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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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Environmental Lab Manager
8 days agoAntares · Los Angeles, California, United States
Full-timeSenior$160K – $225K a yearScience & researchWe are looking for a hands-on Environmental Lab Manager to build and operate the environmental test capabilities supporting Antares’ R1 reactor and associated hardware. You will translate program needs into equipment and facility requirements, bring new capabilities online, and…
Research Associate 1 (Temporary)
8 days agoCellanome · San Diego, California, United States
TemporaryEntry level$70K – $77K a yearScience & researchWe’re a well-funded start-up. You’ll get a chance to wear many hats, be a part of a growing team, and have the potential for exciting financial and career growth.
Lab Manager, Avionics Hardware
8 days agoCowboy Space Corp. · San Carlos, California, United States
On-siteFull-timeManager$113K – $185K a yearScience & researchAs the Avionics Hardware Development Lab Manager, you will be the backbone of our engineering environment. You will oversee the daily operations, safety, and organization of our state-of-the-art avionics lab, ensuring our engineering teams have the tools, environments, and…
Lead Bioinformatics Scientist (Oncology)
8 days agoNatera · San Carlos, California, United States
Lead / staff$144K – $180K a yearScience & researchLead the analytical validation strategy for an NGS-based assay, including designing, analyzing, and troubleshooting feasibility and performance evaluation studies (e.g., PPA and LoD) with bench scientists and biostatisticians.; Drive real-world evidence (RWE) studies that…
Xaira Therapeutics · South San Francisco, California, United States
ContractSenior$65.00 – $80.00 an hourScience & researchWe are seeking an accomplished Senior Scientist to join our team at Xaira Therapeutics on a contract basis. In this role, you will lead the design and execution of innovative experiments that accelerate our drug discovery and development efforts, applying functional genomics…
MTS - Research (Kernels & Hardware RL)
9 days agoCollinear AI · Sunnyvale, California, United States +1
Full-time$160K – $400K a yearScience & researchWe are looking for an MTS - Research (Kernels & Hardware RL) team member to help us build the data engine for frontier AI. You will develop high-fidelity reinforcement learning environments and evaluation stacks that teach advanced agents to write efficient GPU kernels and…
Altos Labs · San Francisco, California, United States +1
Lead / staff$174.8K – $224.1K a yearScience & researchDrive Drug Discovery Programs: Contribute to the chemistry efforts for one or more drug discovery programs, focusing on designing drug-like molecules and optimizing compounds towards drug development candidate selection.; Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Work closely with a…
Natera · San Carlos, California, United States
Manager$154K – $192.5K a yearScience & researchProvide technical leadership for product development projects by representing the bioinformatics team in cross-functional interactions and moving products through the full development process through validation and commercial launch.; Lead the effort to optimize workflows,…
Senior Scientist & Program Lead
9 days agoPear VC · Palo Alto, California, United States
On-siteFull-timeLead / staffScience & researchDesigning, performing, and analyzing high-throughput enzyme assays on Velocity’s platform; Designing and managing large-scale internal/external data generation campaigns; Developing new high-throughput classical quantitative biochemical assays; Working closely with AI/ML…
Analytical Lab Chemist
9 days agoMariana Minerals · San Francisco, California, United States
On-siteFull-time$110K – $130K a yearScience & researchSafety & Compliance: Strictly adhere to all SOPs, chemical hygiene plans, and PPE requirements to maintain a safe working environment.; Lab Maintenance: willing to maintain a clean and organized workspace; manage chemical inventory and waste disposal according to regulatory…
Scientist I, Technology Development
9 days agoAlamar Biosciences · Fremont, California, United States
Entry level$120K – $140K a yearScience & researchAt Alamar, we are passionate about enabling our customers to make scientific discoveries that translate into clinical outcomes and benefit patients. Our team is growing quickly as we develop innovative approaches to measure critical protein biomarkers from liquid samples that…
Anthropic Research Resident
9 days agoAnthropic · San Francisco, California, United States +1
Remote$350K – $500K a yearScience & researchThe Anthropic Residency is our paid, fixed-term research program, with placements lasting between six weeks and six months. We are looking for people who have led ambitious work in a variety of technical fields and want to transition to full-time work focused on making sure AI…
Tr1X · San Diego, California, United States
Entry level$88K – $93K a yearScience & researchThe Research Associate II (RA II) performs a variety of lab responsibilities in support of translational assay development and clinical sample analysis for ongoing and upcoming clinical trials. The RA II possesses a general technical understanding and foundation, strong work…
Applied Scientist
9 days agoGeneralist · San Mateo, California, United States
On-siteFull-timeScience & researchApplied Scientists own the mastery of new frontier model capabilities. This includes developing post-training recipes for learning a wide range of dexterous tasks — from pushing the frontiers of science lab automation, to generalizing manufacturing and warehouse logistics, to…
Analytical Chemist, OTC
9 days agoCertified Group · Burbank, California, United States
Mid level$30.00 – $35.00 an hourScience & researchWe are currently seeking a Analytical Chemist to join our growing team.
Manager, Strategic Clinical Research
9 days agoCeribell, Inc · Sunnyvale, California, United States
Manager$146K – $179K a yearScience & researchTranslate research concepts and evidence gaps into well-defined research questions, robust protocols, and actionable study plans aligned with the clinical evidence strategy. Collaborate with internal teams and external stakeholders, including study investigators, to refine…
Laboratory Operations Lead
9 days agoEpicrispr Biotechnologies · South San Francisco, California, United States
Lead / staff$85K – $100K a yearScience & researchEpicrispr Biotechnologies is seeking a highly organized and solutions-oriented Laboratory Operations Lead to support the operational infrastructure of our growing research and development organization.
Researcher, Robot Learning
10 days agoMenlo · Palo Alto, California, United States +1
HybridFull-timeScience & researchAsimov’s promise is a humanoid that learns: one that discovers new skills and gets better the more it works. You’ll build the learning systems that make that true.
Toyota Research Institute · Los Altos, California, United States
HybridLead / staff$144K – $207K a yearScience & researchThe goal of TRI’s Accelerated Materials Design and Discovery (AMDD) program is to enable the materials breakthroughs needed for truly emissions-free mobility. We combine AI, autonomy, experimental data, and computational modeling to pursue a step change in the speed and scale…
Senior Vice President, Chemistry
10 days agoRezo Therapeutics · San Francisco, California, United States
On-siteFull-timeExecutive$270K – $370K a yearScience & researchRezo Therapeutics is advancing a new approach to small-molecule drug discovery focused on targeting disease-relevant protein complexes. We are seeking an accomplished Senior Vice President of Chemistry & CMC to lead medicinal chemistry and the transition of innovative programs…
Updated 07 Nov 2026 10:21 UTC from the OptiTalent job library.