Research and Development (R&D) Jobs in California

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All28,441 Engineering3,771 Sales2,846 Software Development2,263 Information Technology1,729 Project and Program Management1,497 Finance and Accounting1,257 Healthcare Services - Allied Health1,186 Business Operations1,133 Product Management960 Customer Service884 Education services881 Data and Analytics837 Supply Chain / Logistics / Procurement642 Administrative & Clerical Support627 Food and Beverage Services612 Research and Development (R&D)557 Marketing487 Human Resources414 Healthcare Services - Nursing400 Skilled Trades - Manufacturing and Industrial364 Legal and Compliance352 Protective Services317 Skilled Trades - General Labor283 Business Development276 Environment, Health, and Safety236 Quality Assurance229 Skilled Trades - Construction206 Creative and Art Services199 Transportation Services186 Healthcare Services - Advanced Practice161 Communications and Public Affairs133 Skilled Trades - Maintenance and Repair98 Design91 Skilled Trades - Mechanical and Electrical73 Social Services57 Healthcare Services - Pharmacy3 Custodial Services3

Company	Job	Location	Salary	Posted
Salesforce	SalesforceSenior Director, Salesforce Futures HybridFull Time1w	San Francisco or Chicago or New York	$182k - $305k/yr	1w	View
Nvidia	NvidiaPhD Research Intern, Generative AI - 2026 OnsiteInternship1w	Santa Clara, California	$62k - $196k/yr	1w	View
Drata	DrataSenior Applied Research Engineer HybridFull Time1w	San Francisco, California	$167k - $226k/yr	1w	View
California State University	California State UniversityResearch Support Assistant (Graduate) OnsitePart Time, Temporary1w	Long Beach, California	$27k/yr	1w	View
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory	Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryPolicy Researcher III HybridFull Time1w	Berkeley, California	$148k - $164k/yr	1w	View
Sandia National Laboratories	Sandia National LaboratoriesEarly Career R&D Systems Engineer -Surety Engineering, Onsite OnsiteFull Time1w	Livermore, California	$122k - $238k/yr	1w	View
Drata	DrataApplied Research Engineer HybridFull Time1w	San Francisco, California	$145k - $196k/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
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
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
Jj	JjClinical Research Associate II- Shockwave RemoteFull Time1w	Santa Clara, California	$87k - $140k/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, Context - Agent Post-Training HybridFull Time1w	San Francisco, California	$250k - $380k/yr	1w	View
OpenAI	OpenAIResearcher, Connectors - 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
OpenAI	OpenAIResearcher, Artifacts - Agent Post-Training HybridFull Time1w	San Francisco, California	$250k - $380k/yr	1w	View
Senior Coordinator of Marketing	Senior Coordinator of MarketingCollective Lab Technician (Instructional Support Technician I) OnsiteFull Time1w	San Diego, California	$50k - $73k/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
California State University, Stanislaus	California State University, StanislausGROWTH-MSI Trainee OnsitePart Time1w	Turlock, California	$37k/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
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
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
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
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
Nvidia	NvidiaPhD Software Engineering Intern, Decision Intelligence - Fall 2026 OnsiteInternship2w	Santa Clara, California	$62k - $196k/yr	2w	View
LLNL	LLNLAtmospheric Sciences - Postdoctoral Researcher OnsiteFull Time, Temporary2w	Livermore, California	----	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
Lila Sciences	Lila SciencesPrincipal / Sr. Principal BioML Scientist OnsiteFull Time2w	San Francisco, California	$172k - $271k/yr	2w	View
LLNL	LLNLImmunology - Staff Scientist OnsiteFull Time, Contract, Temporary, Temporary, Seasonal, Volunteer2w	Livermore, California	$176k - $223k/yr	2w	View
LLNL	LLNLMaterials Science Division Graduate Intern - Fall 2026 OnsiteInternship, Full Time, Part Time2w	Livermore, California	$81k - $98k/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
University of Michigan	University of MichiganMichigan Sea Grant - Great Lakes Fellow HybridFull Time2w	Ann Arbor or Windsor	$53k/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
Nvidia	NvidiaPhD Data Generation and User Simulation Research Intern — Fall 2026 RemoteInternship2w	Santa Clara, California	$62k - $196k/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
UCSF Campus BU	UCSF Campus BUCRC OHN OnsiteFull Time2w	San Francisco, California	$80k - $93k/yr	2w	View
UCSF Campus BU	UCSF Campus BUHEARD Research Associate OnsiteFull Time2w	San Francisco, California	$70k - $80k/yr	2w	View
LLNL	LLNLEnvironmental Engineer Academic Graduate Appointee OnsiteFull Time2w	Livermore or Tracy	$81k - $99k/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
Globalfoundries	GlobalfoundriesQuantum Ion Trap Technology Architect OnsiteFull Time2w	Santa Clara or Malta	$143k - $275k/yr	2w	View
OpenAI	OpenAI3D Printing Lab Technician, Robotics HybridFull Time2w	San Francisco, California	$266k - $399k/yr	2w	View
SAP Software Solutions \| Business Applications and Technology	SAP Software Solutions \| Business Applications and TechnologySAP iXp Intern - AI Research PhD Associate (Summer 2026) (Palo Alto, CA, US, 94304) HybridInternship2w	Palo Alto or Seattle	----	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
California State University	California State UniversityIdea Labs Manager (Administrator I) OnsiteFull Time2w	San Diego, California	$108k - $118k/yr	2w	View
California State University	California State UniversityNASA Student Researcher OnsitePart Time, Temporary2w	Turlock or Stanislaus County	$37k/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
DeepMind	DeepMindResearch Engineer, Security and Privacy, DeepMind OnsiteFull Time2w	New York or Mountain View	$174k - $252k/yr	2w	View
Joint Genome Institute	Joint Genome InstituteLead Scientific Data Engineer (Joint Genome Institute) HybridFull Time2w	Berkeley, California	$159k - $198k/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
Iqvia	IqviaLaboratory Associate, Flow Cytometry OnsiteFull Time2w	Valencia, California	$35k - $72k/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
Pfizer	PfizerSenior Principal Scientist, Pre-Formulation and Materials Science OnsiteFull Time2w	La Jolla, California	$124k - $207k/yr	2w	View
Adobe	AdobeStaff Applied Scientist OnsiteFull Time2w	San Jose, California	$164k - $313k/yr	2w	View
Kla	KlaTechnology Specialist - eBeam Inspection OnsiteFull Time2w	Milpitas, California	$140k - $238k/yr	2w	View
Amat	Amat2026 New College Grad - Computational Chemist / Materials Scientist (Machine Learning – Reactive MLIPs) - Doctorate Degree HybridFull Time2w	Santa Clara, California	$138k - $190k/yr	2w	View
WSP USA Inc.	WSP USA Inc.Early Career Mechanical Engineer - Buildings OnsiteFull Time2w	Roseville or Sacramento	$66k - $90k/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
California State University	California State UniversityAssociate Dean, Engineering Research and Industry Engagement OnsiteFull Time2w	Pomona, California	$174k - $185k/yr	2w	View
Legence	LegenceElectrical Design Engineer HybridFull Time2w	San Diego, California	$90k - $115k/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
Palo Alto Networks	Palo Alto NetworksPrincipal Security Researcher (DNS Security) OnsiteFull TimeVisa Sponsorship2w	Santa Clara, California	$163k - $263k/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

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

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