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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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AI Biologist - Proteomics
5 days agoLatchBio · San Francisco, California, United States
RemoteFull-time$140K – $180K a yearScience & researchLatch builds rigorous scientific benchmarks (benchmarks.bio) for AI agents across biology. We work with frontier labs and pharma to measure whether agents can handle real biological workflows: the messy, multi-layer reasoning that matters in the field.
AI Biologist - Structural Biology
5 days agoLatchBio · San Francisco, California, United States
RemoteFull-time$140K – $180K a yearScience & researchLatch builds rigorous scientific benchmarks (benchmarks.bio) for AI agents across biology. We work with frontier labs and pharma to measure whether agents can handle real biological workflows: the messy, multi-layer reasoning that matters in the field.
AI Biologist - Peptide Discovery
5 days agoLatchBio · San Francisco, California, United States
RemoteFull-time$140K – $180K a yearScience & researchLatch builds rigorous scientific benchmarks (benchmarks.bio) for AI agents across biology. We work with frontier labs and pharma to measure whether agents can handle real biological workflows: the messy, multi-layer reasoning that matters in the field.
AI Biologist - Microscopy
5 days agoLatchBio · San Francisco, California, United States
RemoteFull-time$140K – $180K a yearScience & researchLatch builds rigorous scientific benchmarks (benchmarks.bio) for AI agents across biology. We work with frontier labs and pharma to measure whether agents can handle real biological workflows: the messy, multi-layer reasoning that matters in the field.
AI Biologist - Metagenomics
5 days agoLatchBio · San Francisco, California, United States
RemoteFull-timeMid level$140K – $180K a yearScience & researchYou will contribute to our technical approach for evaluating how AI agents reason through complex microbiome and metagenomics datasets. Working with software engineers and computational biologists, you'll build ground-truth benchmark datasets, drawn from real published…
Axiom · South San Francisco, California, United States
On-siteFull-timeManagerScience & researchBuild and run Axiom’s laboratory operations, enabling scientists and robotics engineers to generate massive, exceptionally high-quality datasets for AI models that predict human drug outcomes.; Help bring our new lab online, coordinating equipment installation, utilities,…
Scientist, Mass Spectrometry
6 days agoAxiom · South San Francisco, California, United States
On-siteFull-timeScience & researchOwn Axiom’s LC-MS/MS operations across targeted and untargeted workflows, including chromatography, UV detection, mass spectrometry, and supporting equipment.; Develop and run reactive-metabolism assays to identify drug metabolites and trapped reactive intermediates, using…
Scientist, Cell Biology
6 days agoAxiom · South San Francisco, California, United States
On-siteFull-timeScience & researchBuild human cell models that accurately predict drug-induced toxicity in the liver, kidney, heart, immune system, and pharmacokinetics like exposure and metabolisms.; Design and optimize physiologically relevant systems using primary human cells, multicellular cultures,…
Product Application Scientist
7 days agoAlamar Biosciences · Fremont, California, United States
Mid level$120K – $140K a yearScience & researchServe as an internal scientific expert for custom assay development projects and Technical Access Program (TAP) initiatives.; Provide technical guidance and troubleshooting support to customers, FAS, PAS, and internal stakeholders using NULISA platforms.; Respond to customer…
Field Application Scientist - Southwest
7 days agoAlamar Biosciences · San Diego, California, United States
Mid level$120K – $140K a yearScience & researchBe the primary point of contact for technical and scientific support needs for territory customers as well as providing technical support.; Conduct remote and in-lab product training and evaluations for customers.; Manage technical support cases and associated escalations…
Scientist, Microglia Therapeutics Team
7 days agoRetro · Redwood City, California, United States
On-siteFull-time$150K – $190K a yearScience & researchDesign and execute discovery experiments to evaluate the potential of our microglial cell therapy in Alzheimer’s disease.; Culture and differentiate iPSCs into CNS cell types, troubleshooting and optimizing 2D and 3D (organoids) protocols to support research experiments.;…
Callan · San Francisco, California, United States
HybridExecutive$120K – $150K a yearScience & researchSkills:
Research Program Manager, Safety Systems
7 days agoOpenAI · San Francisco, California, United States
HybridFull-timeSenior$239K – $328K a yearScience & researchSafety Systems manages the complete lifecycle of safety efforts for OpenAI’s frontier models. We work across research, engineering, product, and policy to understand risks, develop and validate safeguards, and support responsible deployment.
Analyst II - DMPK
7 days agoBioAgilytix · San Diego, California, United States
On-siteFull-timeMid level$29.00 – $32.00 an hourScience & researchCompile/process data (make power export); Prepare summary tables; Peer review raw data; Order reagents; Participate in assay development and validation; Run assays independently; (biomarker, cell-based, immunogenicity, immuno-, enzymatic, or LC/MS/MS); Adhere to provided…
AI Biologist - Drug Development
8 days agoLatchBio · San Francisco, California, United States
RemoteFull-timeMid level$140K – $180K a yearScience & researchYou will contribute to our technical approach for evaluating agent performance at reasoning across the drug discovery and development pipeline, from target validation through IND-enabling studies, and translating preclinical data into the decisions that advance (or kill) a…
Sr. Analytical Chemist
8 days agoSolcoa Industries · San Francisco, California, United States
On-siteFull-timeSenior$120K – $175K a yearScience & researchWe’re hiring a Sr. Analytical Chemist to operate our analytical instruments and characterize rare earth materials. You’ll prepare and analyze oxide feedstocks, process intermediates, metals, alloys and powders, and report results to our research and production teams. This is a…
OpenAI · San Francisco, California, United States
HybridFull-timeSenior$239K – $328K a yearScience & researchSafety Systems manages the complete lifecycle of safety efforts for OpenAI’s frontier models, ensuring our models are deployed responsibly and have a positive impact on society. Our work spans diverse research and engineering initiatives—from system-level safeguards and model…
Anthropic · 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 a research scientist with deep expertise in antibody process development and manufacturing to join the team. Our goal…
Anthropic · 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 a research scientist with deep expertise in therapeutic antibodies to join the team. Our goal is to speed up progress…
Arc Institute · Palo Alto, California, United States
TemporaryEntry level$25.00 – $31.00 an hourScience & researchWe are seeking a Lab Operations Assistant to support research operations across Arc’s Technology Centers. Working closely with the Lab Manager, you will keep our shared lab spaces stocked, clean, and running smoothly, and provide hands-on support for the day-to-day logistics…
Updated 07 Nov 2026 10:21 UTC from the OptiTalent job library.