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Science jobs in California, United States
886 open roles read nightly from companies’ own hiring pages. Each one links to the original ad.
Science jobs in California at a glance
- Open roles
- 886
- Remote
- 7%
- Posted in the last 30 days
- 235
- Advertised pay, middle half
- $126K – $300Kmedian $190K
From the 708 science jobs here that state yearly pay in USD: the top of each advertised range. Updated nightly.
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221–240 of 886 jobs
Prototype Researcher
3 weeks agoRunway · United States +3
RemoteFull-time$250K – $310K a yearScience & research*Open to hiring remote across the US — we also have offices in New York, San Francisco, and Seattle.
Research Scientist, Benchmarks & Evals
3 weeks agoKled AI · California, United States
RemoteFull-time$250K – $350K a yearScience & researchYou’ll join a team operating at the frontier of applied AI data infrastructure.
Research Program Manager
4 weeks agoAfterQuery · San Francisco, California, United States
On-siteFull-timeEntry level$175K – $191K a yearScience & researchAfterQuery is hiring a Research Program Manager to run the operations behind its research programs: public benchmark releases, collaborations with academic and industry partners, and the research roadmap. You own the coordination, external relationships, and progress tracking…
Research Associate II, Pluvinage Lab
4 weeks agoArc Institute · Palo Alto, California, United States
Entry levelFrom $75.9K a yearScience & researchWe are seeking a Research Associate to join the Pluvinage Lab at the Arc Institute. Our goal is to improve the lives of patients with neurological diseases. We do this by exploring undiagnosed autoimmunity in rare mystery cases and common neurodegenerative conditions alike.…
Member of Technical Staff, Coding Agents
4 weeks agoHandshake · San Francisco, California, United States +3
RemoteFull-timeLead / staff$200K – $350K a yearScience & researchWe are hiring a Member of Technical Staff to help define how frontier coding agents are benchmarked and improved. This is a broad, high-ownership role for researchers who build.
Arc Institute · Palo Alto, California, United States
TemporarySenior$84.3K – $106K a yearScience & researchJoin Arc's Alzheimer's Disease Initiative as the production engine behind a first-of-its-kind 3D brain-model screening program, where the cells you make drive disease-target discovery.
Market Research Lead, ChatGPT
4 weeks agoOpenAI · San Francisco, California, United States
HybridFull-timeLead / staff$240K – $300K a yearScience & researchLike every team at OpenAI, the Marketing team contributes to our broader mission of ensuring responsible and widespread adoption of artificial intelligence. We develop strategies that drive awareness, engagement, and usage of OpenAI’s products and platform, helping people and…
Research Scientist Wireless Sensing
4 weeks agoDelart · Sunnyvale, California, United States
Mid level$125K – $170K a yearScience & researchDelart is home to a team of world-class engineers and project leaders dedicated to developing the next generation of advanced networking technologies, consumer devices, and innovative technology solutions. Trusted by some of the world’s leading technology companies, we deliver…
Researcher
4 weeks agoOutset · San Francisco, California, United States
HybridFull-timeMid level$120K – $140K a yearScience & researchOwn the research process end-to-end for your projects and pilots: scoping, guide design, recruitment, fieldwork oversight, and analysis; Manage participant recruitment for the projects you run: define audiences and screeners, work with recruitment partners and our central Ops…
Instrument Integration Lab Specialist II
4 weeks agoMuon Space · San Jose, California, United States
Senior$147K – $172K a yearScience & researchMuon Space seeks an Instrument Integration Lab Specialist II to join our team in San Jose and Mountain View, CA, supporting the production of infrared remote sensing instruments. The ideal candidate is a hands-on technical specialist who bridges cleanroom facility readiness,…
Hardware Research Analyst
4 weeks agoCerebras Systems · Sunnyvale, California, United States
HybridFull-timeScience & researchWe’re looking for a Hardware Technical Analyst with deep expertise in AI hardware or software to produce original research and turn complex technical developments into clear, credible content. You’ll investigate how systems work, test claims through demos and benchmarks, and…
Personalis, Inc · Fremont, California, United States
Senior$158K – $190K a yearScience & researchThe Senior Bioinformatics Scientist will work with a world-class, dynamic team of bioinformatics scientists, software engineers, and laboratory scientists, developing, testing, and applying cutting-edge cell-free and solid tumor cancer genomics products. Further, the…
Applied Scientist
4 weeks agoTwitch · San Francisco, California, United States
Mid level$171.6K – $222.2K a yearScience & researchWe are looking for an Applied Scientist to solve challenging and open-ended problems in the domain of Creators and content contextual signals. As an Applied Scientist on Twitch's GTM Science team, you will use applied machine learning to tackle ambiguous business problems…
Q-CTRL · Los Angeles, California, United States
HybridFull-timeSenior$150K – $225K a yearScience & researchThe Quantum Computing Research team is dedicated to developing innovative methods to get the best possible performance from contemporary and next generation quantum computers. We push toward quantum advantage by developing cutting-edge applications, employing AI, control…
California State University · San Bernardino, California, United States
Part-time$35.00 – $40.00 an hourScience & researchUniversity Enterprises Corporation at CSUSB ("UEC") supports the university's educational mission by providing quality services that complement the instructional program. The University depends upon UEC to provide services that cannot be supported with state funds. We’re…
Geologic Technician / Core Cutter
4 weeks agoBlue Moon Metals · Mariposa, California, United States
$20.00 – $25.00 an hourScience & researchBased at our facility in Mariposa, California the Geologic Technician / Core Cutter supports the Exploration and Geology teams by safely processing diamond drill core and assisting with geological data. This position is responsible for core cutting, sampling, labeling, and…
Q-CTRL · Los Angeles, California, United States
HybridFull-timeSenior$150K – $225K a yearScience & researchThe Quantum Computing Research team is dedicated to developing innovative methods to get the best possible performance from contemporary and next generation quantum computers. We push toward quantum advantage by developing cutting-edge applications, employing AI, control…
Principal Researcher – CMMI Evaluations
4 weeks agoAmerican Institutes for Research · United States +5
RemoteFull-timeLead / staff$150K – $180K a yearScience & researchLead business development activities for CMS and CMMI, including capture planning, client engagement, opportunity shaping, proposal development, and strategic growth initiatives.; Serve as Project Director or senior evaluation leader for complex evaluations of Medicare payment…
Laboratory Technician
4 weeks agoMariana Minerals · San Francisco, California, United States
On-siteFull-time$40.00 – $45.00 an hourScience & researchThe Laboratory Technician runs high-temperature processing equipment in Mariana Minerals' Deep Sea Nodule Lab, where we turn polymetallic nodules from the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ) into battery-grade nickel, copper and cobalt. This hands-on role prepares feed, operates a…
Research Scientist, Post-Training
4 weeks agoDatologyAI · San Mateo, California, United States
HybridFull-timeMid level$180K – $300K a yearScience & researchModels are what they eat. But a large portion of training compute is wasted training on data that are already learned, irrelevant, or even harmful, leading to worse models that cost more to train and deploy.
Updated 07 Nov 2026 10:21 UTC from the OptiTalent job library.