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

273 open roles · newest first · updated daily

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
Apple	AppleML Researcher, Autonomous Security OnsiteFull Time1mo	Austin or Seattle or Sunnyvale	----	1mo	View
Zoox	ZooxUX Researcher, Vehicle Experience HybridFull Time1mo	Foster City, California	$157k - $188k/yr	1mo	View
Riot Games	Riot GamesSenior Insights Manager - Ecosystem Insights OnsiteFull TimeVisa Sponsorship1mo	Los Angeles, California	$202k - $302k/yr	1mo	View
chapman	chapmanSenior Research Scientist OnsiteFull Time1mo	Orange, California	$85k - $90k/yr	1mo	View
Riot Games	Riot GamesStaff Research Scientist, Foundation Models - Tech Research OnsiteFull TimeVisa Sponsorship1mo	Los Angeles or Mercer Island or Redwood City	$210k - $293k/yr	1mo	View
OpenAI	OpenAIAI Emerging Risks Analyst HybridFull Time1mo	San Francisco, California	$198k - $320k/yr	1mo	View
Paloaltonetworks	PaloaltonetworksPrincipal Machine Learning Engineer OnsiteFull Time1mo	Santa Clara or San Francisco or San Jose	$157k - $254k/yr	1mo	View
Bdx	BdxPrinciple Engineer Discovery, R&D OnsiteFull Time1mo	Irvine, California	$125k - $206k/yr	1mo	View
Danaher	DanaherSenior Scientist, Oligo Chemistry OnsiteFull Time1mo	Sunnyvale, California	$135k - $160k/yr	1mo	View
Palo Alto Networks	Palo Alto NetworksSr Staff Security Researcher OnsiteFull TimeVisa Sponsorship1mo	Santa Clara or San Francisco or San Jose	$140k - $226k/yr	1mo	View
Adobe	AdobePrincipal Scientist, Generation Data Architect (Image & Video & Audio) OnsiteFull Time1mo	San Jose or Seattle	$206k - $388k/yr	1mo	View
HDR	HDRSenior Electrical Engineer OnsiteFull Time, Full Time, Temporary, Seasonal1mo	Walnut Creek or Folsom	$134k - $217k/yr	1mo	View
Uber	UberSenior Survey Scientist HybridFull Time1mo	New York or San Francisco	$171k - $190k/yr	1mo	View
OpenAI	OpenAIAbuse Investigator (AI Self-Improvement Risk) HybridFull Time1mo	San Francisco, California	$288k - $320k/yr	1mo	View
Intuitive	IntuitiveSenior Biostatistician HybridFull Time1mo	Sunnyvale, California	$125k - $212k/yr	1mo	View
Vast	VastSenior Polymer Chemist OnsiteFull Time1mo	Long Beach, California	$100k - $145k/yr	1mo	View
Prescient Edge	Prescient EdgeSenior Scientist OnsiteFull Time1mo	Riverside or Aguadilla	----	1mo	View
CHAOS Industries	CHAOS IndustriesAether Geolocation Engineer OnsiteFull Time1mo	Hawthorne or Washington	$180k - $230k/yr	1mo	View
Pfizer	PfizerClinical Development Medical Director, Oncology HybridFull Time1mo	New York City or La Jolla or Cambridge or Bothell or Groton or Collegeville	$240k - $400k/yr	1mo	View
Nvidia	NvidiaPrincipal Deep Learning Communication Architect OnsiteFull Time1mo	Santa Clara or Austin or	$272k - $431k/yr	1mo	View
Netflix	NetflixManager, User Research - Games (Playtesting) OnsiteFull Time1mo	Los Angeles, California	----	1mo	View
OpenAI	OpenAIStrategic Risk Analyst, Behavioral & Psychological Risk OnsiteFull Time1mo	San Francisco, California	$288k - $320k/yr	1mo	View
Intuitive	IntuitiveDirector Regulatory Affairs - Cardiac OnsiteFull Time1mo	Sunnyvale, California	$190k - $336k/yr	1mo	View
Vrtx	VrtxComputational Chemistry Senior Research Scientist HybridFull Time1mo	San Diego, California	$126k - $188k/yr	1mo	View
Amat	AmatPhysicist / Scientist V OnsiteFull Time1mo	Santa Clara, California	$176k - $242k/yr	1mo	View
