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

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

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All10,184 Engineering1,410 Sales1,174 Software Development633 Information Technology663 Project and Program Management650 Finance and Accounting555 Healthcare Services - Allied Health545 Business Operations596 Product Management234 Customer Service170 Education services331 Data and Analytics292 Supply Chain / Logistics / Procurement281 Administrative & Clerical Support257 Food and Beverage Services187 Research and Development (R&D)156 Marketing207 Human Resources181 Healthcare Services - Nursing257 Skilled Trades - Manufacturing and Industrial210 Legal and Compliance139 Protective Services76 Skilled Trades - General Labor81 Business Development106 Environment, Health, and Safety98 Quality Assurance125 Skilled Trades - Construction108 Creative and Art Services89 Transportation Services62 Healthcare Services - Advanced Practice91 Communications and Public Affairs51 Skilled Trades - Maintenance and Repair53 Design31 Skilled Trades - Mechanical and Electrical49 Social Services34 Custodial Services1 Healthcare Services - Pharmacy1

Company	Job	Location	Salary	Posted
Google	GoogleQuantitative UX Researcher, Search Ads OnsiteFull Timeyesterday	New York or Mountain View or Irvine	$132k - $189k/yr	yesterday	View
UCSF Career Site	UCSF Career SiteClinical Research Manager OnsiteFull Time2d	San Francisco, California	$130k - $150k/yr	2d	View
Edison Scientific	Edison ScientificAI Engineer - Forward Deployed OnsiteFull Time2d	San Francisco or New York or Boston or Remote (U.S. Only)	$200k - $350k/yr	2d	View
LLNL	LLNLFacility Safety Officer OnsiteFull Time2d	Livermore, California	$125k - $186k/yr	2d	View
California State University	California State UniversityArchaeolgical Specialist, Research Technician II, Temporary OnsiteFull Time, Temporary2d	Sonoma, California	$61k - $88k/yr	2d	View
SpaceX	SpaceXMaterials Engineer (Materials Laboratory) OnsiteFull Time3d	Hawthorne, California	$100k - $140k/yr	3d	View
WSP	WSPOn Call Archaeology Field Technician OnsiteContract3d	Los Angeles, California	$78k - $92k/yr	3d	View
Johnson & Johnson	Johnson & JohnsonManager Systems Integration (Robotics) OnsiteFull Time3d	Santa Clara, California	$134k - $231k/yr	3d	View
Department of Veterans Affairs	Department of Veterans AffairsResearch Health Science Specialist OnsiteContract3d	Palo Alto, California	----	3d	View
Astrazeneca	AstrazenecaScientist OnsiteFull Time3d	Santa Monica, California	$91k - $136k/yr	3d	View
UCSF Career Site	UCSF Career SiteStaff Research Associate 2 OnsiteFull Time3d	San Francisco, California	$79k/yr	3d	View
UCSF Career Site	UCSF Career SiteGrants Specialist OnsiteFull Time3d	San Francisco, California	$90k - $120k/yr	3d	View
Danaher	DanaherResearch Scientist II OnsiteFull Time4d	Sunnyvale, California	$100k - $120k/yr	4d	View
Iqvia	IqviaCRA 2/Senior CRA 1 OnsiteFull Time4d	Durham or Columbia or Phoenix or Gilbert or San Francisco or Annapolis or Chicago or Glendale or New York City or Sacramento or Houston or Indianapolis or Rockville or Carlsbad or Dallas	$90k - $175k/yr	4d	View
Iqvia	IqviaCRA 2/Senior CRA OnsiteFull Time4d	Durham or Gilbert or Phoenix or San Francisco or New York City or Indianapolis or Sacramento or Scottsdale or Chicago or Carlsbad or Dallas or Houston	$87k - $169k/yr	4d	View
Johnson & Johnson	Johnson & JohnsonR&D, Instruments & Accessories Engineer OnsiteFull Time4d	Santa Clara, California	$145k - $165k/yr	4d	View
Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.	Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.Microwave Design Engineer, Amazon Center for Quantum Computing OnsiteFull Time6d	Pasadena, California	$143k - $193k/yr	6d	View
LLNL	LLNLBioinformatics Scientist OnsiteFull Time6d	Livermore, California	$176k - $223k/yr	6d	View
