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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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701–720 of 886 jobs
Principal Scientist, Bioinformatics
5 months agoNkarta, Inc. · South San Francisco, California, United States
Lead / staff$180K – $215K a yearScience & researchNkarta is seeking a highly motivated, collaborative, detail-oriented Principal Scientist to join our Translational Medicine team. This is a high-impact, hands-on leadership role for a senior bioinformatics scientist. The successful candidate will have deep expertise in…
Research Scientist
5 months agoDavid AI · San Francisco, California, United States
On-siteFull-timeSenior$210K – $360K a yearScience & researchAs a Research Scientist at David AI you'll build cutting-edge speech and audio models, production inference systems and resilient pipelines that showcase what high-quality data can really do.
Robotics Lab Technician
5 months agoALTEN Technology USA · San Francisco, California, United States
On-siteFull-timeMid level$90K – $105K a yearScience & researchAssemble electromechanical robotic systems and subsystems (actuators, gearboxes, sensors, vision systems, wiring harnesses, PCBAs) from mechanical drawings, schematics, and work instructions, following torque specs and assembly procedures.; Kit parts against the BOM, stage…
Scientist, Analytical Sciences
5 months agoVarda Space Industries · El Segundo, California, United States
On-siteMid level$100K – $140K a yearScience & researchOur pharmaceutical R&D team is looking for a highly motivated and creative Scientist, Analytical Sciences who will lead efforts in improving therapeutics with microgravity. This is an opportunity in an exciting area of growth for Varda, the role will shape Varda’s product…
Senior Scientist, Analytical Sciences
5 months agoVarda Space Industries · El Segundo, California, United States
On-siteSenior$140K – $180K a yearScience & researchOur pharmaceutical R&D team is looking for highly motivated and creative Senior Scientist, Analytical Sciences who will lead efforts in improving therapeutics with microgravity. This is an opportunity in an exciting area of growth for Varda, the role will shape Varda’s product…
Senior Scientist, Organoid
5 months agoConception · Berkeley, California, United States
Full-timeSeniorScience & researchWe are seeking an exceptionally strong, hands-on senior scientist to help drive the development of advanced 3D tissue and organoid systems.
Applied Scientist
5 months agoWaabi · Toronto, Ontario, Canada +4
HybridFull-timeMid levelCA$128K – CA$184K a yearScience & researchWaabi, founded by AI visionary Raquel Urtasun, is the leader in Physical AI. With a world-class team, we're unlocking the next era of autonomous transportation with technology that's powering commercial autonomous trucks and robotaxis. Waabi is backed by and partners with world…
Shennon Biotechnologies · San Francisco, California, United States
Senior$120K – $160K a yearScience & researchDesign TCEs and execute their development and optimization campaigns.; Work with internal and external teams on antibody discovery, TCE production and characterization.; Drive TCE developability assessment and biophysical characterization.; Manage external relationships and…
Senior Research Scientist
6 months agoMongoDB · Palo Alto, California, United States
HybridFull-timeSenior$126K – $248K a yearScience & researchWe are seeking a Senior Research Scientist to join our team and contribute to the development of next-generation AI models. This position offers a unique opportunity to work on challenging problems at the intersection of machine learning research and practical deployment of…
Scientist, HIV Virology
6 months agoParallel Bio · San Francisco, California, United States
On-siteFull-time$110K – $124K a yearScience & researchHIV research is about to need a new home. You're building it.
Staff Scientist, Research (Oncology Diagnostics)
6 months agoNatera · San Carlos, California, United States
$157.3K – $196.6K a yearScience & researchLead and manage the development of innovative NGS-based diagnostic assays from feasibility through optimization.; Define project goals and plans with input from stakeholders and manage multiple project streams in parallel.; Independently design and execute complex laboratory…
Research Program Manager - Model Development
6 months agoReflection · New York, United States +2
On-siteFull-timeSeniorScience & researchResearch Program Managers at Reflection are high-leverage leaders and operators who embed directly with research and engineering teams to accelerate the pace of frontier model development. They are not project trackers. They are force multipliers who bring clarity to ambiguity,…
MTS - Research
6 months agoCollinear AI · Sunnyvale, California, United States +1
On-siteFull-time$160K – $400K a yearScience & researchWe are looking for MTS - Research team member to help us build the data engine for frontier AI. You will develop the high-fidelity environments and evaluation stacks that the world’s leading AI labs rely on to stress-test their most advanced agents. You will work across domains…
AI Research Fellowship, (Summer and Fall 2026)
6 months agoDoorDash USA · San Francisco, California, United States
Full-time$8,500.00 – $16K a monthScience & researchThe DoorDash Research Fellowship is a 3-month program (extendable to 6 months) looking for Summer and Fall 2026 cohorts, for researchers and engineers who want to work on the hardest applied ML and AI problems in local commerce. Fellows are given the resources, autonomy, and…
Technical Program Manager, Research
6 months agoAnthropic · San Francisco, California, United States +1
On-site$365K – $435K a yearScience & researchAnthropic's research organization works across the full model development lifecycle, from pre-training and post-training to alignment, interpretability, and safety, each operating at the frontier of AI development. As a Technical Program Manager for Research, you'll define and…
Radiation Effects Scientist
6 months agoVoyager Technologies, Inc. · San Diego, California, United States +1
On-siteMid level$165K – $205K a yearScience & researchVoyager is an innovative space, defense, and national security technology company committed to advancing and delivering transformative, mission-critical solutions. We tackle the most complex challenges to unlock new frontiers for human progress, fortify national security, and…
Headlands Research · Atlanta, Georgia, United States +27
Senior$45K – $100K a yearScience & researchWe’re always interested in connecting with individuals who are curious about, experienced in, or eager to begin a career in clinical research.
Director, Toxicology
6 months agoTarsus Pharmaceuticals · Irvine, California, United States
HybridDirector$188.2K – $263.6K a yearScience & researchThe Director, Toxicology Translational Science will serve as a scientific and strategic leader driving team and pipeline development at Tarsus, leveraging expertise in toxicology, safety pharmacology, and translational science to bridge discovery and clinical development from…
General Proximity · San Francisco, California, United States
Lead / staffScience & researchWe are seeking an exceptional medicinal chemist to join our Chemistry and Drug Discovery team. This is a rare opportunity to help build a next-generation drug discovery company from the ground up and contribute directly to the creation of a novel class of therapeutics.
Glyphic Biotechnologies · Berkeley, California, United States
Full-timeLead / staff$123K – $187.6K a yearScience & researchWork environment:
Updated 07 Nov 2026 10:21 UTC from the OptiTalent job library.