Trinchero Family Wine and Spirits - Home	Trinchero Family Wine and Spirits - HomeDirector of Innovation (Napa, CA, US, 94574) OnsiteFull Time1mo	Napa, California	$120k - $220k/yr	1mo	View
Riot Games	Riot GamesPrincipal Researcher - League of Legends HybridFull TimeVisa Sponsorship1mo	Los Angeles, California	$188k - $262k/yr	1mo	View
True Anomaly	True AnomalyStructural Dynamics Engineer, Missile Defense (III to Staff) OnsiteFull Time1mo	Denver or Long Beach	$125k - $285k/yr	1mo	View
Applied Materials	Applied MaterialsAlgorithm Developer - Image Processing/Machine Learning III OnsiteFull Time1mo	Santa Clara, California	$161k - $221k/yr	1mo	View
Thomson Reuters	Thomson ReutersManager AI and Applied Research HybridFull Time1mo	Eagan or Frisco or New York or Ann Arbor or Toronto	$171k - $318k/yr	1mo	View
Lilly	LillyDirector/Senior Director, Analytical Methods (Methods4Insight) HybridFull Time1mo	Boston or Indianapolis or San Diego or San Francisco or Louisville	$194k - $339k/yr	1mo	View
Lilly	LillyDirector/Senior Director, ADMET & PK/PD Modeling OnsiteFull Time1mo	Indianapolis or Boston or San Francisco	$177k - $308k/yr	1mo	View
PwC	PwCDeals - Capital Markets Accounting Advisory Services - Senior Manager OnsiteFull Time1mo	San Francisco, California	$124k - $280k/yr	1mo	View
Adobe	AdobeSr. Applied Scientist OnsiteFull Time1mo	San Jose or Seattle	$164k - $313k/yr	1mo	View
Nvidia	NvidiaSenior Research Scientist, Circuits OnsiteFull Time1mo	Santa Clara or Durham	$192k - $357k/yr	1mo	View
Lilly	LillyDirector - AAV R&D OnsiteFull Time2mo	Redwood City, California	$164k - $282k/yr	2mo	View
Nvidia	NvidiaSenior Research Scientist, Fundamental Generative AI OnsiteFull Time2mo	Santa Clara, California	$192k - $305k/yr	2mo	View
Scale AI	Scale AIDirector, Enterprise Research HybridFull Time2mo	San Francisco or New York	$290k - $362k/yr	2mo	View
Zoox	ZooxSenior Machine Learning Engineer - Scene Understanding HybridFull Time2mo	Foster City or Boston	$189k - $290k/yr	2mo	View
Intuitive	IntuitiveSenior Manager, Clinical Affairs RemoteFull Time2mo	Sunnyvale, California	$162k - $242k/yr	2mo	View
Intuit	IntuitSenior Staff AI Research Scientist OnsiteFull Time2mo	Mountain View, California	$226k - $306k/yr	2mo	View
Thomson Reuters	Thomson ReutersSenior Applied Scientist HybridFull Time2mo	Eagan or Toronto or New York or Ann Arbor or London or Zug or Frisco	$127k - $237k/yr	2mo	View
Thomson Reuters	Thomson ReutersSenior Research Engineer HybridFull Time, Contract, Internship, Temporary, Seasonal, VolunteerVisa Sponsorship2mo	Eagan or Toronto or New York or Ann Arbor or London or Zug or Frisco	$110k - $235k/yr	2mo	View
Thomson Reuters	Thomson ReutersLead Applied Scientist HybridFull TimeVisa Sponsorship2mo	Eagan or Toronto or New York or Ann Arbor or London or Zug or Frisco	$140k - $316k/yr	2mo	View
Microsoft	MicrosoftPrincipal Applied Scientist - CoreAI OnsiteFull Time2mo	Redmond or Garden City or San Francisco or Mountain View or Boston	$140k - $275k/yr	2mo	View
Riot Games	Riot GamesDirector, Research Science - Tech Research OnsiteFull Time2mo	Los Angeles, California	$292k - $438k/yr	2mo	View
Riot Games	Riot GamesStaff Applied Modeling Engineer - Unpublished R&D Product OnsiteFull Time2mo	Los Angeles or Mercer Island	$229k - $320k/yr	2mo	View
Snowflake	SnowflakeStaff Research Scientist, AI Agents & LLMs HybridFull Time2mo	Bellevue or Menlo Park	$236k - $339k/yr	2mo	View
SpaceX	SpaceXSr. 3GPP RAN Standardization Engineer (Starlink Mobile) OnsiteFull Time2mo	Sunnyvale, California	$170k - $230k/yr	2mo	View
