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Working in Research means joining a team that accelerates discovery at the intersection of high-performance computing, AI, quantum, and cloud. You’ll collaborate with leading scientists, engineers, and visionaries to push boundaries and turn ideas into reality. With a culture built on curiosity, creativity, and collaboration, IBM Research offers the opportunity to grow your career while contributing to breakthroughs that transform industries and change the world. ### Your role and responsibilities As a Staff Research Scientist in Quantum Device Technology, you will perform research covering a broad array of topics in Quantum computing, guiding functional objectives or technologies that align with the division's mission and vision. You will contribute to IBM products and services and the global research strategy process, leveraging your expertise in areas such as gates, coherence, design, simulation, test, tuning, photonics/interconversion, Josephson electronics, and device theory. Your primary responsibilities will include: ### Develop Research Expertise - Develop and maintain deep expertise in quantum computing, with a focus on quantum device technology, to drive innovation and advancement in the field. ### Guide Functional Objectives - Guide functional objectives or technologies, ensuring alignment with the division's mission and vision, and contributing to the development of IBM products and services. ### Collaborate Across Boundaries - Foster effective relationships across boundaries and business units, negotiating and influencing stakeholders, including peers, management, and customers. ### Mentor Colleagues - Effectively mentor colleagues, sharing knowledge and expertise to promote growth and development within the team. ### Participate in Program Planning - Regularly participate in overall functional program planning, ensuring strategic objectives are met and priorities are aligned with business needs. Required technical and professional expertise ### Deep Expertise in Quantum Computing - Experience with quantum device technology, including gates, coherence, design, simulation, test, tuning, photonics/interconversion, Josephson electronics, and device theory. ### Research Leadership - Experience guiding functional objectives or technologies, with an understanding of division and functional mission and vision. ### Technical Collaboration - Experience developing relationships across boundaries and business units, negotiating and influencing stakeholders. ### Technical Mentoring - Experience mentoring colleagues in a technical capacity, sharing knowledge and expertise to promote growth and development. ### Strategic Planning - Experience participating in overall functional program planning, ensuring strategic objectives are met and priorities are aligned with business needs. Preferred technical and professional experience ### Advanced Research Methods - Experience with novel research techniques and methodologies in quantum computing, including innovative approaches to gates, coherence, and device theory. ### Interdisciplinary Knowledge - Exposure to relevant fields such as photonics, interconversion, and Josephson electronics, with an understanding of their applications in quantum device technology. ### Technical Visionary - Experience driving technical advancements and innovation in quantum computing, with a focus on aligning research objectives with business needs and strategic priorities. IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status. ## At a glance - Posted by the employer: Sep 18, 2026 - First seen by OpenNash: Oct 19, 2026 - Last checked: Oct 19, 2026 - Listed for: 31 days - Location: Yorktown Heights, NY[Apply on IBM’s careers site →](https://ibm.dejobs.org/jobs/DF910F2B10F7407886C8F21A229FCB00/) ## More jobs at IBM ### [Hardware Intern 2027: Advanced Solder Processes](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/ibm/jobs/31449981a3828be5c2ea/) Yorktown Heights, NY ### [Hardware intern 2027: advanced packaging](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/ibm/jobs/76c420a4b6f411520c6d/) Yorktown Heights, NY ### [Quantum Algorithms Theory Intern 2027](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/ibm/jobs/a531e94f69d7b976e3eb/) Yorktown Heights, NY ### [Quantum Coherence Experimentalist](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/ibm/jobs/659c1278300b15c546be/) Yorktown Heights, NY ### [Quantum Error Correction Theory Intern - 2027](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/ibm/jobs/012f5895613028d98266/) Yorktown Heights, NY ## Similar jobs at other companies ### [Research Scientist, Quantum Error Correction, Quantum AI](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/alphabet/jobs/39f068c7b0234280f541/) Alphabet · Goleta, CA, USA +1 more ### [Staff Software Engineer, Quantum Error Correction Decoding, Quantum AI](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/alphabet/jobs/47ea4863aa0b0fadae0b/) Alphabet · Goleta, CA, USA +1 more ### [Quantum Computing Research Scientist – Quantum Error Correction - Vice President](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/jpmorganchase/jobs/4c3945146c3345cb7902/) JPMorganChase · New York, NY, United States ### [Quantum Error Correction Software Engineer](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/microsoft/jobs/7a436e95223276c94631/) Microsoft · United States, Washington, Redmond, California, Santa Barbara ### [Quantum Scientist and Error Correction Specialist](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/booz-allen-hamilton-holding/jobs/e94d4a494ed5b23b976d/) Booz Allen Hamilton Holding · Washington, DC +1 more OpenNash lists jobs from employers’ own careers sites and does not handle applications. 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