Research and Development (R&D) Jobs in California

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All28,435 Engineering3,770 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)556 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
Zoom	ZoomResearch Scientist - AI Incubation HybridFull Time1mo	Seattle or San Jose	$138k - $275k/yr	1mo	View
LLNL	LLNLMetallographer/Fractographer - Staff Scientist OnsiteFull Time, Contract, Temporary, Internship, Seasonal, VolunteerVisa Sponsorship1mo	Livermore, California	$176k - $267k/yr	1mo	View
California State University	California State UniversityBiological Sciences Graduate Research Assistant (Summer 2026) - 1013 OnsitePart Time, Temporary1mo	San Marcos, California	----	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
Icf	IcfArchaeologist HybridFull Time1mo	Sacramento, California	$61k - $104k/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
Anthropic	AnthropicResearch Engineer, Safeguards Labs HybridFull TimeVisa Sponsorship1mo	New York City or San Francisco	----	1mo	View
Uber	UberSenior Survey Scientist HybridFull Time1mo	New York or San Francisco	$171k - $190k/yr	1mo	View
chapman	chapmanStudent Assistant of the Office of Accreditation & Assessment OnsitePart Time1mo	Orange, California	$35k/yr	1mo	View
Sonyglobal	SonyglobalResearch Intern- AI Ethics RemoteInternship1mo	----	$104k/yr	1mo	View
UCSF Campus BU	UCSF Campus BUStaff Research Associate OnsiteFull Time1mo	San Francisco, California	$60k - $65k/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
California State University	California State UniversityNWIC Researcher, Research Technician I, Temporary OnsiteFull Time, Temporary1mo	Sonoma, California	$55k - $80k/yr	1mo	View
DataForce by TransPerfect	DataForce by TransPerfectCopy #4 of of of Gardenia Speech Collection - United States RemoteTemporary, Contract1mo	Los Angeles, California	$25/yr	1mo	View
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory	Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryPostdoctoral Fellow (Multiple Openings) in Bay Area, California, United States OnsiteFull Time1mo	Berkeley, California	$69k - $83k/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
Nvidia	NvidiaOffensive Hardware Security Researcher OnsiteFull Time1mo	Santa Clara, California	$184k - $288k/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
Anthropic	AnthropicAnthropic Fellows Program — Reinforcement Learning HybridFull Time1mo	London or Berkeley or San Francisco or London or Ontario or British Columbia or Remote-Friendly US (Travel Required)	$200k/yr	1mo	View
Anthropic	AnthropicAnthropic Fellows Program — ML Systems & Performance HybridFull Time, Temporary1mo	London or San Francisco or Berkeley	$200k/yr	1mo	View
Anthropic	AnthropicAnthropic Fellows Program — AI Safety HybridFull Time, Contract, Temporary, Internship1mo	London or San Francisco or London or United States or Canada or United Kingdom or North America	$200k/yr	1mo	View
Nvidia	NvidiaResearch Scientist, Generative AI for Physical AI - PhD New College Grad 2026 OnsiteFull Time1mo	Santa Clara, California	$168k - $265k/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
Iqvia	IqviaMedical Science Liaison - San Francisco RemoteFull Time1mo	San Francisco or Parsippany	$130k - $210k/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
LLNL	LLNLMachine Learning (ML) Bioengineer HybridFull Time, Internship, Contract, Temporary, Seasonal, Volunteer1mo	Livermore, California	$146k - $223k/yr	1mo	View
LLNL	LLNLHigh Explosive Modeler - Staff Scientist HybridFull Time1mo	Livermore, California	$176k - $267k/yr	1mo	View
Iqvia	IqviaStudy Start-Up Clinical Research Associate, Sponsor Dedicated RemoteFull Time1mo	Overland Park or Carlsbad or Durham	----	1mo	View
Lilly	LillyDirector/Senior Director, ADMET & PK/PD Modeling OnsiteFull Time1mo	Indianapolis or Boston or San Francisco	$177k - $308k/yr	1mo	View
OpenAI	OpenAIResearcher, Safety & Privacy OnsiteFull Time1mo	San Francisco, California	$295k - $445k/yr	1mo	View
Anthropic	AnthropicSafeguards Policy Analyst, Fraud & Scams HybridFull TimeVisa Sponsorship1mo	San Francisco, California	$245k - $285k/yr	1mo	View
Vertex Pharmaceuticals	Vertex PharmaceuticalsPharmacology Research Scientist OnsiteFull Time1mo	San Diego, California	$111k - $166k/yr	1mo	View
PwC	PwCDeals - Capital Markets Accounting Advisory Services - Senior Manager OnsiteFull Time1mo	San Francisco, California	$124k - $280k/yr	1mo	View
Capital One	Capital OneApplied Researcher I (AI Foundations, LLM Core and Agentic AI) OnsiteFull Time1mo	New York or Cambridge or San Francisco or San Jose or McLean	----	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
IQVIA	IQVIASr. Clinical Research Associate, IQVIA OnsiteFull Time2mo	Durham or Cleveland or Tampa or Marietta or Chicago or Kansas City or Overland Park or New York City or Ithaca or Lexington or Dallas or South Bend or Lakewood or Boston or Fairfax or San Antonio or Rosemont or Indianapolis or Lenexa or Bloomington or Rockville or Houston or Parsippany or Franklin or Austin or Carlsbad or Orchard Park	$102k - $169k/yr	2mo	View