Weights & Biases	Weights & BiasesReinforcement Learning Engineer HybridFull Time2mo	Bellevue or San Francisco or	$188k - $275k/yr	2mo	View
AstraZeneca	AstraZenecaSenior Scientist, Analytical Sciences HybridFull Time2mo	Santa Monica, California	$115k - $173k/yr	2mo	View
Adobe	AdobeSenior Applied Scientist OnsiteFull Time2mo	San Jose, California	$164k - $313k/yr	2mo	View
Vast	VastStaff Scientist OnsiteFull Time2mo	Long Beach, California	$160k - $210k/yr	2mo	View
CoreWeave	CoreWeaveVP of Product, Research and Training Infrastructure HybridFull Time2mo	Bellevue or Livingston or New York or San Francisco or Sunnyvale	$233k - $341k/yr	2mo	View
xAI	xAIMember of Technical Staff - Model Training HybridFull Time2mo	Austin or London or New York or Palo Alto or Seattle	----	2mo	View
Amat	AmatPhysicist/ Scientist- Quantum Program OnsiteFull Time2mo	Santa Clara, California	$161k - $221k/yr	2mo	View
Live Nation	Live NationLN Media & Sponsorship \|\| Director, Fan and Partner Research (Contract) OnsiteContract2mo	New York or Beverly Hills	$135k - $156k/yr	2mo	View
Anthropic	AnthropicPolicy Design Manager, Age-Appropriate Design HybridFull TimeVisa Sponsorship2mo	San Francisco or New York City	$245k - $285k/yr	2mo	View
Adobe	AdobeDirector of Research & Strategy, Adobe Express RemoteFull Time2mo	San Francisco, California	$170k - $323k/yr	2mo	View
Electronic Arts	Electronic ArtsConsumer Insights Director HybridFull Time2mo	Los Angeles, California	$183k - $276k/yr	2mo	View
Novartis	NovartisSenior Principal Scientist/Associate Director PK Sciences (DUAL LEVEL POSTING) HybridFull Time2mo	Cambridge or San Diego	$139k - $270k/yr	2mo	View
Nvidia	NvidiaDirector of Engineering, End to End Autonomous Driving OnsiteFull Time2mo	Santa Clara, California	$320k - $489k/yr	2mo	View
Tempus	TempusStaff AI Scientist - AI Products / Life Sciences RemoteFull Time2mo	Chicago or Redwood City or New York City	$200k - $260k/yr	2mo	View
Asana	AsanaHead of R&D Operations HybridFull Time2mo	San Francisco, California	$269k - $316k/yr	2mo	View
OpenAI	OpenAIMachine Learning Engineer, Integrity OnsiteFull Time2mo	San Francisco, California	----	2mo	View
Superhuman	SuperhumanStaff User Researcher HybridFull Time2mo	San Francisco, California	$240k - $300k/yr	2mo	View
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory	Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratorySr Energy Researcher (Eng/Env Policy Researcher IV) HybridFull Time2mo	Berkeley, California	$168k - $253k/yr	2mo	View
Nvidia	NvidiaPrincipal Perception Engineer, Obstacle Foundation Models - Autonomous Vehicles OnsiteFull Time2mo	Santa Clara, California	$272k - $431k/yr	2mo	View
Nvidia	NvidiaDirector, Perception - Autonomous Vehicles OnsiteFull Time2mo	Santa Clara, California	$320k - $489k/yr	2mo	View
Anthropic	AnthropicTransformative AI Research Economist, Economic Research OnsiteFull TimeVisa Sponsorship2mo	San Francisco, California	$300k - $405k/yr	2mo	View
Anthropic	AnthropicAnalyst, The Anthropic Institute HybridFull Time2mo	San Francisco, California	$295k - $345k/yr	2mo	View
OpenAI	OpenAIResearcher, Loss of Control OnsiteFull Time2mo	San Francisco, California	$295k - $445k/yr	2mo	View
Adobe	AdobeStaff Quantitative UX Researcher, Frame.io HybridFull Time2mo	San Francisco or San Jose or New York or North America	$140k - $266k/yr	2mo	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.