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

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

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All7,004 Engineering1,020 Sales889 Software Development450 Project and Program Management434 Finance and Accounting348 Information Technology296 Healthcare Services - Allied Health264 Product Management138 Education services262 Food and Beverage Services138 Supply Chain / Logistics / Procurement230 Customer Service122 Business Operations251 Marketing153 Data and Analytics176 Research and Development (R&D)149 Human Resources124 Administrative & Clerical Support168 Legal and Compliance132 Healthcare Services - Nursing208 Skilled Trades - Manufacturing and Industrial148 Protective Services59 Business Development85 Skilled Trades - Maintenance and Repair112 Design61 Skilled Trades - Mechanical and Electrical78 Communications and Public Affairs57 Quality Assurance68 Custodial Services19 Transportation Services29 Environment, Health, and Safety62 Healthcare Services - Advanced Practice49 Creative and Art Services48 Skilled Trades - Construction64 Social Services35 Skilled Trades - General Labor22 Finance16 Healthcare Services - Pharmacy10 Consulting Services7 Media and Communications10 Retail and Wholesale8 Hospitality and Tourism0 Research and Development1 Transportation and Logistics1 Healthcare Services - Veterinary1 Government Agencies and Departments0 Data1 Customer Success0 Administrative0 Manufacturing0 Accounting0 Operations0 Legal1 Software Engineering0 Creative0 Product0

