Entry Level Research and Development (R&D) Jobs in California

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188 research and development (r&d) roles open in California right now. The hard part is picking which ones to chase.

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All7,081 Engineering558 Sales925 Software Development305 Project and Program Management135 Finance and Accounting310 Business Operations339 Food and Beverage Services381 Information Technology123 Healthcare Services - Allied Health491 Supply Chain / Logistics / Procurement245 Education services406 Product Management28 Customer Service395 Marketing95 Research and Development (R&D)188 Healthcare Services - Nursing268 Administrative & Clerical Support258 Data and Analytics63 Human Resources90 Legal and Compliance57 Business Development39 Protective Services206 Skilled Trades - Manufacturing and Industrial183 Skilled Trades - Maintenance and Repair188 Quality Assurance103 Design38 Skilled Trades - Mechanical and Electrical102 Custodial Services105 Healthcare Services - Advanced Practice54 Communications and Public Affairs26 Transportation Services107 Environment, Health, and Safety30 Creative and Art Services36 Social Services85 Skilled Trades - Construction41 Healthcare Services - Pharmacy42 Skilled Trades - General Labor15 Finance3 Consulting Services1 Media and Communications3 Manufacturing and Industrial1 Healthcare Services - Veterinary0 Architecture1 Risk Management0 Government Agencies and Departments2 Strategy and Program Management0 Architecture and Engineering0 Hospitality and Tourism2 Business Consulting0 Utilities2 Software Engineering0 Business Strategy0 Artificial Intelligence0 Cybersecurity0 Communications0 Insurance and Claims0 Strategy0 Management0 Strategy and Consulting0 Construction0 Developer Relations0 Transportation and Logistics1 Audit and Compliance0 Strategy and Operations0 Program Management0 Client Management0 Facilities Management0 Supply Chain0 Architect0 Insurance claims consultant0 Data0 Technicians0 Management and Program Management0 Healthcare0 Fundraising1 Architecture, Engineering & Technology0 Insurance and Risk Underwriting0 Investment and Research0 Technology Strategy Enablement0 Policy and Compliance0 Solutions Architecture0 Solutions Architect1 Insurance Services0 Enterprise Architecture0 Insurance and Risk Management0 Banking and Financial Services1 Risk and Compliance0 Professional Services0 Construction and Trades0 Operations and Program Management0 Retail and Wholesale1 Management Consulting0 Strategy and Innovation0 Content and Public Affairs0 Automotive Services0 Production0 Operations1 Sales Operations0 Insurance0 Business Consulting and Strategy0

