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

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Company	Job	Location	Salary	Posted
Amazon Web Services, Inc.	Amazon Web Services, Inc.Applied Scientist, AWS Automated Reasoning OnsiteFull Time2d	Santa Clara or Boston or New York or Portland or Austin or Seattle	$143k - $223k/yr	2d	View
Google	GoogleStaff AI Research Engineer, Large User Models OnsiteFull Time2d	Mountain View, California	$207k - $300k/yr	2d	View
Anthropic	AnthropicResearch Scientist, Life Sciences OnsiteFull Time2d	San Francisco, California	$300k - $320k/yr	2d	View
Lockheed Martin	Lockheed MartinSenior Requirements and Verification Systems Engineer OnsiteFull Time2d	Sunnyvale, California	$90k - $178k/yr	2d	View
Amazon.com Services LLC	Amazon.com Services LLCResearch Scientist, Private Brands Intelligence - SCIT Science OnsiteFull Time2d	Seattle or San Diego	$136k - $184k/yr	2d	View
OpenAI	OpenAIDeveloper Education Lead HybridFull Time3d	San Francisco, California	$198k - $335k/yr	3d	View
Cisco	CiscoDirector - AI Research and Engineering Efficiency (Circuit Platform) HybridFull Time3d	San Jose, California	$292k - $369k/yr	3d	View
Nvidia	NvidiaSenior Developer Relations Manager – Agriscience HybridFull Time3d	Santa Clara or	$184k - $288k/yr	3d	View
MSD	MSDAssociate Principal Scientist, Respiratory Discovery OnsiteFull TimeVisa Sponsorship3d	South San Francisco, California	$160k - $251k/yr	3d	View
Msd	MsdSenior Scientist, Respiratory Discovery OnsiteFull TimeVisa Sponsorship3d	South San Francisco, California	$131k - $207k/yr	3d	View
Jj	JjDirector, Immunology Scientific Innovation HybridFull Time3d	Spring House or Cambridge or La Jolla	----	3d	View
Jj	JjDirector, Clinical Translational Safety Lead HybridFull Time3d	San Diego or Cambridge or Titusville or Spring House or Beerse	$199k - $343k/yr	3d	View
Johnson & Johnson	Johnson & JohnsonDirector, Clinical Translational Safety Lead HybridFull Time3d	San Diego or Cambridge or Titusville or Spring House or Beerse	$199k - $343k/yr	3d	View
Thomson Reuters	Thomson ReutersSenior UX Researcher HybridFull Time3d	Toronto or Minneapolis	$105k - $155k/yr	3d	View
Johnson & Johnson	Johnson & JohnsonPrincipal R&D Validation Engineer HybridFull Time3d	Irvine or	$117k - $201k/yr	3d	View
Lilly	LillyDirector, Discovery Bioinformatics Oncology OnsiteFull Time3d	San Francisco, California	$194k - $339k/yr	3d	View
Meta	MetaVisiting Faculty, AI and Systems Co-design Team OnsiteFull Time3d	Menlo Park, California	$88.46 - $257k/yr	3d	View
Meta	MetaPostdoctoral Researcher, AI and Systems Co-design Team OnsiteFull Time3d	Menlo Park, California	$122k - $181k/yr	3d	View
Google	GoogleSenior UX Researcher, LearnX OnsiteFull Time3d	Mountain View or New York	$159k - $231k/yr	3d	View
Google	GoogleDirector, Research and Collaborations, Future of Work OnsiteFull Time3d	Mountain View or New York or San Francisco	$262k - $365k/yr	3d	View
Amazon.com Services LLC	Amazon.com Services LLCSr Manager, Applied Science, Alexa for Shopping (Rufus) OnsiteFull Time3d	Seattle or Palo Alto	$252k - $340k/yr	3d	View
CoreWeave	CoreWeaveExecutive Researcher HybridFull Time3d	New York City or Livingston or Bellevue or Sunnyvale or San Francisco	$150k - $190k/yr	3d	View
Novartis	NovartisRegional Director of Medical Science Liaison, Cardiovascular and Metabolic (CVM) RemoteFull Time4d	Los Angeles or San Diego or San Francisco	$225k - $419k/yr	4d	View
Johnson & Johnson Services, Inc.	Johnson & Johnson Services, Inc.Senior Product OS and DevOps Engineer OnsiteFull Time4d	Santa Clara, California	$125k - $201k/yr	4d	View
