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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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461–480 of 886 jobs
Research Technical Program Manager
2 months agoAfterQuery · San Francisco, California, United States
On-siteFull-timeMid level$210K – $450K a yearScience & researchYour job is to make ambitious research programs move. You will own the execution of programs spanning post-training, enterprise post-training, fellowships, evaluation releases, and partner research. You will turn open-ended research goals into clear plans, keep researchers,…
Research, General Agents
2 months agoThinking Machines Lab · San Francisco, California, United States
On-siteFull-time$400K – $500K a yearScience & researchThis role is responsible for advancing the agentic capabilities of our models, with ownership spanning the full development cycle. Our research team is small, and the role carries a corresponding degree of autonomy and responsibility.
Research, Coding Agents
2 months agoThinking Machines Lab · San Francisco, California, United States
On-siteFull-time$400K – $500K a yearScience & researchThe Coding Agents team makes our models world-class at agentic coding — writing, debugging, and reasoning about code across long-horizon, multi-turn tasks.; You'll join a small, high-leverage team responsible for the recipes, data, and infrastructure behind coding capability…
Research Scientist, APEX Benchmarks
2 months agoMercor · San Francisco, California, United States
On-siteFull-time$200K – $500K a yearScience & researchWe’re looking for a Research Scientist to lead the design of the next generation of APEX benchmarks and the expert-built datasets behind them.
General Supervisor, Prenatal
2 months agoBillionToOne · Union City, California, United States
ManagerFrom $263.8K a yearScience & researchJoin a team of brilliant, passionate innovators determined to transform healthcare. At BillionToOne, we've built a category-defining, publicly traded company on Nasdaq where transparency fuels trust, collaboration drives breakthroughs, and every contribution moves the needle on…
Senior Scientist, Biology
2 months agoXaira Therapeutics · South San Francisco, California, United States
Senior$140K – $170K a yearScience & researchXaira Therapeutics is seeking a lab-based Senior Scientist in Inflammation and Immunology to join our Biology & Pharmacology department. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a hands-on research environment, has experience working with primary human and mouse immune…
Computational Chemist - GPU Acceleration
2 months agoPsiQuantum · Palo Alto, California, United States
$151.8K – $178.4K a yearScience & researchWant to be at the forefront of using high-performance computing, GPU acceleration, computational chemistry, and quantum computing to solve challenging problems in chemistry and materials science?
Lead Researcher, JusticeForward Initiative
2 months agoUniversity of San Diego · San Diego, California, United States
TemporaryLead / staff$6,667.00 – $7,500.00 a monthScience & researchJusticeForward Applied Research and Knowledge Production
Research, Post-Training Evals
2 months agoThinking Machines Lab · San Francisco, California, United States
On-siteFull-time$350K – $475K a yearScience & researchWe’re looking for a researcher to help develop reliable model evaluations for research signals. This role spans evaluation creation, usability, auditing, and efficiency.
Scientist, Stem Cell Biology
2 months agoConception · Berkeley, California, United States
Full-timeScience & researchWe are looking for an excellent, hands-on stem cell scientist with demonstrated experience working with pluripotent stem cells and independently driving complex experimental work.
Scientific Writer, Life Science (Radial)
2 months agoAstera Institute · Emerybille, California, United States
On-siteFull-timeMid level$120K – $180K a yearScience & researchRadial is seeking a Scientific Writer to shape and sharpen the scientific content our teams publish — editing research outputs for argument and clarity, drafting blog posts from interviews and raw results, and helping our scientists release work in formats better suited to it…
Quantum Physicist, Integrated Photonics
2 months agoHRL Laboratories · Malibu, California, United States
On-siteFull-time$140.7K – $175.9K a yearScience & researchDesign, build, test, and analyze optical, optoelectronic, and photonic experiments for quantum communications systems and platforms; Develop and evaluate experimental approaches involving integrated photonics, quantum optics, and related technologies; Translate theoretical…
Senior Scientist
2 months agoTabula Bio · San Francisco, California, United States +1
On-siteFull-timeSeniorScience & researchWe are hiring a Scientist to help build our wet-lab capability in synthetic phage engineering.
Senior Research Associate, Drug Discovery
2 months agoAltos Labs · San Francisco, California, United States
Senior$109.2K – $140K a yearScience & researchWork both independently and collaboratively with the scientific manager to drive drug discovery and development projects.; Culture and maintain mammalian cells, manage reagents and working stocks in addition to contributing to general lab maintenance.; Design, optimize,…
SharkNinja · Irvine, California, United States
Full-time$74K – $262K a yearScience & researchEndless Innovation: We don’t just create products; we revolutionize categories.; Fast-Paced & Impactful: Work on meaningful projects with real-world impact, seen in every market we sell in.; Growth Opportunities: Whether you’re early in your career or a seasoned professional,…
Nurix · Brisbane, California, United States
On-siteSenior$162K – $186K a yearScience & researchNurix Therapeutics seeks an experienced Senior Scientist to join the Analytical Development and Quality Control group. The Senior Scientist will lead analytical and QC activities in IND-enabling and early phase clinical studies. The Senior Scientist will develop analytical test…
Lab Assistant
2 months agoCertified Group · Tustin, California, United States
Entry level$20.00 – $23.00 an hourScience & researchThe Lab Assistant within the Chem Department is responsible for preparing, sterilizing, and organizing media and reagents essential to analytical and testing of food products, ingredients, and environmental samples. This role ensures the availability of accurate, sterile…
Environmental Scientist/Industrial Hygienist
2 months agoApex Companies · Los Angeles, California, United States
Full-timeMid level$75K – $85K a yearScience & researchPerform asbestos, lead-based paint (LBP), and microbial/moisture intrusion assessments, along with abatement oversight, with an approximate 50/50 split between field and office work; Conduct safety and compliance assessments in accordance with regulatory standards and client…
Astera Institute · Alameda, California, United States
On-siteFull-timeEntry level$125K – $175K a yearScience & researchAstera Neuro seeks to understand and engineer consciousness. We believe consciousness is the process by which the brain builds a coherent internal model of the world and the self. We aim to understand this model and to develop the technologies to write experience directly into…
People Research Scientist
2 months agoOpenAI · San Francisco, California, United States
Full-time$170K – $220K a yearScience & researchOpenAI’s People team hires, engages, and retains world-class talent to safely build and deploy AGI that benefits all of humanity. The People Analytics team helps leaders make better, evidence-based talent decisions.
Updated 07 Nov 2026 10:21 UTC from the OptiTalent job library.