Company	Job	Location	Salary	Posted
Google DeepMind	Google DeepMindPost-training Agentic Research Scientist, DeepMind OnsiteFull Time2d	Mountain View or New York City	$174k - $252k/yr	2d	View
Google	GoogleML Research Scientist, Audio Algorithms OnsiteFull Time2d	Mountain View or Irvine or Los Angeles County	$174k - $252k/yr	2d	View
Skyworks Solutions	Skyworks SolutionsAI / ML Winter/Spring Co-Op (Jan-June OnsiteFull Time, Internship3d	Irvine, California	$54k - $99k/yr	3d	View
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	Lawrence Livermore National LaboratoryAcademic Graduate Appointee, Bioengineering and Advanced Manufacturing OnsiteFull Time, Temporary3d	Livermore, California	$90k - $111k/yr	3d	View
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	Lawrence Livermore National LaboratoryExperimental Low-Energy Nuclear Physics - Postdoctoral Researcher HybridFull Time, Temporary3d	Livermore or South Bend	$123k/yr	3d	View
University of California, San Francisco	University of California, San FranciscoJunior Specialist – Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Laboratory for Musculoskeletal Crosstalk OnsiteFull Time3d	San Francisco, California	$57k - $61k/yr	3d	View
University of California, San Francisco	University of California, San FranciscoStaff Research Associate 2 - Pediatric Nephrology (Part-Time/Limited) OnsitePart Time, Temporary4d	San Francisco, California	$68k - $110k/yr	4d	View
Eli Lilly and Company	Eli Lilly and CompanyAdvisor - Biochemistry Lead OnsiteFull Time4d	Pasadena or Indianapolis	$138k - $224k/yr	4d	View
Amentum	AmentumAnalytical Chemist OnsitePart Time4d	Lancaster or California	$70k - $90k/yr	4d	View
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	Lawrence Livermore National LaboratoryAdvanced Materials Processing - Postdoctoral Research Staff Member OnsiteFull Time, Temporary4d	Livermore, California	$122k - $143k/yr	4d	View
Meta	MetaResearch Scientist, Multi-Modal Human Understanding OnsiteFull Time4d	Pittsburgh or Burlingame	$122k - $181k/yr	4d	View
Google	GoogleUX Quantitative Researcher II OnsiteFull Time4d	Seattle or San Jose	$109k - $155k/yr	4d	View
University of California, San Francisco	University of California, San FranciscoRSCH DATA ANL 2 RP OnsitePart Time4d	Richmond, California	$72k - $154k/yr	4d	View
University of California, San Francisco	University of California, San FranciscoJunior Specialist – Baraban lab OnsiteFull Time4d	San Francisco, California	$57k - $61k/yr	4d	View
Capital One	Capital OneApplied Researcher I (AI Foundations, VLM) OnsiteFull TimeVisa Sponsorship5d	New York City or San Francisco or San Jose or Cambridge or McLean	$219k - $272k/yr	5d	View
OpenAI	OpenAIResearcher, Alignment Interpretability OnsiteFull Time5d	San Francisco, California	$295k - $500k/yr	5d	View
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	Lawrence Livermore National LaboratoryMicrobial Genetics/Synthetic Biology - Academic Graduate Appointee OnsiteFull Time, Temporary5d	Livermore, California	$81k - $93k/yr	5d	View
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory	Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory2027 Luis W Alvarez and Grace M Hopper Postdoctoral Fellowships HybridFull Time, Temporary5d	Berkeley, California	$146k - $151k/yr	5d	View
Bayer	BayerPepper Machine Harvest Intern OnsiteInternship, Temporary5d	Woodland, California	----	5d	View
City and County of San Francisco	City and County of San Francisco8452-Criminal Justice Specialist II Full Time, Temporary6d	San Francisco, California	----	6d	View
Robert Half	Robert HalfResearch Associate OnsiteFull Time6d	Baltimore or San Ramon	$55k - $65k/yr	6d	View
GEICO	GEICOAI Applied Research & Machine Learning Internship (PhD) (Summer 2026 Interns Only) HybridPart Time, Internship6d	Palo Alto or New York City	$67k - $105k/yr	6d	View
Capital One	Capital OneApplied Researcher II OnsiteFull TimeVisa Sponsorship6d	McLean or San Jose or New York City	$263k - $327k/yr	6d	View
Meta	MetaResearch Engineer, Robotics - Meta Superintelligence Labs OnsiteFull Time6d	Menlo Park, California	$122k - $181k/yr	6d	View
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	Lawrence Livermore National LaboratoryLaser Physicist - Postdoctoral Researcher OnsiteFull Time, Temporary6d	Livermore, California	$123k/yr	6d	View
Grifols, S.A.	Grifols, S.A.Animal Specialist OnsiteFull Time1w	Los Angeles, California	$59k - $62k/yr	1w	View
Meta	MetaResearch Scientist, Machine Learning OnsiteFull Time1w	Sunnyvale, California	$122k - $181k/yr	1w	View
Google	GoogleUX Researcher, Privacy, Safety and Security OnsiteFull Time1w	New York City or San Francisco	$109k - $155k/yr	1w	View