Spectra Tech	Spectra TechRCT OnsiteFull Time6d	Berkeley, California	----	6d	View
UCSF Campus BU	UCSF Campus BUClinical Research Supervisor OnsiteFull Time6d	San Francisco, California	$115k - $130k/yr	6d	View
DeepMind	DeepMindResearch Scientist, Frontier Health, DeepMind OnsiteFull Time6d	Mountain View, California	$174k - $252k/yr	6d	View
Google	GoogleUX Researcher, XR Experiences OnsiteFull Time6d	San Jose or New York or Los Angeles or San Francisco	$132k - $189k/yr	6d	View
Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.	Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.Quantum Research Engineer, Quantum Computing OnsiteFull Time6d	Pasadena, California	$143k - $193k/yr	6d	View
Johnson & Johnson	Johnson & JohnsonDesign for Reliability Engineer HybridFull Time1w	Santa Clara, California	$106k - $170k/yr	1w	View
DeepMind	DeepMindResearch Engineer, Agentic Security & Privacy Post-Training for Gemini, DeepMind OnsiteFull Time1w	Mountain View or New York or San Francisco	$174k - $252k/yr	1w	View
Google	GoogleQualitative UX Researcher, Customer Engagement and AI OnsiteFull Time1w	Mountain View, California	$132k - $189k/yr	1w	View
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory	Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryTechnology Commercialization Associate in Bay Area, California, United States HybridFull Time1w	Berkeley, California	$105k - $145k/yr	1w	View
Johnson & Johnson	Johnson & JohnsonManager, UX Design HybridFull Time1w	Santa Clara, California	$134k - $231k/yr	1w	View
California State University	California State UniversityResearch Support Assistant (Graduate) OnsitePart Time, Temporary1w	Long Beach, California	$27k/yr	1w	View
Drata	DrataApplied Research Engineer HybridFull Time1w	San Francisco, California	$145k - $196k/yr	1w	View
Jj	JjAssociate Site Manager - Oncology - West U.S. RemoteFull Time1w	Raritan or California or Arizona or South Dakota or Montana or Idaho or Nevada or Wyoming or Nebraska or New Mexico or Washington or Oregon or North Dakota or Colorado or Utah	$76k - $122k/yr	1w	View
Jj	JjClinical Research Associate II- Shockwave RemoteFull Time1w	Santa Clara, California	$87k - $140k/yr	1w	View
Adobe	AdobeResearch Scientist OnsiteFull Time1w	San Jose, California	$121k - $239k/yr	1w	View
OpenAI	OpenAIResearcher, Context - Agent Post-Training HybridFull Time1w	San Francisco, California	$250k - $380k/yr	1w	View
OpenAI	OpenAIResearcher, Computer Use - Agent Post-Training OnsiteFull Time1w	San Francisco, California	$250k - $380k/yr	1w	View
Meta	MetaResearch Engineer, Evaluations (Tech Leadership) - Meta Superintelligence Labs OnsiteFull Time1w	Menlo Park, California	$219k - $301k/yr	1w	View
Trinchero Family Wine and Spirits - Home	Trinchero Family Wine and Spirits - HomeVineyard Scout II (St. Helena, CA, US, 94574) OnsiteFull Time1w	St. Helena, California	$54k - $64k/yr	1w	View
Valkyrie Enterprises	Valkyrie EnterprisesPersonnel Qualifications Standards (PQS) and Rate Training Manual (RTM) Analyst (Job ID:4282) OnsiteFull Time1w	San Diego, California	----	1w	View
Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission	Pacific States Marine Fisheries CommissionFisheries Technician 2 - White Sturgeon Monitoring OnsiteFull Time1w	West Sacramento, California	----	1w	View
Upper Deck	Upper DeckAssociate Game Developer OnsiteFull Time2w	Carlsbad, California	$67k - $71k/yr	2w	View
chapman	chapmanResearch Coordinator (Lee, B) OnsiteFull Time2w	Orange, California	$46k - $52k/yr	2w	View
ICF	ICFField Archaeologist - On-call (Eastern Sierras, Needles, Victorville) OnsiteFull Time, Part Time, Contract, Internship, Temporary, Seasonal, Volunteer2w	Los Angeles or San Diego	$50k - $104k/yr	2w	View
Jj	JjAssociate Director, Clinical Science (Robotics & Digital Solutions) - MedTech Surgery OnsiteFull Time2w	Santa Clara or Cincinnati	$157k - $271k/yr	2w	View
