Researcher Jobs in California.

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Total jobs
252
positions indexed
New today
3
last 24 hours
Companies
129
actively hiring
Worldwide remote
0
from anywhere
Zscaler
Staff Threat Researcher
Zscaler
⚡ Apply early Bellevue, Washington, USA; Rem... · location restricted $122,500–$175,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
Zscaler
Principal Threat Researcher
Zscaler
⚡ Apply early Bellevue, Washington, USA; Rem... · location restricted $171,500–$245,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
The Brattle Group
Research Associate Intern
The Brattle Group
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, California, Uni... Onsite $130,000–$130,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
Nurix
Senior Research Associate, Preclinical Pharmacology
Nurix
⚡ Apply early Brisbane, California Onsite $131,400–$139,900
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
CE
Research Associate 1 (Temporary)
Cellanome
⚡ Apply early San Diego, CA Onsite $70,000–$77,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
Capital One
Sr. Director, Applied Researcher
Capital One
⚡ Apply early McLean, VA Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
PA
Staff Experience Researcher
PayPal
⚡ Apply early New York City, New York, Unite... Hybrid $159,500–$236,500
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
Capital One
Applied Researcher 4 (AI Foundations)
Capital One
⚡ Apply early San Jose, CA Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
IQVIA
Clinical Research Associate, Early Clinical Development
IQVIA
⚡ Apply early Carlsbad, CA, United States of... Onsite $90,200–$175,100
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
OpenAI
Researcher, Safety - Frontier Assurance
OpenAI
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Onsite $380,000–$500,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6d ago
Idler
Offensive Security RL Researcher
Idler
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Onsite $200,000–$500,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6d ago
Pendulum
Senior/Staff Research Associate
Pendulum
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, CA Onsite $110,500–$123,500
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6d ago
Vectra
Senior Security Researcher
Vectra
⚡ Apply early San Jose, CA; Austin, TX; Bost... Hybrid $150,000–$230,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6d ago
Sleeper
UX Researcher I
Sleeper
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Onsite $75,000–$95,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6d ago
Capital One
Applied Researcher 4 (AI Foundations, LLM Core and Agentic AI)
Capital One
⚡ Apply early San Jose, CA Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6d ago
Parexel
Senior Clinical Research Associate - US - West Coast - FSP
Parexel
⚡ Apply early United States-California-Remot... · location restricted
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6d ago
CoreWeave
Executive Researcher
CoreWeave
⚡ Apply early New York, NY / Sunnyvale, CA /... Onsite $150,000–$190,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
DoorDash USA
Associate Manager, AI Research Lab Strategy & Operations
DoorDash USA
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, CA; Sunnyvale,... Onsite $124,000–$155,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
DoorDash USA
Member of Technical Staff, Lead Researcher
DoorDash USA
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, CA; Sunnyvale,... Onsite $203,500–$299,300
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Parexel
Per Diem Research Associate (CPT Required)
Parexel
⚡ Apply early United States - Glendale - Cal... Onsite $41,600–$54,080
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
General Motors
Entry-Level – AI/Machine Learning Researcher
General Motors
⚡ Apply early Mountain View, California, Uni... Onsite $128,000–$279,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
SonoThera
Research Associate-II/Senior Research Associate, Histology
SonoThera
⚡ Apply early South San Francisco Onsite $96,000–$116,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Xaira Therapeutics
Research Associate / Senior Research Associate, Genomic Core
Xaira Therapeutics
⚡ Apply early South San Francisco, Californi... Onsite $90,000–$115,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
SA
Research Fellow
Snorkel AI
⚡ Apply early New York City, NY (Hybrid); Sa... Hybrid $176,800–$343,200
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
American Institutes for Research
Senior Quantitative Researcher – CMMI Evaluations
American Institutes for Research
⚡ Apply early US-Remote | US-VA-Arlington |... · location restricted $120,000–$150,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago

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