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory	Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryAI Cell Physiology Modeling Postdoctoral Fellow OnsiteFull Time, Contract1w	Berkeley, California	$99k - $111k/yr	1w	View
Applied Materials	Applied MaterialsAI Materials Research Engineer OnsiteFull Time1w	Santa Clara, California	$170k - $234k/yr	1w	View
IQVIA	IQVIAClinical Research Associate, Sponsor Dedicated, Oncology Full Time1w	Overland Park or Durham or Parsippany or Carlsbad	$90k - $198k/yr	1w	View
United States Customs and Border Protection	United States Customs and Border ProtectionPhysical Scientist OnsiteFull Time1w	Nogales or Tucson or Long Beach or San Francisco or San Ysidro or Miami or Savannah or Honolulu or Chicago or New Orleans or Newark or Guaynabo or Memphis or Donna or El Paso or Houston or Laredo or Ashburn or Blaine	$106k - $138k/yr	1w	View
University of California, San Francisco	University of California, San FranciscoStaff Research Associate - Pediatric CHAMP Program OnsiteFull Time1w	San Francisco, California	$63k - $76k/yr	1w	View
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	Lawrence Livermore National LaboratoryHEAF Explosives Research Experimental Lead OnsiteFull Time, Temporary1w	Livermore, California	$122k - $186k/yr	1w	View
University of California, San Francisco	University of California, San FranciscoProject Policy Analyst - Limited Appointment OnsiteFull Time, Temporary1w	San Francisco, California	$62k - $104k/yr	1w	View
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	Lawrence Livermore National LaboratoryAtmospheric Sciences - Postdoctoral Researcher HybridFull Time, Temporary1w	Livermore, California	$123k/yr	1w	View
University of California, San Francisco	University of California, San FranciscoProject Policy Analyst HybridPart Time1w	San Francisco, California	$63k - $104k/yr	1w	View
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory	Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryPostdoctoral Scholar - Thermodynamic Computing OnsiteFull Time, Contract1w	Berkeley, California	$99k - $111k/yr	1w	View
AstraZeneca	AstraZenecaSenior Scientist, Clinical Trial Safety OnsiteFull Time1w	Barcelona or Madrid or Spain or Oslo or Norway or California or United States or Petaling Jaya or Malaysia	----	1w	View
UCSF Career Site	UCSF Career SiteClinical Research Coordinator - Endocrinology (Part-Time) HybridPart Time1w	San Francisco or Oakland	$83k - $134k/yr	1w	View
Berkeley Lab	Berkeley LabPantropical Vegetation Dynamics Postdoctoral Fellow OnsiteFull Time, Temporary1w	Berkeley, California	$79k - $107k/yr	1w	View
Department of Homeland Security	Department of Homeland SecurityPhysical Scientist (General) OnsiteFull Time1w	Anchorage or Long Beach or Otay or Newark or Guaynabo or Memphis or Donna	$50k - $80k/yr	1w	View
Chapman University	Chapman UniversityLab Manager OnsiteFull Time1w	Orange, California	$72k - $75k/yr	1w	View
California State University, Stanislaus	California State University, StanislausGIS Student Assistant OnsiteTemporary, Part Time1w	Turlock, California	$37k/yr	1w	View
UCSF Career Site	UCSF Career SiteAssistant Clinical Research Coordinator - Pediatric CHAMP Program OnsiteFull Time1w	San Francisco, California	$69k - $111k/yr	1w	View
UCSF Career Site	UCSF Career SiteClinical Research Coordinator – Melanoma and Cutaneous Oncology Program OnsiteFull Time1w	San Francisco or San Francisco	$83k - $134k/yr	1w	View
California State University	California State UniversityResearch Technician, Research Technician I, Temporary OnsiteFull Time, Temporary1w	Sonoma, California	$55k - $80k/yr	1w	View
University of California, San Francisco	University of California, San FranciscoAssistant Clinical Research Coordinator - Pediatric CHAMP Program OnsiteFull Time1w	San Francisco, California	----	1w	View
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory	Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryPantropical Vegetation Dynamics Postdoctoral Fellow OnsiteFull Time, Temporary1w	Berkeley, California	$79k - $107k/yr	1w	View
Lilly	LillyPost Doc - Immunology OnsiteFull Time, Contract, Temporary1w	South San Francisco or San Francisco or Indianapolis	$58k - $123k/yr	1w	View

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Entry Level Research and Development (R&D) Jobs in California, updated daily

188 open research and development (r&d) roles in California, pulled directly from company career pages and refreshed daily, newest first. Pick a role and apply with a resume tailored to it using ApplyBolt.