Research Scientist Jobs in California.

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Research scientists design and run the studies that create new knowledge. Find research scientist roles from employers hiring worldwide.

Total jobs
265
positions indexed
New today
8
last 24 hours
Companies
123
actively hiring
Worldwide remote
0
from anywhere
Astera Institute
Research Scientist/Engineer
Astera Institute
⚡ Apply early Emeryville HQ Hybrid $150,000–$300,000
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Astera Institute
Research Scientist
Astera Institute
⚡ Apply early Alameda Onsite $120,000–$220,000
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Astera Institute
Research Scientist, Theory & Computation
Astera Institute
⚡ Apply early Alameda Onsite $150,000–$300,000
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Achira
ML Research Scientist (MLRS) - Generative AI
Achira
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Office Hybrid $164,638–$259,000
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Achira
ML Research Scientist (MLRS) - Representation Learning for Molecular AI
Achira
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Office Hybrid $164,638–$259,000
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Amgen
Inflammation Research - In Vivo Pharmacology Scientist
Amgen
⚡ Apply early US - California - South San Fr... Onsite
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Ceribell, Inc
Principal Clinical Research Scientist (Hybrid)
Ceribell, Inc
⚡ Apply early Sunnyvale, CA Onsite $168,000–$185,000
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Applied Intuition
Research Scientist - Humanoid Robotics
Applied Intuition
⚡ Apply early Sunnyvale Onsite $250,000–$423,000
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Pluralis Research
Research Scientist Intern
Pluralis Research
⚡ Apply early San Francisco · location restricted
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Pluralis Research
Research Scientist
Pluralis Research
⚡ Apply early San Francisco · location restricted
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Teledyne FLIR
Sr. Research Scientist
Teledyne FLIR
⚡ Apply early US - Goleta, CA Onsite $141,900–$189,200
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Cisco
AI Research Scientist III (Full Time) – United States
Cisco
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, California, US Onsite
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General Motors
Staff Research Scientist
General Motors
⚡ Apply early Sunnyvale, California, United... Onsite $218,800–$335,300
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Genmo
Research Scientist (diffusion)
Genmo
⚡ Apply early San Francisco HQ Onsite
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Genmo
Research Scientist (post-training)
Genmo
⚡ Apply early San Francisco HQ Onsite
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Evolver
Research Scientist - Autonomous Systems
Evolver
⚡ Apply early Palo Alto, California Onsite
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Iambic Therapeutics, Inc
Research Scientist I/II, Purification Sciences
Iambic Therapeutics, Inc
⚡ Apply early San Diego HQ Onsite $113,600–$156,000
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Waabi
Research Scientist, World Models
Waabi
⚡ Apply early Toronto, ON Hybrid $155,000–$269,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
Waabi
Research Scientist, Simulation Agents
Waabi
⚡ Apply early Remote US & Canada · location restricted $158,000–$269,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
Waabi
Research Scientist, Neural Reconstruction
Waabi
⚡ Apply early Toronto, ON Hybrid $155,000–$269,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
Waabi
Research Scientist
Waabi
⚡ Apply early Toronto, ON Hybrid $158,000–$269,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
Apolloresearch
Research Scientist (Control)
Apolloresearch
⚡ Apply early London & San Francisco Onsite $204,000–$385,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
Goodfire
Forward Deployed Research Scientist, Life Sciences
Goodfire
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, CA Onsite $220,000–$315,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
Goodfire
Forward Deployed Research Scientist
Goodfire
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, CA Onsite $220,000–$315,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
Abbott
Senior Clinical Research Scientist
Abbott
⚡ Apply early United States - California - A... Onsite $114,000–$228,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago

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