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

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

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All9,933 Engineering2,087 Sales464 Software Development1,542 Information Technology954 Project and Program Management796 Finance and Accounting607 Healthcare Services - Allied Health56 Business Operations392 Product Management713 Customer Service34 Education services26 Data and Analytics506 Supply Chain / Logistics / Procurement172 Administrative & Clerical Support55 Food and Beverage Services24 Research and Development (R&D)273 Marketing225 Human Resources179 Healthcare Services - Nursing25 Skilled Trades - Manufacturing and Industrial25 Legal and Compliance198 Protective Services10 Skilled Trades - General Labor6 Business Development158 Environment, Health, and Safety38 Quality Assurance74 Skilled Trades - Construction13 Creative and Art Services92 Transportation Services5 Healthcare Services - Advanced Practice46 Communications and Public Affairs74 Skilled Trades - Maintenance and Repair2 Design55 Skilled Trades - Mechanical and Electrical5 Social Services2 Healthcare Services - Pharmacy0 Custodial Services0

Company	Job	Location	Salary	Posted
Pfizer	PfizerSenior Principal Scientist, Pre-Formulation and Materials Science OnsiteFull Time2w	La Jolla, California	$124k - $207k/yr	2w	View
Kla	KlaTechnology Specialist - eBeam Inspection OnsiteFull Time2w	Milpitas, California	$140k - $238k/yr	2w	View
California State University	California State UniversityAssociate Dean, Engineering Research and Industry Engagement OnsiteFull Time2w	Pomona, California	$174k - $185k/yr	2w	View
Google	GoogleStaff UX Qualitative Researcher, Trust UX OnsiteFull Time2w	New York or San Jose	$189k - $274k/yr	2w	View
Meta	MetaAI Research Scientist - Machine Learning for Behavioral AI OnsiteFull Time2w	Pasadena, California	$154k - $217k/yr	2w	View
Lilly	LillyPrincipal Biologist - Cutaneous Biology OnsiteFull Time2w	San Diego or San Francisco	$71k - $187k/yr	2w	View
Lilly	LillyDiscovery Oncology Scientific Lead OnsiteFull Time2w	South San Francisco, California	$138k - $224k/yr	2w	View
Workday	WorkdayPrincipal AI Researcher HybridFull Time2w	Pleasanton or Atlanta or Seattle	$228k - $342k/yr	2w	View
AstraZeneca	AstraZenecaGlobal Development Medical Director, Hematology Oncology HybridFull Time3w	Gaithersburg or Boston or Mississauga or Barcelona	$242k - $362k/yr	3w	View
Pfizer	PfizerSenior Manager, Scientific AI Engineer OnsiteFull Time3w	New York City or La Jolla or Cambridge or Bothell	$139k - $232k/yr	3w	View
Pfizer	PfizerDirector, Oncology AI Product & Engineering Lead OnsiteFull Time3w	New York City or La Jolla or Cambridge or Bothell	$177k - $294k/yr	3w	View
Generalmotors	GeneralmotorsGovernment & Contract Research and Development Lead – R&D HybridFull Time3w	Warren or Mountain View	----	3w	View
Salesforce	SalesforceAdversarial AI & Research Engineer RemoteFull Time3w	California or Washington or New York or Texas	$149k - $224k/yr	3w	View
Netflix	NetflixCreative Tech Researcher 5 OnsiteFull Time3w	Los Angeles, California	----	3w	View
Impulse Space	Impulse SpaceSenior Flight Reliability Engineer OnsiteFull Time3w	Redondo Beach, California	$140k - $180k/yr	3w	View
Xboxgaming	XboxgamingSenior User Researcher - Activision HybridFull Time3w	Sherman Oaks, California	$93k - $172k/yr	3w	View
Edison Scientific	Edison ScientificStaff Toxicologist OnsiteFull Time3w	San Francisco, California	$275k - $350k/yr	3w	View
Edison Scientific	Edison ScientificHead of DMPK OnsiteFull Time3w	San Francisco, California	$275k - $350k/yr	3w	View
Kinder's	Kinder'sResearch & Development Manager HybridFull Time3w	Walnut Creek, California	$130k - $150k/yr	3w	View
