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Company	Job	Location	Salary	Posted
UCSF Career Site	UCSF Career SiteClinical Research Manager OnsiteFull Timeyesterday	San Francisco, California	$130k - $150k/yr	yesterday	View
Anthropic	AnthropicResearch Scientist, Life Sciences OnsiteFull Time2d	San Francisco, California	$300k - $320k/yr	2d	View
Edison Scientific	Edison ScientificAI Engineer - Forward Deployed OnsiteFull Time2d	San Francisco or New York or Boston or Remote (U.S. Only)	$200k - $350k/yr	2d	View
OpenAI	OpenAIDeveloper Education Lead HybridFull Time2d	San Francisco, California	$198k - $335k/yr	2d	View
Lilly	LillyDirector, Discovery Bioinformatics Oncology OnsiteFull Time3d	San Francisco, California	$194k - $339k/yr	3d	View
UCSF Career Site	UCSF Career SiteClinical Research Coordinator Nephrology OnsiteFull Time3d	San Francisco, California	$80k/yr	3d	View
UCSF Career Site	UCSF Career SiteStaff Research Associate 2 OnsiteFull Time3d	San Francisco, California	$79k/yr	3d	View
UCSF Career Site	UCSF Career SiteGrants Specialist OnsiteFull Time3d	San Francisco, California	$90k - $120k/yr	3d	View
Google	GoogleDirector, Research and Collaborations, Future of Work OnsiteFull Time3d	Mountain View or New York or San Francisco	$262k - $365k/yr	3d	View
CoreWeave	CoreWeaveExecutive Researcher HybridFull Time3d	New York City or Livingston or Bellevue or Sunnyvale or San Francisco	$150k - $190k/yr	3d	View
Iqvia	IqviaCRA 2/Senior CRA 1 OnsiteFull Time4d	Durham or Columbia or Phoenix or Gilbert or San Francisco or Annapolis or Chicago or Glendale or New York City or Sacramento or Houston or Indianapolis or Rockville or Carlsbad or Dallas	$90k - $175k/yr	4d	View
Iqvia	IqviaCRA 2/Senior CRA OnsiteFull Time4d	Durham or Gilbert or Phoenix or San Francisco or New York City or Indianapolis or Sacramento or Scottsdale or Chicago or Carlsbad or Dallas or Houston	$87k - $169k/yr	4d	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
Adobe	AdobeSenior Applied Researcher OnsiteFull Time4d	San Jose or Seattle or San Francisco	$143k - $271k/yr	4d	View
Adaption	AdaptionSenior Research Scientist RemoteFull Time4d	San Francisco or New York or Toronto or Europe or San Francisco or North America	----	4d	View
Anthropic	AnthropicMember of Staff, AI & Rule of Law HybridFull TimeVisa Sponsorship6d	San Francisco, California	$295k - $345k/yr	6d	View
UCSF Campus BU	UCSF Campus BUClinical Research Supervisor OnsiteFull Time6d	San Francisco, California	$115k - $130k/yr	6d	View
OpenAI	OpenAIRE/RS, Data Understanding - Foundations OnsiteFull Time6d	San Francisco, California	----	6d	View
OpenAI	OpenAIRE/RS, Data Understanding (MM) HybridFull Time6d	San Francisco, California	----	6d	View
Google	GoogleUX Researcher, XR Experiences OnsiteFull Time6d	San Jose or New York or Los Angeles or San Francisco	$132k - $189k/yr	6d	View
Amazon.com Services LLC	Amazon.com Services LLCPrincipal Applied Scientist, Music Catalog and Search, Amazon Music Search and Catalog OnsiteFull Time6d	Sunnyvale or San Francisco	$229k - $309k/yr	6d	View
Palo Alto Networks	Palo Alto NetworksSr. Staff Security Researcher OnsiteFull Time1w	Santa Clara or San Francisco or San Jose	$140k - $226k/yr	1w	View
DeepMind	DeepMindResearch Engineer, Agentic Security & Privacy Post-Training for Gemini, DeepMind OnsiteFull Time1w	Mountain View or New York or San Francisco	$174k - $252k/yr	1w	View
DeepMind	DeepMindDirector, UX, Integrated Assistant, DeepMind OnsiteFull Time1w	Mountain View or New York or San Francisco	$344k - $383k/yr	1w	View
Plaid	PlaidSenior Machine Learning Engineer (Research Scientist) - DFAI HybridFull Time1w	San Francisco or New York City or Seattle	$229k - $315k/yr	1w	View
U.S. Customs and Border Protection	U.S. Customs and Border ProtectionOperational Psychologist HybridFull Time1w	----	$126k - $164k/yr	1w	View
Scale AI	Scale AIHead of Policy & Security Research Lab OnsiteFull Time1w	San Francisco or Washington	$198k - $247k/yr	1w	View
Google	GoogleSenior UX Quantitative Researcher, Human Factors OnsiteFull Time1w	San Jose or Miami or New York or San Francisco	$159k - $231k/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
Google	GoogleSenior Research Scientist, Superconducting Digital Electronics, Quantum AI OnsiteFull Time1w	Cambridge or Mountain View or Seattle or San Francisco or Washington D.C. or Goleta	$174k - $252k/yr	1w	View
Arthur D. Little US	Arthur D. Little USSummer Business Analyst 2027 HybridInternship1w	Boston or New York or San Francisco	$48k - $96k/yr	1w	View
Salesforce	SalesforceSenior Director, Salesforce Futures HybridFull Time1w	San Francisco or Chicago or New York	$182k - $305k/yr	1w	View
Drata	DrataSenior Applied Research Engineer HybridFull Time1w	San Francisco, California	$167k - $226k/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