Johnson & Johnson	Johnson & JohnsonDirector, Clinical Development, Interventional Oncology (INTO) HybridFull Time, Contract, Temporary, Internship, Part Time, Seasonal, Volunteer4d	New Brunswick or Boston or Horsham or Raritan or San Diego or Spring House or Titusville	$164k - $283k/yr	4d	View
Tempus	TempusMachine Learning Scientist, Applied Machine Learning and Agentic AI, Pharma R&D OnsiteFull Time4d	New York City or Boston or Redwood City or Chicago	$100k - $160k/yr	4d	View
Adobe	AdobeSenior Applied Researcher OnsiteFull Time4d	San Jose or Seattle or San Francisco	$143k - $271k/yr	4d	View
Adaption	AdaptionSenior Research Scientist RemoteFull Time4d	San Francisco or New York or Toronto or Europe or San Francisco or North America	----	4d	View
Iovance Biotherapeutics	Iovance BiotherapeuticsSenior Clinical Scientist [Contract] HybridContract5d	San Carlos, California	$77 - $90/yr	5d	View
Kinder's	Kinder'sVice President, Innovation HybridFull Time6d	Walnut Creek, California	$275k - $300k/yr	6d	View
Anthropic	AnthropicMember of Staff, AI & Rule of Law HybridFull TimeVisa Sponsorship6d	San Francisco, California	$295k - $345k/yr	6d	View
Meta	MetaResearch Scientist, HW/SW Co-Design (PhD) OnsiteFull Time6d	Menlo Park, California	$122k - $181k/yr	6d	View
Intuitive	IntuitiveDirector of Clinical Affairs HybridFull Time6d	Sunnyvale, California	$204k - $360k/yr	6d	View
OpenAI	OpenAIRE/RS, Data Understanding - Foundations OnsiteFull Time6d	San Francisco, California	----	6d	View
OpenAI	OpenAIRE/RS, Data Understanding (MM) HybridFull Time6d	San Francisco, California	----	6d	View
Google	GoogleResearch Scientist, Efficient AI OnsiteFull Time6d	Mountain View, California	$147k - $211k/yr	6d	View
Amazon.com Services LLC	Amazon.com Services LLCPrincipal Applied Scientist, Music Catalog and Search, Amazon Music Search and Catalog OnsiteFull Time6d	Sunnyvale or San Francisco	$229k - $309k/yr	6d	View
Palo Alto Networks	Palo Alto NetworksSr. Staff Security Researcher OnsiteFull Time1w	Santa Clara or San Francisco or San Jose	$140k - $226k/yr	1w	View
Novartis	NovartisPatent Attorney HybridFull Time1w	Cambridge or San Diego	$204k - $380k/yr	1w	View
Johnson & Johnson	Johnson & JohnsonSenior Director, Knowledge Management & Retrieval Strategy HybridFull Time1w	Cambridge or La Jolla or Spring House or Titusville	$196k - $343k/yr	1w	View
Generalmotors	GeneralmotorsSenior Vehicle Design Researcher HybridFull Time1w	Sunnyvale or Warren	$106k - $165k/yr	1w	View
DeepMind	DeepMindDirector, UX, Integrated Assistant, DeepMind OnsiteFull Time1w	Mountain View or New York or San Francisco	$344k - $383k/yr	1w	View
Meta	MetaResearch Scientist, Post-Training (Tech Leadership)- Meta Superintelligence Labs OnsiteFull Time1w	Menlo Park, California	$219k - $301k/yr	1w	View
Plaid	PlaidSenior Machine Learning Engineer (Research Scientist) - DFAI HybridFull Time1w	San Francisco or New York City or Seattle	$229k - $315k/yr	1w	View
U.S. Customs and Border Protection	U.S. Customs and Border ProtectionOperational Psychologist HybridFull Time1w	----	$126k - $164k/yr	1w	View
Scale AI	Scale AIHead of Policy & Security Research Lab OnsiteFull Time1w	San Francisco or Washington	$198k - $247k/yr	1w	View
Google	GoogleSenior UX Quantitative Researcher, Human Factors OnsiteFull Time1w	San Jose or Miami or New York or San Francisco	$159k - $231k/yr	1w	View
Msd	MsdSenior Scientist, In Vivo Cardiometabolic Diseases OnsiteFull TimeVisa Sponsorship1w	South San Francisco, California	$131k - $207k/yr	1w	View
Cisco	CiscoPrincipal Machine Learning Engineer RemoteFull Time1w	San Jose or Pleasanton or Houston or Iselin or Denver or Seattle or New York or Irvine or Boston or Brooklyn or San Diego or Bellevue or Milpitas or Austin or Mountain View or Raleigh–Durham (RTP) or Los Altos or Redwood City or San Francisco or Santa Clara or San Mateo or Dallas or Sunnyvale or Palo Alto	$292k - $369k/yr	1w	View
