Research and Development (R&D) Jobs in San Diego, CA

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37 research and development (r&d) roles open in San Diego, CA right now. The hard part is picking which ones to chase.

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Company	Job	Location	Salary	Posted
Amazon.com Services LLC	Amazon.com Services LLCResearch Scientist, Private Brands Intelligence - SCIT Science OnsiteFull Time3d	Seattle or San Diego	$136k - $184k/yr	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
Novartis	NovartisPrincipal Scientist I, Oncology Pharmacology OnsiteFull Time3d	San Diego, California	$94k - $174k/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	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
Novartis	NovartisPatent Attorney HybridFull Time1w	Cambridge or San Diego	$204k - $380k/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
Johnson & Johnson	Johnson & JohnsonSenior Director, Neuroimmunology Research HybridFull Time1w	Spring House or Cambridge or San Diego	$196k - $343k/yr	1w	View
Novartis	NovartisTherapeutic Area Head, PK Science- Neuroscience HybridFull Time1w	Basel or Cambridge or San Diego	----	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
Valkyrie Enterprises	Valkyrie EnterprisesPersonnel Qualifications Standards (PQS) and Rate Training Manual (RTM) Analyst (Job ID:4282) OnsiteFull Time1w	San Diego, California	----	1w	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
Novartis	NovartisHead, Oncology Drug Discovery – San Diego OnsiteFull Time2w	San Diego, California	$249k - $462k/yr	2w	View
Pfizer	PfizerScientist, Oncology Discovery (Multi-Specific Antibody Therapeutics) OnsiteFull Time2w	San Diego, California	$79k - $132k/yr	2w	View
California State University	California State UniversityIdea Labs Manager (Administrator I) OnsiteFull Time2w	San Diego, California	$108k - $118k/yr	2w	View
Novartis	NovartisSenior Scientist – Assay Development & Screening OnsiteFull Time2w	San Diego, California	$94k - $183k/yr	2w	View
Legence	LegenceElectrical Design Engineer HybridFull Time2w	San Diego, California	$90k - $115k/yr	2w	View
Lilly	LillyPrincipal Biologist - Cutaneous Biology OnsiteFull Time2w	San Diego or San Francisco	$71k - $187k/yr	2w	View
Danaher	DanaherCRISPR Field Application Scientist - Southwest (Southwest Remote with 50% Travel Required) RemoteFull Time3w	San Diego or Dallas or Los Angeles or Houston or Denver	$110k - $120k/yr	3w	View
Lilly	LillyScientist/Sr. Scientist - Protein Engineering OnsiteFull Time3w	San Diego, California	$71k - $187k/yr	3w	View
Lilly	LillyExecutive Medical Director - Physician -Early Clinical Development, Immunology OnsiteFull Time4w	Boston or Indianapolis or San Diego	$266k - $389k/yr	4w	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
Apple	AppleLocation Estimation Scientist, Sensing & Connectivity OnsiteFull Time1mo	San Diego, California	----	1mo	View
Vrtx	VrtxResearch Scientist, Pain Pharmacology OnsiteFull Time1mo	San Diego, California	$111k - $166k/yr	1mo	View
WSP USA Inc.	WSP USA Inc.On-Call Biologist OnsiteFull Time1mo	Riverside or Irvine or San Diego	$57k - $72k/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
Vrtx	VrtxComputational Chemistry Senior Research Scientist HybridFull Time1mo	San Diego, California	$126k - $188k/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
Vertex Pharmaceuticals	Vertex PharmaceuticalsPharmacology Research Scientist OnsiteFull Time1mo	San Diego, California	$111k - $166k/yr	1mo	View
HDR, Inc.	HDR, Inc.Cultural Resources Specialist 2 (Part-time) OnsitePart Time2mo	San Diego or Los Angeles	$69k - $104k/yr	2mo	View
Lilly	LillySr. Scientist - Lab Automation Scientist OnsiteFull Time2mo	San Diego, California	$71k - $187k/yr	2mo	View
Vrtx	VrtxVertex Fall Co-op 2026, Data and Computational Sciences OnsiteFull Time2mo	San Diego, California	$62k - $104k/yr	2mo	View
Vertex	VertexVertex Fall Co-op 2026, Data and Computational Sciences OnsiteFull Time, Internship2mo	San Diego, California	$62k - $104k/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
Novartis	NovartisPrincipal Scientist I or II, PK Sciences Therapeutic Areas (DUAL LEVEL POSTING) HybridFull Time2mo	Cambridge or San Diego	$109k - $222k/yr	2mo	View

Research and Development (R&D) Jobs in San Diego, CA, updated daily

37 open research and development (r&d) roles in San Diego, CA, pulled directly from company career pages and refreshed daily, newest first. Pick a role and apply with a resume tailored to it using ApplyBolt.