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Research Scientist Jobs in California.

All active Research Scientist roles based in California.

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Total jobs
1,162
positions indexed
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46
last 24 hours
Companies
358
actively hiring
Worldwide remote
0
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How many Research Scientist jobs in California are there right now?

There are 1,162 open Research Scientist jobs in California on JobsRadar right now, from 358 companies hiring directly. 46 were added in the last 24 hours; the board was last refreshed on October 21, 2026 at 03:54 UTC.

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Periodic Labs
Research Scientist/Research Engineer, Midtraining
Periodic Labs
⚡ Apply early Menlo Park, CA Onsite 🛂 Visa sponsorship
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 55m ago
Periodic Labs
Research Scientist, Scaling RL
Periodic Labs
⚡ Apply early Menlo Park, CA; Montreal, Cana... Onsite 🛂 Visa sponsorship
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 55m ago
Periodic Labs
Research Scientist, Data
Periodic Labs
⚡ Apply early Menlo Park, CA Onsite 🛂 Visa sponsorship
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 55m ago
Medra
Engagement Manager
Medra
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Onsite $140,000–$215,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 57m ago
Dexmate
Research Scientist, Robotics & AI
Dexmate
⚡ Apply early Fremont Office Onsite $120,000–$300,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1h ago
Wealthfront
Senior Data Scientist, Home Lending
Wealthfront
⚡ Apply early Palo Alto, CA Hybrid $185,000–$211,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1h ago
Wealthfront
People Research Scientist
Wealthfront
⚡ Apply early Palo Alto, CA Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1h ago
Wealthfront
Lead Economist, Editorial
Wealthfront
⚡ Apply early New York City, NY Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1h ago
Q Ctrl
Senior Research Scientist, Quantum Error Correction
Q Ctrl
⚡ Apply early Los Angeles Hybrid $150,000–$225,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1h ago
Calico
Principal Scientist, Process Chemistry
Calico
⚡ Apply early South San Francisco, CA Onsite $197,000–$230,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4h ago
NewLimit
Scientist, mRNA Downstream Purification
NewLimit
⚡ Apply early South San Francisco Onsite $120,000–$155,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6h ago
Stripe
PhD Data Scientist, Intern
Stripe
⚡ Apply early New York, Seattle, South San F... Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6h ago
Stripe
Comms, Public Goods
Stripe
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6h ago
Astera Institute
Senior Scientist, Structural Data Representation
Astera Institute
⚡ Apply early Emeryville HQ Onsite $220,000–$260,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6h ago
Roblox
[2027] Applied Scientist - PhD Intern
Roblox
⚡ Apply early San Mateo, CA, United States Onsite $149,760–$149,760
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6h ago
Roblox
[2027] Data Scientist - PhD Intern
Roblox
⚡ Apply early San Mateo, CA, United States Onsite $137,280–$137,280
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6h ago
OpenAI
Product Data Scientist - Youth, Families and Learning
OpenAI
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Hybrid $401,000–$510,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6h ago
Calico
Senior/Principal Associate Scientist, Mammalian Physiology
Calico
⚡ Apply early South San Francisco, CA Onsite $130,000–$161,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6h ago
NewLimit
Scientist, mRNA Analytical Development
NewLimit
⚡ Apply early South San Francisco Onsite $120,000–$155,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6h ago
NewLimit
Principal/Senior Scientist, mRNA Engineering
NewLimit
⚡ Apply early South San Francisco Onsite $170,000–$200,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6h ago
Astera Institute
Senior Scientist, Ensemble–Function Mapping
Astera Institute
⚡ Apply early Emeryville HQ Onsite $200,000–$250,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6h ago
NewLimit
Senior/Research Associate, mRNA Engineering
NewLimit
⚡ Apply early South San Francisco Onsite $75,000–$100,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6h ago
Anthropic
[Expression of Interest] Research Manager, Interpretability
Anthropic
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, CA Hybrid $350,000–$500,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 7h ago
Anthropic
Research Scientist, Interpretability
Anthropic
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, CA Onsite $350,000–$850,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 7h ago
Lyft
Data Scientist
Lyft
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, CA Hybrid $195,000–$222,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 7h ago

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Frequently asked questions

How many Research Scientist jobs in California are open right now?
1,162 Research Scientist jobs in California are open across 358 companies, as of October 21, 2026.
Which companies are hiring Research Scientist jobs in California?
Periodic Labs, Medra, Dexmate, Wealthfront and Q Ctrl are among the 358 companies currently hiring Research Scientist jobs in California.
How current are these listings?
Every listing comes straight from the employer’s own careers system and is re-checked three times a day. This page was last updated on October 21, 2026 at 03:54 UTC.

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