Intel	IntelNeuromorphic/AI Research Scientist HybridFull Time1w	Santa Clara or Phoenix or Folsom or Hillsboro or Austin	$171k - $315k/yr	1w	View
Varda Space Industries	Varda Space IndustriesPrincipal Scientist, Analytical Sciences OnsiteFull Time1w	El Segundo, California	$170k - $215k/yr	1w	View
Google	GoogleSenior Research Scientist, Superconducting Digital Electronics, Quantum AI OnsiteFull Time1w	Cambridge or Mountain View or Seattle or San Francisco or Washington D.C. or Goleta	$174k - $252k/yr	1w	View
051094-DFW EAST 1	051094-DFW EAST 1Applied AI ML Researcher Director OnsiteFull Time1w	Palo Alto or New York or Jersey City	----	1w	View
Danaher	DanaherSenior Scientist, Clinical Research OnsiteFull Time1w	Sunnyvale, California	$116k - $160k/yr	1w	View
Johnson & Johnson	Johnson & JohnsonSenior Director, Neuroimmunology Research HybridFull Time1w	Spring House or Cambridge or San Diego	$196k - $343k/yr	1w	View
Generalmotors	GeneralmotorsAI/ML Staff Researcher HybridFull Time1w	Mountain View or Warren	----	1w	View
Salesforce	SalesforceSenior Director, Salesforce Futures HybridFull Time1w	San Francisco or Chicago or New York	$182k - $305k/yr	1w	View
Drata	DrataSenior Applied Research Engineer HybridFull Time1w	San Francisco, California	$167k - $226k/yr	1w	View
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory	Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryPolicy Researcher III HybridFull Time1w	Berkeley, California	$148k - $164k/yr	1w	View
Drata	DrataSenior Applied Research Engineer 2 HybridFull Time1w	San Francisco, California	$192k - $260k/yr	1w	View
Drata	DrataStaff Applied Research Engineer HybridFull Time1w	San Francisco, California	$221k - $299k/yr	1w	View
DeepMind	DeepMindDirector, Data Science, Verticals, Gemini App, DeepMind OnsiteFull Time1w	Mountain View, California	$384k - $427k/yr	1w	View
Google	GoogleDirector, Strategic Projects, Public Engagement Lab OnsiteFull Time1w	London or Mountain View	$330k - $367k/yr	1w	View
Xboxgaming	XboxgamingSenior Designer, Cinematics - Unannounced Game HybridFull Time1w	Irvine, California	$81k - $149k/yr	1w	View
Novartis	NovartisTherapeutic Area Head, PK Science- Neuroscience HybridFull Time1w	Basel or Cambridge or San Diego	----	1w	View
ICF	ICFSenior Fisheries Biologist OnsiteFull Time1w	San Francisco, California	$74k - $125k/yr	1w	View
Google	GoogleSenior UX Quantitative Researcher, Ecosystem Growth, Core OnsiteFull Time1w	Kirkland or New York or Sunnyvale	$159k - $231k/yr	1w	View
OpenAI	OpenAIResearcher, Connectors - Agent Post-Training HybridFull Time1w	San Francisco, California	$250k - $380k/yr	1w	View
OpenAI	OpenAIResearcher, Artifacts - Agent Post-Training HybridFull Time1w	San Francisco, California	$250k - $380k/yr	1w	View
Google	GoogleStaff Research Scientist, AI2 Research OnsiteFull Time1w	Sunnyvale or Kirkland	$207k - $300k/yr	1w	View
Google	GoogleResearch Scientist, Stitch OnsiteFull Time1w	Mountain View, California	$174k - $252k/yr	1w	View
Google	GoogleSenior Research Scientist, AI2 Research OnsiteFull Time1w	Sunnyvale or Kirkland	$174k - $252k/yr	1w	View
Sandia National Laboratories	Sandia National LaboratoriesSenior/Principal Mechanical Test Engineer - Environmental Test Engineering, Onsite OnsiteFull Time1w	Livermore, California	$140k - $281k/yr	1w	View
Relativity Space	Relativity SpaceSenior AI/ML Scientist, Planetary Science HybridFull Time2w	Long Beach or New York City	$154k - $211k/yr	2w	View
Relativity Space	Relativity SpaceAI/ML Scientist, Planetary Science HybridFull Time2w	Long Beach or New York City	$115k - $159k/yr	2w	View
Palo Alto Networks	Palo Alto NetworksSr. Principal Security Researcher - Advanced Threat Prevention (ATP) OnsiteFull Time2w	Santa Clara or San Francisco or San Jose	$163k - $263k/yr	2w	View