OpenAI	OpenAIModel Policy Manager HybridFull Time3w	San Francisco, California	$207k - $295k/yr	3w	View
Lila Sciences	Lila SciencesSr. Principal / Distinguished ML Scientist, Autonomous Science for Cell Biology OnsiteFull Time3w	San Francisco, California	----	3w	View
Novartis	NovartisExecutive Director, Development Sciences HybridFull Time3w	LaJolla or	----	3w	View
Nvidia	NvidiaSenior Vision Language Model Engineer OnsiteFull Time3w	Santa Clara, California	$184k - $357k/yr	3w	View
Varda Space Industries	Varda Space IndustriesSenior Scientist, Biologics Formulation OnsiteFull Time3w	El Segundo, California	$140k - $180k/yr	3w	View
Varda Space Industries	Varda Space IndustriesSenior Scientist, Analytical Sciences OnsiteFull Time3w	El Segundo, California	$140k - $180k/yr	3w	View
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory	Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryEnergy/Environmental Technology Researcher HybridFull Time3w	Berkeley, California	$101k - $170k/yr	3w	View
Apple	AppleBiomedical Research Engineer OnsiteFull Time3w	Cupertino or	----	3w	View
Bdx	BdxAssociate Director, Clinical Affairs OnsiteFull Time3w	Irvine, California	$176k - $281k/yr	3w	View
Epic Games	Epic GamesPrincipal Game Designer, Engagement & Progression OnsiteFull Time3w	California or Washington	$205k - $301k/yr	3w	View
Pfizer	PfizerSenior Director/Team Head--Oncology Late Stage Data Review HybridFull Time3w	Cambridge or La Jolla or Bothell or Kirkland or New York City or Collegeville or Groton	$215k - $358k/yr	3w	View
Varda Space Industries	Varda Space IndustriesDirector of CMC OnsiteFull Time3w	El Segundo, California	$200k - $230k/yr	3w	View
OpenAI	OpenAIPeople Data Scientist HybridFull Time3w	San Francisco, California	$198k - $260k/yr	3w	View
MTSI	MTSIResearch Flight Test Engineer - SME OnsiteFull Time3w	Edwards AFB, California	$170k - $220k/yr	3w	View
Meta	MetaAI Research Scientist (Technical Leadership), Multimodal - Monetization GenAI HybridFull Time4w	Menlo Park or New York	$219k - $301k/yr	4w	View
Meta	MetaAI Research Scientist, Audio-Visual Understanding, FAIR HybridFull Time4w	Menlo Park or New York City or San Francisco	$154k - $217k/yr	4w	View
Meta	MetaAI Research Scientist, SysML - FAIR OnsiteFull Time4w	Menlo Park or Boston or New York	$184k - $257k/yr	4w	View
Meta	MetaUser Experience Researcher, Qualitative OnsiteFull Time4w	Menlo Park, California	$193k - $266k/yr	4w	View
Meta	MetaResearch Scientist Manager, MetaAI Assistant Measurement OnsiteFull Time4w	Menlo Park, California	$219k - $301k/yr	4w	View
Meta	MetaUX Researcher, Qualitative OnsiteFull Time4w	Menlo Park or New York City	$164k - $227k/yr	4w	View
Meta	MetaAI Research Scientist, VLM (vision language models) HybridFull Time4w	Bellevue or Menlo Park	$184k - $257k/yr	4w	View
Meta	MetaAI Research Scientist - MSL FAIR Foundations OnsiteFull Time4w	Menlo Park, California	$184k - $257k/yr	4w	View
Meta	MetaAI Research Scientist, Robotics OnsiteFull Time4w	Redmond or Menlo Park or Burlingame	$219k - $301k/yr	4w	View
Meta	MetaAI Research Scientist, Computer Vision OnsiteFull Time4w	Menlo Park, California	$154k - $217k/yr	4w	View
Meta	MetaMaterials Scientist — Organic Crystal Growth & Process Engineering OnsiteFull Time4w	Pasadena, California	$154k - $217k/yr	4w	View
Meta	MetaAI Research Scientist, CoreML - Monetization HybridFull Time4w	Sunnyvale or Bellevue or Menlo Park or Seattle or New York or San Francisco	$184k - $257k/yr	4w	View
Meta	MetaAI Research Scientist, Video Generation and Post Training, FAIR HybridFull Time4w	Bellevue or Menlo Park or Seattle or New York City	$154k - $217k/yr	4w	View
Meta	MetaAI Research Engineer, FAIR Chemistry OnsiteFull Time4w	San Francisco, California	$122k - $181k/yr	4w	View
Meta	MetaAI Research Engineer - Social Products (Technical Leadership) HybridFull Time4w	Bellevue or Menlo Park or Seattle or New York	$219k - $301k/yr	4w	View