Iqvia	IqviaClinical Research Associate, Sponsor Dedicated, IQVIA RemoteFull Time2mo	Overland Park or Carlsbad or Durham	$72k - $169k/yr	2mo	View
Lilly	LillyDirector - AAV R&D OnsiteFull Time2mo	Redwood City, California	$164k - $282k/yr	2mo	View
California State University	California State UniversitySpecial Collections & Archives Assistant OnsiteFull Time2mo	Fresno, California	$48k - $70k/yr	2mo	View
HDR, Inc.	HDR, Inc.Cultural Resources Specialist 2 (Part-time) OnsitePart Time2mo	San Diego or Los Angeles	$69k - $104k/yr	2mo	View
LLNL	LLNLComputer Vision for High Energy Laser Alignment Systems - Postdoctoral Researcher HybridFull Time2mo	Livermore, California	$122k - $143k/yr	2mo	View
Iqvia	IqviaLab Associate Flow Cytometry OnsiteFull Time2mo	Valencia, California	$35k - $72k/yr	2mo	View
Icf	IcfOn-Call Wildlife Biologist: San Joaquin Valley OnsitePart Time2mo	Sacramento, California	$55k - $152k/yr	2mo	View
Icf	IcfOn-Call Wildlife Biologist: Santa Cruz and Monterey counties OnsitePart Time2mo	San Jose, California	$55k - $152k/yr	2mo	View
Lilly	LillySr. Scientist - Lab Automation Scientist OnsiteFull Time2mo	San Diego, California	$71k - $187k/yr	2mo	View
Capitalone	CapitaloneApplied Researcher I (AI Foundations, LLM Customization, Finetuning, Reinforcement Learning) OnsiteFull Time2mo	Cambridge or McLean or New York or San Jose	$219k - $272k/yr	2mo	View
Nvidia	NvidiaSenior Research Scientist, Fundamental Generative AI OnsiteFull Time2mo	Santa Clara, California	$192k - $305k/yr	2mo	View
Intuitive	IntuitiveSenior Clinical Study Manager HybridFull Time2mo	Sunnyvale, California	$152k - $218k/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 ReutersApplied Scientist HybridFull Time2mo	Eagan or McLean or New York or Toronto or Ann Arbor or London or Zug or Frisco	$102k - $190k/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
LLNL	LLNLOperations Research Postdoctoral Researcher HybridFull Time2mo	Livermore, California	$122k - $143k/yr	2mo	View
UCSF Campus BU	UCSF Campus BUClinical Histocompatibility Scientist (CHS) Trainee OnsiteFull Time, Contract, Temporary, Internship, Part Time, Seasonal, Volunteer2mo	San Francisco, California	$46k/yr	2mo	View
UCSF Campus BU	UCSF Campus BUResearch Assistant OnsiteFull Time2mo	San Francisco, California	$69k - $100k/yr	2mo	View
UCSF Campus BU	UCSF Campus BUClinical Research Coordinator (Spanish) OnsiteFull Time2mo	San Francisco, California	$71k - $115k/yr	2mo	View
UCSF Campus BU	UCSF Campus BUMotion Lab Manager Biomechanist OnsiteFull Time2mo	San Francisco, California	$101k - $217k/yr	2mo	View
UCSF Campus BU	UCSF Campus BUAssistant Clinical Research Coordinator OnsiteFull Time2mo	San Francisco, California	$59k - $95k/yr	2mo	View
UCSF Campus BU	UCSF Campus BUSenior Research Administrator HybridFull Time2mo	San Francisco, California	$91k - $194k/yr	2mo	View
UCSF Campus BU	UCSF Campus BUStaff Research Associate, Pathology OnsiteFull Time2mo	San Francisco, California	$65k - $104k/yr	2mo	View
UCSF Campus BU	UCSF Campus BUClinical Research Coordinator Surgery OnsiteFull Time2mo	San Francisco, California	----	2mo	View
UCSF Campus BU	UCSF Campus BUAnimal Technician OnsiteFull Time2mo	San Francisco, California	$47k - $58k/yr	2mo	View
UCSF Campus BU	UCSF Campus BUClinical Research Coordinator - Cancer Immunotherapy Program OnsiteFull Time2mo	San Francisco, California	----	2mo	View
Riot Games	Riot GamesDirector, Research Science - Tech Research OnsiteFull Time2mo	Los Angeles, California	$292k - $438k/yr	2mo	View
Sandisk	SandiskSenior Principal AI Solutions Architect HybridFull Time2mo	Milpitas, California	$194k - $275k/yr	2mo	View
Sandisk	SandiskSenior Principal AI System Architect HybridFull Time2mo	Milpitas, California	$194k - $275k/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
Netflix	NetflixResearcher - Games OnsiteFull Time2mo	Los Angeles, California	$220k - $360k/yr	2mo	View
Snowflake	SnowflakeStaff Research Scientist, AI Agents & LLMs HybridFull Time2mo	Bellevue or Menlo Park	$236k - $339k/yr	2mo	View
OpenAI	OpenAIApplied AI Engineer, Codex Core Agent HybridFull Time2mo	San Francisco or Seattle or New York City or London	$230k - $325k/yr	2mo	View
UCSF Campus BU	UCSF Campus BUClinical Research Coordinator Cardiology HybridFull Time2mo	San Francisco, California	$80k - $128k/yr	2mo	View
SpaceX	SpaceXSr. 3GPP RAN Standardization Engineer (Starlink Mobile) OnsiteFull Time2mo	Sunnyvale, California	$170k - $230k/yr	2mo	View
Scale AI	Scale AIResearch Scientist, Frontier Risk Evaluations OnsiteFull Time2mo	San Francisco or New York	$197k - $247k/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
Intuitive	IntuitiveSr. Clinical Study Manager RemoteFull Time2mo	Sunnyvale, California	$148k - $181k/yr	2mo	View
Vrtx	VrtxVertex Fall Co-op 2026, Data and Computational Sciences OnsiteFull Time2mo	San Diego, California	$62k - $104k/yr	2mo	View

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

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