DeepMind	DeepMindResearch Engineer, Gemmaverse Variants Research, DeepMind OnsiteFull Time2w	Mountain View, California	$174k - $252k/yr	2w	View
Bayer Global - Home \| Bayer Global	Bayer Global - Home \| Bayer GlobalScientist Analytics (Berkeley, California, US) HybridFull Time2w	Berkeley, California	$142k - $165k/yr	2w	View
Meta	MetaResearch Scientist, Artificial Intelligence OnsiteFull Time2w	Menlo Park or San Francisco	$122k - $181k/yr	2w	View
CPL1101 Plant	CPL1101 PlantR&D Scientist OnsiteFull Time2w	Calipatria, California	$89k - $133k/yr	2w	View
UCSF Campus BU	UCSF Campus BUStaff Research Associate I/II OnsiteFull Time2w	----	$60k - $104k/yr	2w	View
LLNL	LLNLImmunology - Staff Scientist OnsiteFull Time, Contract, Temporary, Temporary, Seasonal, Volunteer2w	Livermore, California	$176k - $223k/yr	2w	View
AstraZeneca	AstraZenecaNGS Lab Scientist OnsiteFull Time2w	Santa Monica, California	----	2w	View
Pfizer	PfizerScientist, Oncology Discovery (Multi-Specific Antibody Therapeutics) OnsiteFull Time2w	San Diego, California	$79k - $132k/yr	2w	View
OpenAI	OpenAI3D Printing Lab Technician, Robotics HybridFull Time2w	San Francisco, California	$266k - $399k/yr	2w	View
California State University	California State UniversityIdea Labs Manager (Administrator I) OnsiteFull Time2w	San Diego, California	$108k - $118k/yr	2w	View
DeepMind	DeepMindResearch Engineer, Security and Privacy, DeepMind OnsiteFull Time2w	New York or Mountain View	$174k - $252k/yr	2w	View
Meta	MetaAI Research Engineer, Media - Meta Superintelligence Labs OnsiteFull Time2w	Sunnyvale or Bellevue or New York	$154k - $217k/yr	2w	View
Iqvia	IqviaAssociate Scientist, Flow Cytometry OnsiteFull Time2w	Valencia, California	$41k - $86k/yr	2w	View
Adobe	AdobeStaff Applied Scientist OnsiteFull Time2w	San Jose, California	$164k - $313k/yr	2w	View
Scale AI	Scale AIResearch Scientist, Safety Post Training HybridFull Time2w	San Francisco or New York	$216k - $270k/yr	2w	View
OpenAI	OpenAISecurity Researcher, Agentic AI Threats HybridFull Time2w	San Francisco, California	$293k - $405k/yr	2w	View
Legence	LegenceElectrical Design Engineer HybridFull Time2w	San Diego, California	$90k - $115k/yr	2w	View
Palo Alto Networks	Palo Alto NetworksPrincipal Security Researcher (DNS Security) OnsiteFull TimeVisa Sponsorship2w	Santa Clara, California	$163k - $263k/yr	2w	View
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory	Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryElectronics Engineering Technologist OnsiteFull Time3w	Berkeley, California	$97k - $124k/yr	3w	View
Applied Materials	Applied MaterialsChemist III OnsiteFull Time3w	Santa Clara, California	$138k - $190k/yr	3w	View
Netflix	NetflixCreative Tech Researcher 4 OnsiteFull Time3w	Los Angeles, California	----	3w	View
Intuitive	IntuitivePre-clinical Lab Coordinator OnsiteFull Time3w	Sunnyvale, California	$106k - $143k/yr	3w	View
LLNL	LLNLResearch Scientist - Computer Vision and Machine Learning HybridFull Time3w	Livermore, California	$146k - $223k/yr	3w	View
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory	Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratorySenior Research Associate OnsiteFull Time3w	Berkeley, California	$81k - $90k/yr	3w	View
Adventist Health	Adventist HealthClinical Research Specialist \| Full Time Regular \| Dayshift OnsiteFull Time3w	Saint Helena, California	$51k - $68k/yr	3w	View
LLNL	LLNLHydrogeologist OnsiteFull Time3w	Livermore or Tracy	$155k - $196k/yr	3w	View
Uber	UberMachine Learning Engineer II - AV Labs HybridFull Time3w	Sunnyvale, California	$171k - $190k/yr	3w	View
Varda Space Industries	Varda Space IndustriesScientist, Analytical Sciences OnsiteFull Time3w	El Segundo, California	$100k - $140k/yr	3w	View