Johnson & Johnson	Johnson & JohnsonAssociate Director, Clinical Science (Robotics & Digital Solutions) - MedTech Surgery OnsiteFull Time2w	Santa Clara or Cincinnati	$157k - $271k/yr	2w	View
Pfizer	PfizerGlobal Development Lead, Internal Medicine, Sr. Director (non-MD) HybridFull Time2w	Collegeville or La Jolla or Bothell or Pearl River or New York City or Cambridge or Groton or United Kingdom or Walton Oaks or Collegeville	$215k - $358k/yr	2w	View
Visa	VisaStaff Research Scientist HybridFull TimeVisa Sponsorship2w	Foster City, California	$169k - $271k/yr	2w	View
Nvidia	NvidiaSenior CPU Performance Architect OnsiteFull Time2w	Santa Clara, California	$224k - $431k/yr	2w	View
Lila Sciences	Lila SciencesPrincipal / Sr. Principal BioML Scientist OnsiteFull Time2w	San Francisco, California	$172k - $271k/yr	2w	View
Google DeepMind	Google DeepMindResearch Scientist, Gemini Vision, DeepMind OnsiteFull Time2w	Mountain View or Cambridge or Kirkland or Los Angeles or New York or Pittsburgh or Seattle	$147k - $211k/yr	2w	View
Google	GoogleDirector, Research Commercialization (AI Blackbelts) OnsiteFull Time2w	Sunnyvale, California	$307k - $427k/yr	2w	View
Novartis	NovartisHead, Oncology Drug Discovery – San Diego OnsiteFull Time2w	San Diego, California	$249k - $462k/yr	2w	View
Astrazeneca	AstrazenecaAssociate Director, Bioanalysis (Cell Therapy) HybridFull Time2w	Santa Monica, California	$135k - $177k/yr	2w	View
Jj	JjSenior Manager Post-Market Surveillance HybridFull Time2w	Cincinnati or Danvers or Irvine or Raritan	$122k - $213k/yr	2w	View
Pfizer	PfizerMedical Scientific Communications & Content, Director HybridFull Time2w	Collegeville or La Jolla or Cambridge or Bothell or Groton or New York City	$177k - $294k/yr	2w	View
Sonyglobal	SonyglobalSenior Research Engineer – 3D Graphics Compression OnsiteFull Time2w	San Jose, California	$150k - $160k/yr	2w	View
Nvidia	NvidiaSenior Quantum AI Research Scientist, Applied Research HybridFull Time2w	Redmond or Santa Clara	$192k - $305k/yr	2w	View
Netflix	NetflixSenior Researcher, Product Experience, Games Discovery HybridFull Time2w	Los Angeles or Los Gatos or New York	$294k - $470k/yr	2w	View
DeepMind	DeepMindAI Cybersecurity Team Lead, DeepMind OnsiteFull Time2w	Mountain View or San Francisco	$262k - $365k/yr	2w	View
Globalfoundries	GlobalfoundriesQuantum Ion Trap Technology Architect OnsiteFull Time2w	Santa Clara or Malta	$143k - $275k/yr	2w	View
Meta	MetaTech Lead, AI Research Scientist (Robotics) OnsiteFull Time2w	Menlo Park, California	$219k - $301k/yr	2w	View
UCSF Campus BU	UCSF Campus BUClinical Research Manager OnsiteFull Time2w	San Francisco, California	$200k - $300k/yr	2w	View
Google	GoogleResearch and Insights Manager, Search and AI Innovation OnsiteFull Time2w	San Francisco or Mountain View or New York	$142k - $205k/yr	2w	View
Michael Baker International, Inc	Michael Baker International, IncArchaeologist III HybridFull Time2w	Los Angeles or Rancho Cordova	$117k - $153k/yr	2w	View
Joint Genome Institute	Joint Genome InstituteLead Scientific Data Engineer (Joint Genome Institute) HybridFull Time2w	Berkeley, California	$159k - $198k/yr	2w	View
Novartis	NovartisSenior Scientist – Assay Development & Screening OnsiteFull Time2w	San Diego, California	$94k - $183k/yr	2w	View
Msd	MsdAssociate Principal Scientist, In Vivo Pharmacology OnsiteFull TimeVisa Sponsorship2w	South San Francisco, California	$160k - $251k/yr	2w	View
Pfizer	PfizerSenior Scientist, Early Formulation Science and Drug Delivery, Drug Product Design OnsiteFull Time2w	La Jolla, California	$94k - $156k/yr	2w	View

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

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