Meta	MetaUX Researcher, Mixed Methods OnsiteFull Time4w	Menlo Park or Seattle or New York	$141k - $192k/yr	4w	View
Meta	MetaAI Research Scientist, CoreML - Monetization AI HybridFull Time4w	Sunnyvale or Bellevue or Menlo Park or New York	$154k - $217k/yr	4w	View
Meta	MetaPostdoctoral Researcher, Fundamental AI Research (PhD) OnsiteFull Time4w	Menlo Park, California	$122k - $181k/yr	4w	View
Meta	MetaAI Research Scientist - Meta Superintelligence Labs OnsiteFull Time4w	Menlo Park, California	$122k - $181k/yr	4w	View
Apple	AppleSr. Machine Learning Engineer, Siri Speech OnsiteFull Time4w	Cupertino or	----	4w	View
Lilly	LillyExecutive Medical Director - Physician -Early Clinical Development, Immunology OnsiteFull Time4w	Boston or Indianapolis or San Diego	$266k - $389k/yr	4w	View
Visa	VisaLead Research Scientist HybridFull Time4w	Foster City, California	$215k - $345k/yr	4w	View
Apple	AppleSenior Research Manager, Multimodal Reasoning - SIML HybridFull Time4w	Cupertino or Seattle	----	4w	View
Nvidia	NvidiaDeveloper Relations Manager, Higher Education and Research - AI Agents HybridFull Time4w	Santa Clara or	$152k - $288k/yr	4w	View
Netflix	NetflixMachine Learning Scientist (L4/L5) - Multi-modal Algorithms for Games OnsiteFull Time4w	Los Gatos or Los Angeles	----	4w	View
Microsoft	MicrosoftSenior Applied Scientist OnsiteFull Time4w	Mountain View or Redmond	$120k - $235k/yr	4w	View
OpenAI	OpenAIProtection Scientist Engineer, Intelligence and Investigations HybridFull Time1mo	San Francisco or New York City or Washington or Remote - US	$198k - $425k/yr	1mo	View
Danaher	DanaherDirector, R&D Scientific Services OnsiteFull Time1mo	Sunnyvale, California	$186k - $255k/yr	1mo	View
Novartis	NovartisAssociate Director/Senior Principal Scientist, PK Sciences, Therapeutic Areas (Dual Level Posting) HybridFull Time1mo	San Diego, California	$139k - $270k/yr	1mo	View
Novartis	NovartisPrincipal Scientist, Biotherapeutics Bioanalyst Bench Scientist OnsiteFull Time1mo	San Diego, California	$109k - $202k/yr	1mo	View
Lila Sciences	Lila SciencesSenior / Principal Scientist, AI for Protein Engineering OnsiteFull Time1mo	Cambridge or San Francisco	$268k - $358k/yr	1mo	View
Applied Materials	Applied MaterialsDirector, Physicist/Scientist OnsiteFull Time1mo	Santa Clara, California	$210k - $289k/yr	1mo	View
PaloAltoNetworks	PaloAltoNetworksSenior Staff Engineer ( Device Security ) OnsiteFull Time1mo	Santa Clara, California	$126k - $205k/yr	1mo	View
MSD	MSDPrincipal Scientist, Protein Engineering OnsiteFull TimeVisa Sponsorship1mo	South San Francisco, California	$176k - $277k/yr	1mo	View
Nvidia	NvidiaSenior Research Scientist, AI-Mediated Reality and Interaction OnsiteFull Time1mo	Santa Clara, California	$192k - $357k/yr	1mo	View
Nvidia	NvidiaSenior Sensor Fusion Engineer - Autonomous Vehicles HybridFull Time1mo	Santa Clara or Redmond or Seattle or	$184k - $357k/yr	1mo	View
Apple	AppleOptics and Vision Scientist OnsiteFull Time1mo	Cupertino or San Francisco	----	1mo	View
Kinder's	Kinder'sSenior Scientist, Research & Development (Meat) HybridFull Time1mo	Walnut Creek, California	$160k - $190k/yr	1mo	View
Msd	MsdExecutive Director, Quantitative Pharmacology and Pharmacometrics HybridFull TimeVisa Sponsorship1mo	West Point or Boston or Rahway or South San Francisco	$232k - $365k/yr	1mo	View
Nvidia	NvidiaSenior Research Scientist, Multimodal Foundation Models and Robotics OnsiteFull Time1mo	Santa Clara, California	$192k - $357k/yr	1mo	View
OpenAI	OpenAIResearcher, Alignment Training OnsiteFull Time1mo	San Francisco, California	----	1mo	View
Snowflake	SnowflakeAI System Research and Development Engineer - Optimization HybridFull Time1mo	Bellevue or Menlo Park	$200k - $288k/yr	1mo	View
