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Research Scientist Jobs in San Diego.

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Research Scientist salary range in San Diego

$134.7k 25th
$141.4k Median
$152.7k 75th
$134.5k
$166.2k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $156k – $203.5k · outliers off-axis
Based on 8 disclosed live listings
Updated Sep 25, 2026 from live listings
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Iambic Therapeutics, Inc
Research Scientist I / II – High Throughput Chemistry
Iambic Therapeutics, Inc
⚡ Apply early San Diego HQ Onsite $113,000–$156,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
High Throughput Biology Senior Research Scientist
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
⚡ Apply early San Diego, CA Onsite $119,600–$179,400
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Iambic Therapeutics, Inc
Research Scientist I/II, Purification Sciences
Iambic Therapeutics, Inc
⚡ Apply early San Diego HQ Onsite $113,600–$156,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
Iambic Therapeutics, Inc
Research Scientist I/II, Bioanalytical Sciences & Assay Development
Iambic Therapeutics, Inc
⚡ Apply early San Diego HQ Onsite $113,600–$156,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3w ago
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Computational Genomics Senior Research Scientist
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
⚡ Apply early San Diego, CA Hybrid $129,900–$194,900
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4w ago
Iambic Therapeutics, Inc
Research Scientist I/II, Immunology
Iambic Therapeutics, Inc
⚡ Apply early San Diego HQ Onsite $113,000–$156,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
Iambic Therapeutics, Inc
Research Scientist II/Senior, Computational Chemistry
Iambic Therapeutics, Inc
⚡ Apply early San Diego HQ Onsite $124,000–$172,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
Iambic Therapeutics, Inc
Research Scientist II/Senior, Discovery Machine Learning
Iambic Therapeutics, Inc
⚡ Apply early San Diego HQ Onsite $146,400–$203,500
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago

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