ICF	ICFSenior Fisheries Biologist OnsiteFull Time1w	San Francisco, California	$74k - $125k/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
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
Meta	MetaResearch Scientist, Artificial Intelligence OnsiteFull Time2w	Menlo Park or San Francisco	$122k - $181k/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
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
OpenAI	OpenAI3D Printing Lab Technician, Robotics HybridFull Time2w	San Francisco, California	$266k - $399k/yr	2w	View
UCSF Campus BU	UCSF Campus BUClinical Research Manager OnsiteFull Time2w	San Francisco, California	$200k - $300k/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
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
Lilly	LillyPrincipal Biologist - Cutaneous Biology OnsiteFull Time2w	San Diego or San Francisco	$71k - $187k/yr	2w	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
UCSF Campus BU	UCSF Campus BULaboratory Assistant OnsiteFull Time3w	San Francisco, California	$59k/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
OpenAI	OpenAIModel Policy, Frontier Cyber Risk HybridFull Time3w	San Francisco, California	$207k - $295k/yr	3w	View
OpenAI	OpenAIResearcher, Alignment Oversight HybridFull Time3w	San Francisco, California	$250k - $445k/yr	3w	View
OpenAI	OpenAIPeople Data Scientist HybridFull Time3w	San Francisco, California	$198k - $260k/yr	3w	View
Meta	MetaAI Research Scientist, Audio-Visual Understanding, FAIR HybridFull Time3w	Menlo Park or New York City or San Francisco	$154k - $217k/yr	3w	View
Meta	MetaAI Research Scientist, CoreML - Monetization HybridFull Time3w	Sunnyvale or Bellevue or Menlo Park or Seattle or New York or San Francisco	$184k - $257k/yr	3w	View
Meta	MetaAI Research Engineer, FAIR Chemistry OnsiteFull Time3w	San Francisco, California	$122k - $181k/yr	3w	View
Meta	MetaResearch Scientist Intern, AI Alignment HybridInternship3w	Bellevue or Menlo Park or Seattle or Boston or New York City or San Francisco	$92k - $146k/yr	3w	View
adaption	adaptionApplied Scientist HybridFull Time4w	San Francisco, California	----	4w	View
UCSF Campus BU	UCSF Campus BULab Assistant OnsiteFull Time1mo	San Francisco, California	$54k - $63k/yr	1mo	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
Lila Sciences	Lila SciencesSenior / Principal Scientist, AI for Protein Engineering OnsiteFull Time1mo	Cambridge or San Francisco	$268k - $358k/yr	1mo	View
UCSF Campus BU	UCSF Campus BUStaff Research Associate 1 OnsiteFull Time1mo	San Francisco, California	$60k/yr	1mo	View
Apple	AppleOptics and Vision Scientist OnsiteFull Time1mo	Cupertino or San Francisco	----	1mo	View
DoorDash USA	DoorDash USAAI Research Fellowship, (Summer and Fall 2026) HybridFull Time1mo	San Francisco, California	$102k - $192k/yr	1mo	View
OpenAI	OpenAIResearcher, Alignment Training OnsiteFull Time1mo	San Francisco, California	----	1mo	View
UCSF Campus BU	UCSF Campus BUSRA 1 OnsiteFull Time1mo	San Francisco, California	$60k - $72k/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
Plaid	PlaidFraud Researcher HybridFull Time1mo	San Francisco, California	$139k - $191k/yr	1mo	View
Lila Sciences	Lila SciencesScientist I / II, Foundation Models for Life Sciences OnsiteFull Time1mo	San Francisco, California	$176k - $304k/yr	1mo	View
Anthropic	AnthropicResearch Engineer, Model Evaluations RemoteFull TimeVisa Sponsorship1mo	San Francisco or New York City	$320k - $485k/yr	1mo	View
UCSF Campus BU	UCSF Campus BUPROJECT POLICY ANL 5 RP OnsitePart Time1mo	San Francisco, California	----	1mo	View
Lila Sciences	Lila SciencesPrincipal / Senior Principal Scientist, Foundation Models for life Sciences OnsiteFull Time1mo	San Francisco, California	$288k - $480k/yr	1mo	View
Apple	AppleAIML - Machine Learning Researcher, MLR OnsiteFull Time1mo	Cupertino or San Francisco	----	1mo	View
UCSF Campus BU	UCSF Campus BUPart-time Clinical Research Coordinator OnsiteFull Time1mo	San Francisco, California	$80k - $128k/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
Anthropic	AnthropicAnthropic Fellows Program — Economics RemoteFull TimeVisa Sponsorship1mo	London or San Francisco or London or Remote-Friendly US (Travel Required) or British Columbia	$200k/yr	1mo	View
Capital One	Capital OneSenior Director, Applied Research OnsiteFull Time1mo	San Francisco, California	$382k - $436k/yr	1mo	View
Figma	FigmaRapid Researcher RemoteFull Time1mo	San Francisco or New York or	$169k - $250k/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
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
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
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
OpenAI	OpenAIStrategic Risk Analyst, Behavioral & Psychological Risk OnsiteFull Time1mo	San Francisco, California	$288k - $320k/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

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

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