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory	Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryQuantum and High Performance Computing Engineer HybridFull Time1mo	Berkeley, California	$157k - $192k/yr	1mo	View
Visa	VisaHead of Generative AI Research HybridFull TimeVisa Sponsorship1mo	Foster City, California	$258k - $452k/yr	1mo	View
Tempus	Tempus(Senior) Medical Science Liaison, External Research RemoteFull Time1mo	Illinois or California or New York	$120k - $190k/yr	1mo	View
Apple	AppleMetal PVD Subject Matter Expert OnsiteFull Time1mo	Cupertino, California	----	1mo	View
Microsoft	MicrosoftPrincipal Applied Scientist - Auction & Bidding OnsiteFull Time1mo	Redmond or Mountain View	$140k - $275k/yr	1mo	View
Iqvia	IqviaTherapeutic Strategy VP, Infectious Disease/Respiratory (Home - Based) RemoteFull Time1mo	Durham or Boston or San Francisco or Washington	----	1mo	View
OpenAI	OpenAIResearcher, Misalignment Research OnsiteFull Time1mo	San Francisco, California	$295k - $445k/yr	1mo	View
OpenAI	OpenAIResearcher, Alignment Science HybridFull Time1mo	San Francisco, California	$250k - $445k/yr	1mo	View
Rivian	RivianSr. Manager, Perception Science & Engineering OnsiteFull Time1mo	Palo Alto, California	$243k - $304k/yr	1mo	View
Plaid	PlaidFraud Researcher HybridFull Time1mo	San Francisco, California	$139k - $191k/yr	1mo	View
Novartis	NovartisPrincipal Scientist II/Senior Principal Scientist, Modeling & Simulation (Dual Level Posting) HybridFull Time1mo	San Diego, California	$126k - $234k/yr	1mo	View
Nvidia	NvidiaSenior CPU Workloads and Simulation Architect OnsiteFull Time1mo	Santa Clara or Austin or Hillsboro or Durham	$224k - $431k/yr	1mo	View
Apple	AppleAIML - Machine Learning Engineer in Foundation Models, Responsible AI and Safety OnsiteFull Time1mo	Cupertino or	----	1mo	View
Apple	ApplePower & Performance Engineer - Platform Architecture OnsiteFull Time1mo	Santa Clara or	----	1mo	View
Lila Sciences	Lila SciencesPrincipal / Senior Principal Scientist, Foundation Models for life Sciences OnsiteFull Time1mo	San Francisco, California	$288k - $480k/yr	1mo	View
AstraZeneca	AstraZenecaDirector Product Quality Leader OnsiteFull Time1mo	Santa Monica, California	$168k - $251k/yr	1mo	View
Pfizer	PfizerClinical Development Senior Medical Director, Breast Oncology HybridFull Time1mo	Bothell or La Jolla or Cambridge or Groton or New York City or Collegeville	$275k - $458k/yr	1mo	View
Capital One	Capital OneApplied Researcher II (AI Foundations, LLM Core and Agentic AI) OnsiteFull Time1mo	San Jose or McLean or Cambridge or New York	$263k - $327k/yr	1mo	View
Apple	AppleSr. Machine Learning Research Engineer, Siri Speech OnsiteFull Time1mo	Cupertino, California	----	1mo	View
Microsoft	MicrosoftSenior and Principal Applied Scientists - CoreAI OnsiteFull Time1mo	Redmond or Mountain View	$120k - $235k/yr	1mo	View
Munich Re	Munich ReProduct Development Business Partner (Princeton, NJ, US) OnsiteFull Time1mo	Princeton or Philadelphia or New York City or Chicago or San Francisco	$138k - $215k/yr	1mo	View
Capital One	Capital OneSenior Director, Applied Research OnsiteFull Time1mo	San Francisco, California	$382k - $436k/yr	1mo	View
Nvidia	NvidiaPrincipal Architect, AI Networking HybridFull Time1mo	Santa Clara or Austin or United States or North America	$272k - $431k/yr	1mo	View
Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI)	Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI)Test Simulator Pilot, Red Support, 4th/5th Gen Fighter – Edwards AFB OnsiteFull Time1mo	Edwards AFB, California	$180k - $265k/yr	1mo	View
Figma	FigmaRapid Researcher RemoteFull Time1mo	San Francisco or New York or	$169k - $250k/yr	1mo	View

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

273 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.