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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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Vailexa · Santa Clara, California, United States
Mid levelScience & researchAssemble, build, and install bench top development platforms and large datacenter server systems.; Perform system assembly, disassembly, and mechanical rework activities using laboratory tools and equipment.; Prepare boards and hardware components for detailed solder rework…
Senior Development Scientist I
2 months agoFreenome · Brisbane, California, United States
Senior$140.3K – $200K a yearScience & researchAt Freenome, we are seeking a Senior Development Scientist I to help grow the Freenome Genomics Late Development team. You will develop, optimize, verify, and validate clinical-grade assay technologies for Freenome's multiomic platform, advancing our mission to detect cancer…
The Voleon Group · New York, United States +2
HybridFull-timeLead / staff$250K – $275K a yearScience & researchDevelop a rich understanding of Voleon’s challenges and methodologies and propose causal inference research innovations and experiments to build, maintain and optimize models of the market; Prepare and analyze new market datasets to gain insight into market microstructure;…
Research Scientist I/II, Immunology
2 months agoIambic Therapeutics, Inc · San Diego, California, United States
Full-timeMid level$113K – $156K a yearScience & researchWe are seeking a highly motivated, hands-on Research Scientist I/II with strong immunology training to join the Biology group and support small-molecule drug discovery programs at Iambic Therapeutics. The successful candidate will design and execute in vitro and ex vivo studies…
Astera Institute · Alameda, California, United States
On-siteFull-time$80K – $150K 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…
Research Scientist, Theory & Computation
2 months agoAstera Institute · Alameda, California, United States
On-siteFull-timeMid level$150K – $300K 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…
Research Associate, Rodent Surgery & Behavior
2 months agoAstera Institute · Alameda, California, United States
On-siteFull-timeEntry level$80K – $120K 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…
Research Scientist
2 months agoAstera Institute · Alameda, California, United States
On-siteFull-timeSenior$120K – $220K 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…
Iambic Therapeutics, Inc · San Diego, California, United States
RemoteFull-timeSenior$124K – $172K a yearScience & researchWe are seeking a skilled and highly motivated Computational Chemist to join our Computational Sciences group at Iambic Therapeutics. You will be a key player in the application of advanced ligand and structure-based techniques to drive our drug discovery efforts. You will play…
Research Scientist, Life Sciences (Chemistry)
2 months agoAnthropic · San Francisco, California, United States
On-site$300K – $320K a yearScience & researchAnthropic's Life Sciences team is building a research group focused on biological discoveries by combining AI with hands-on biological research. We're seeking research scientists with deep expertise in experimental chemistry to join the team. We welcome chemists from across the…
Conception · Berkeley, California, United States
Full-timeSeniorScience & researchWe are looking for an experienced stem cell scientist who genuinely enjoys maintaining and handling human pluripotent stem cells and wants to build a career doing this work extremely well.
HRL Laboratories · Malibu, California, United States
On-siteFull-time$140.7K – $175.9K a yearScience & researchIn this role, you will have the opportunity to make an immediate impact on a high-profile, America Makes funded project shaping the future of metal additive manufacturing. The ideal candidate will have an interest in growing into a Principal Investigator (PI) that will…
Environmental Scientist/Project Manager
2 months agoEnSafe Inc. · San Diego, California, United States +1
Senior$71K – $110K a yearScience & researchPerform and manage Phase I Environmental Site Assessments in accordance with ASTM and applicable regulatory requirements.; Conduct site reconnaissance, historical research, regulatory database review, interviews, and other due diligence activities.; Prepare clear, technically…
Standards Researcher
2 months agoSecurity Level 5 · San Francisco, California, United States
On-siteFull-time$140K – $200K a yearScience & researchSecurity Level 5 is a Bay Area AI security nonprofit working with AI labs and US intelligence agencies to defend frontier models from priority nation-state-level threats. We move fast, and we're tripling headcount this year.
Member of Technical Staff - Research
2 months agoPatronus AI, Inc. · San Francisco, California, United States
Lead / staff$175K – $300K a yearScience & researchAs a Researcher at Patronus AI, you will own and drive foundational research that defines how agentic AI systems are trained, evaluated, and improved. You will work at the intersection of reinforcement learning, simulations, and scalable oversight, building systems that…
Member of Technical Staff, Applied Research
2 months agoOdyssey · Palo Alto, California, United States +2
Full-timeLead / staffScience & researchOdyssey is an AI lab pioneering general world models: causal, multimodal systems that learn to predict and interact with the world over long horizons. This foundational technology promises to revolutionize robotics, science, healthcare, education, gaming, defense, and beyond.
Associate Director, Process Chemistry
2 months agoSepterna · South San Francisco, California, United States
Director$200K – $220K a yearScience & researchWe are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Associate Director of Process Chemistry to manage and drive drug substance process development and delivery activities across our small molecule drug discovery and development programs. This individual will fill a critical role…
Materials Scientist, Polymers
2 months ago1X · San Carlos, California, United States
On-siteFull-timeMid level$200K – $248K a yearScience & researchThe Materials Science team develops the polymers, fibers, elastomers, adhesives, coatings, and functional materials that determine how durable, efficient, safe, and manufacturable our robots are. We move quickly from the lab into robot systems and work closely with mechanical,…
Senior Microbiologist
2 months agoOutset Medical · San Jose, California, United States
Senior$112K – $152K a yearScience & researchJoin us for an enriching journey with Outset, a trailblazing medical device company that is revolutionizing the field of dialysis. Our focus is to create one high performing team, obsessed with progress, in an atmosphere that is brimming with transformative opportunities. The…
Senior Research Associate
2 months agoFreenome · Brisbane, California, United States
Senior$97.9K – $126K a yearScience & researchAt Freenome, we are seeking a Senior Research Associate to help grow the Freenome Genomic Early Development team. As a Senior Research Associate, you will participate in the development of genomic assay technologies and contribute to Freenome’s multiomic product portfolio aimed…
Updated 07 Nov 2026 10:21 UTC from the OptiTalent job library.