — we list 37 open roles requiring Experimental Design across entry-level, mid-level, senior, lead, and staff/principal positions. Senior and above tend to dominate because employers offering reduced-hours schedules often lean toward experienced individual contributors who can deliver consistently in fewer hours. Filter by level in the sidebar to narrow the list above.

Lead with measurable outcomes over time spent — Experimental Design hiring managers at reduced-hours companies care about delivered value, not hours worked. Highlight projects where you shipped at a steady cadence, collaborated asynchronously, or reduced engineering toil through automation or tooling. Include concrete metrics (latency improvements, adoption numbers, cost reductions) rather than vague duty descriptions. Expand listings above to see the exact framing each employer uses in their job descriptions.

Yes — companies listed on 4dayweek.io commit to full salary parity regardless of schedule. Experimental Design roles in tech and data typically command premium rates at both reduced-hours and traditional employers. Specific ranges depend on seniority, location, and the specific sub-specialty (e.g. backend vs frontend, infra vs ML). Individual listings above show exact bands where the employer publishes them.

Depends on the role, but Experimental Design candidates who also demonstrate async communication, clean documentation, and cross-functional collaboration are typically strong fits for reduced-hours employers — those companies rely on written-first communication and high-context handoffs to operate on a compressed schedule. Technical-adjacent skills vary by stack. Browse the top skills shown in the sidebar to see which tags co-occur most often with Experimental Design on current listings.

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