Danaher	DanaherCRISPR Field Application Scientist - Southwest (Southwest Remote with 50% Travel Required) RemoteFull Time3w	San Diego or Dallas or Los Angeles or Houston or Denver	$110k - $120k/yr	3w	View
Danaher	DanaherHuman Relevant Models – Applications Scientist OnsiteFull Time3w	San Jose, California	$83k - $120k/yr	3w	View
Capital One	Capital OneApplied Researcher II OnsiteFull Time3w	San Jose or New York or McLean	$286k - $327k/yr	3w	View
UCSF Campus BU	UCSF Campus BUCLIN RSCH CRD OnsiteFull Time3w	Oakland, California	----	3w	View
OpenAI	OpenAIResearcher, Alignment Oversight HybridFull Time3w	San Francisco, California	$250k - $445k/yr	3w	View
Apple	AppleHearing Health Technologist OnsiteFull Time3w	Cupertino or	----	3w	View
Lilly	LillyAssociate Director - Medical Science Liaison – Cardiometabolic Health – Los Angeles, CA RemoteFull Time3w	Los Angeles, California	$152k - $244k/yr	3w	View
Lilly	LillyScientist/Sr. Scientist - Protein Engineering OnsiteFull Time3w	San Diego, California	$71k - $187k/yr	3w	View
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)	Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)AI-Readiness & Data Automation Postdoctoral Scholar OnsiteFull Time3w	Berkeley, California	$79k - $107k/yr	3w	View
Meta	MetaAI Research Engineer HybridFull Time3w	Remote or Bellevue or Menlo Park or New York	$184k - $257k/yr	3w	View
Meta	MetaResearch Engineer - MSL FAIR Foundations OnsiteFull Time3w	Menlo Park, California	$184k - $257k/yr	3w	View
Meta	MetaResearch Engineer, Monetization AI HybridFull Time3w	Sunnyvale or Bellevue or Redmond or Menlo Park or Seattle or New York	$122k - $181k/yr	3w	View
Meta	MetaResearch Engineer, Text Data Research - MSL FAIR OnsiteFull Time3w	Menlo Park, California	$184k - $257k/yr	3w	View
Meta	MetaFundamental AI Researcher - FAIR OnsiteFull Time3w	Menlo Park or Seattle or New York	$154k - $217k/yr	3w	View
Meta	MetaAI Research Scientist, Media Data Research - MSL FAIR OnsiteFull Time3w	Menlo Park, California	$154k - $217k/yr	3w	View
Meta	MetaAI Research Scientist — Agentic AI for Materials Discovery OnsiteFull Time3w	Redmond or Pasadena	$184k - $257k/yr	3w	View
Apple	AppleMultimodal LLMs Research Engineer OnsiteFull Time4w	Sunnyvale or	----	4w	View
adaption	adaptionApplied Scientist HybridFull Time4w	San Francisco, California	----	4w	View
Iqvia	IqviaCRA - Sponsor Aligned OnsiteFull Time4w	Overland Park or Carlsbad	$72k - $169k/yr	4w	View
Nvidia	NvidiaDeveloper Relations Manager, HER BioSciences HybridFull Time4w	Santa Clara or	$152k - $242k/yr	4w	View
Varda Space Industries	Varda Space IndustriesResearch Associate - Biologics Formulation OnsiteFull Time1mo	El Segundo, California	$58k - $94k/yr	1mo	View
UCSF Campus BU	UCSF Campus BULab Assistant OnsiteFull Time1mo	San Francisco, California	$54k - $63k/yr	1mo	View
California State University	California State UniversitySchool of Applied Health Lab Coordinator OnsiteFull Time1mo	United States or California	$55k - $80k/yr	1mo	View
LLNL	LLNLPhysics-Informed Machine Learning Specialist HybridFull Time1mo	Livermore, California	$176k - $267k/yr	1mo	View
Cisco	CiscoAI Researcher Hybrid HybridFull Time1mo	San Jose or Raleigh	$200k - $255k/yr	1mo	View
Sandia National Laboratories	Sandia National LaboratoriesR&D Systems Engineer, Electrical - CA Stockpile Systems Engineering, Onsite OnsiteFull Time1mo	Livermore, California	$122k - $238k/yr	1mo	View
Apple	AppleDisplay Optical Engineer OnsiteFull Time1mo	Cupertino, California	----	1mo	View
Apple	AppleLocation Estimation Scientist, Sensing & Connectivity OnsiteFull Time1mo	San Diego, California	----	1mo	View
Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI)	Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI)Research Analyst OnsiteFull Time1mo	Ridgecrest or	$112k - $140k/yr	1mo	View

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

156 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.