Company	Job	Location	Salary	Posted
UCSF Career Site	UCSF Career SiteRSCH ADM 3 RP HybridFull Timetoday	San Francisco, California	$100k - $118k/yr	today	View
chapman	chapmanResearch Laboratory Technician - Limited Term OnsiteFull Timeyesterday	Orange, California	$46k - $52k/yr	yesterday	View
DeepMind	DeepMindStaff Research Engineer and Scientist, Gemini Post-Training, DeepMind OnsiteFull Timeyesterday	Mountain View, California	$207k - $301k/yr	yesterday	View
Msd	MsdSenior Scientist, Respiratory Biology (Discovery Research) OnsiteFull TimeVisa Sponsorshipyesterday	South San Francisco, California	$131k - $207k/yr	yesterday	View
Amazon.com Services LLC	Amazon.com Services LLCManager III, Applied Science, PXT Central Science OnsiteFull Time3d	Boston or Bellevue or Seattle or Arlington or San Francisco	$184k - $286k/yr	3d	View
UCSF Career Site	UCSF Career SiteSRA IV HybridFull Time4d	San Francisco, California	$82k - $112k/yr	4d	View
Uber	UberSr Applied Scientist HybridFull Time4d	San Francisco or New York City	$190k - $211k/yr	4d	View
DeepMind	DeepMindResearch Scientist, Gemini Commercial Intelligence, DeepMind OnsiteFull Time4d	Mountain View, California	$207k - $301k/yr	4d	View
Amazon.com Services LLC	Amazon.com Services LLCApplied Scientist, Sponsored Products Off-Search Auction OnsiteFull Time4d	Seattle or New York or Palo Alto	----	4d	View
Jj	JjScientist II, Preclinical Research HybridFull Time4d	Irvine, California	$92k - $148k/yr	4d	View
Msd	MsdScientist, Immunology Discovery OnsiteFull Time4d	San Diego, California	$87k - $137k/yr	4d	View
Pfizer	PfizerHead of AI Clinical Excellence HybridFull Time4d	Collegeville or San Diego or Cambridge or Bothell or New York City	$177k - $294k/yr	4d	View
Johnson & Johnson	Johnson & JohnsonSystems Verification Engineer OnsiteFull Time4d	Santa Clara, California	$87k - $140k/yr	4d	View
Lam Research	Lam ResearchSenior Computational Chemistry Engineer HybridFull Time5d	Fremont, California	$119k - $261k/yr	5d	View
Lockheed Martin	Lockheed MartinAeronautical Engineer - Hypersonic Aerodynamics OnsiteFull Time5d	Sunnyvale, California	$105k - $208k/yr	5d	View
Preferential Rehire and Recall	Preferential Rehire and RecallDuraMat Research Scientist OnsiteFull Time5d	Berkeley, California	$146k - $159k/yr	5d	View
Amazon.com Services LLC	Amazon.com Services LLCApplied Scientist, Fauna OnsiteFull Time5d	Sunnyvale, California	$172k - $223k/yr	5d	View
Google	GoogleUX Researcher, XR Experiences OnsiteFull Time6d	San Jose or New York City or Los Angeles or San Francisco	$132k - $190k/yr	6d	View
Nimble Robotics	Nimble RoboticsR&D Test Specialist (TX) OnsiteFull Time6d	Haslet or San Francisco	$62k - $75k/yr	6d	View
UCSF Career Site	UCSF Career SiteLab Manager OnsiteFull Time6d	San Francisco, California	$82k - $132k/yr	6d	View
Optum	OptumAI/ML Applied Scientist - Remote RemoteFull Time6d	San Francisco or	$112k - $135k/yr	6d	View
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory	Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryDuraMat Research Scientist OnsiteFull Time6d	Berkeley, California	$146k - $159k/yr	6d	View
Amazon.com Services LLC	Amazon.com Services LLCApplied Scientist, Sponsored Products and Brands OnsiteFull Time6d	Seattle or New York or Palo Alto	$172k - $223k/yr	6d	View
Johnson & Johnson	Johnson & JohnsonClinical Scientist (Manager), Translational Science and Medicine (TSM)-Immunology HybridFull Time6d	La Jolla or Spring House	$117k - $201k/yr	6d	View
Jj	JjClinical Scientist (Manager), Translational Science and Medicine (TSM)-Immunology HybridFull Time6d	Spring House or La Jolla	$115k - $198k/yr	6d	View
chapman	chapmanPT Laboratory Technician, Limited Term OnsitePart Time1w	Irvine, California	$42k/yr	1w	View
LLNL	LLNLIntelligence Analyst: Z Program OnsiteFull Time1w	Livermore, California	$146k - $223k/yr	1w	View
OpenAI	OpenAIQuantitative Intelligence Analyst HybridFull Time1w	San Francisco, California	$198k - $320k/yr	1w	View
Johnson & Johnson	Johnson & JohnsonMedical Science Liaison - Hematology (Northern California Bay Area) Full Time1w	Mountain View or Palo Alto or San Francisco or San Jose or Santa Clara	----	1w	View
Jj	JjMedical Science Liaison - Hematology (Northern California Bay Area) Full Time1w	San Jose or Mountain View or San Francisco or Santa Clara or Palo Alto	----	1w	View
Amat	AmatPhysicist/Scientist III (E3) OnsiteFull Time1w	Benicia, California	$120k - $165k/yr	1w	View
Odyssey Systems Consulting Group, Ltd.	Odyssey Systems Consulting Group, Ltd.Research Associate OnsiteFull Time1w	San Diego, California	----	1w	View
Apple	AppleAIML - Machine Learning Researcher, MLR OnsiteFull Time1w	San Francisco, California	----	1w	View
Chapman University	Chapman UniversityResearch Associate, Limited Term (FT) OnsiteFull Time1w	Orange, California	$70k/yr	1w	View
UCSF Career Site	UCSF Career SiteResearch Data Analyst II HybridFull Time1w	San Francisco, California	$75k - $162k/yr	1w	View
Meta	MetaResearch Scientist – Central Applied Science OnsiteFull Time1w	Menlo Park, California	$184k - $257k/yr	1w	View
DeepMind	DeepMindStaff Research Scientist in RL, DeepMind OnsiteFull Time1w	New York or Mountain View	$207k - $301k/yr	1w	View
Johnson & Johnson	Johnson & JohnsonSenior R&D Engineer OnsiteFull Time1w	Irvine, California	$92k - $148k/yr	1w	View
Jj	JjSenior R&D Engineer OnsiteFull Time1w	Irvine, California	$92k - $148k/yr	1w	View
Hormel Foods Family of Companies	Hormel Foods Family of CompaniesFoodservice Corporate Chef (Multiple Levels) RemoteFull Time1w	Los Angeles or Denver or Phoenix	$78k - $150k/yr	1w	View
Novartis	NovartisPrincipal Scientist, Early Pipeline Development OnsiteFull Time1w	La Jolla, California	$109k - $222k/yr	1w	View
Astrazeneca	AstrazenecaAssociate Director, Operations HybridFull Time1w	Santa Monica or Gaithersburg or Los Angeles	$142k - $214k/yr	1w	View
NVIDIA	NVIDIASenior Research Scientist, Human‑AI Perception and Interaction OnsiteFull Time1w	Santa Clara, California	$192k - $357k/yr	1w	View
Novartis	NovartisPrincipal Scientist, Structural Biologics OnsiteFull Time1w	La Jolla, California	$109k - $202k/yr	1w	View
Csusystem	CsusystemCultural Resources Specialist - Fort Hunter Liggett, CA OnsiteFull Time1w	Jolon, California	$70k - $80k/yr	1w	View
Varda Space Industries	Varda Space IndustriesManager, Crystallization Science OnsiteFull Time2w	El Segundo, California	$160k - $190k/yr	2w	View
Ford Motor Company	Ford Motor CompanyPhysical Modeler HybridFull TimeVisa Sponsorship2w	Long Beach, California	$109k - $183k/yr	2w	View
Meta	MetaAI Research Scientist, FAIR Chemistry OnsiteFull Time2w	New York City or San Francisco	$184k - $257k/yr	2w	View
Intuitive	IntuitiveClinical Data Manager RemoteFull Time2w	Sunnyvale, California	$125k - $180k/yr	2w	View
Tempus	TempusVariant Scientist RemoteFull Time2w	Illinois or California or Colorado or New York	$85k - $100k/yr	2w	View

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

149 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.