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
Figma
Researcher, Figma Design
Figma
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, CA • New York,... Onsite $169,000–$250,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
Gusto, Inc.
Senior Staff UX Researcher, Quantitative
Gusto, Inc.
⚡ Apply early Denver, CO - Hybrid; New York,... Hybrid $177,000–$177,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
Perplexity
Member of Technical Staff (AI Researcher)
Perplexity
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Onsite $220,000–$485,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
Capital One
Sr. Staff Applied Researcher
Capital One
⚡ Apply early McLean, VA Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
Capital One
Staff Applied Researcher
Capital One
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, CA Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
Abbott
Associate Research Scientist II
Abbott
⚡ Apply early United States - California - L... Onsite $81,500–$141,300
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
USC
Research Associate
USC
⚡ Apply early Los Angeles, CA - Health Scien... Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
USC
Research Associate
USC
⚡ Apply early Los Angeles, CA - Health Scien... Onsite $75,000–$80,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
Capital One
Applied Researcher 4 (AI Foundations, LLM Customization and Finetuning)
Capital One
⚡ Apply early San Jose, CA Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
Revvity
Research Associate I/II - Molecular Cloning
Revvity
⚡ Apply early San Diego - BioLegend Onsite $45,760–$61,360
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
Plasmidsaurus
Lab Robotics Research Associate
Plasmidsaurus
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Onsite $90,000–$120,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
Profluent
Senior Research Associate - Technology Development
Profluent
⚡ Apply early Emeryville, California, United... Hybrid $104,000–$110,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
Pinterest
Staff Qualitative UX Researcher, Monetization
Pinterest
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, CA, US; Remote,... · location restricted $145,747–$300,067
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
OpenAI
Researcher, Agent Safety, Oversight and System Mitigations
OpenAI
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Hybrid $380,000–$500,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
OpenAI
Researcher, Robustness & Safety Training
OpenAI
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Onsite $380,000–$500,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
Cisco
Senior AI Researcher, AISWP (Hybrid)
Cisco
⚡ Apply early Milpitas, California, US Hybrid $203,000–$258,600
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
Dodge & Cox
Senior Emerging Markets Research Associate
Dodge & Cox
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Office Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
BT
Equity Research, Associate, Biotechnology
BTIG
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, California, Uni... Onsite $90,000–$150,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
FO
FSP Sr. Clinical Research Associate II - Southern California - Ophthalmology
Fortrea
⚡ Apply early Remote California · location restricted $125,000–$142,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
Revolution Medicines
Associate Director, Human Resources Business Partner, Research & Information Sciences
Revolution Medicines
⚡ Apply early Redwood City, California, Unit... Onsite $186,000–$233,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
MO
ML Researcher
Monarch
⚡ Apply early Emeryville, California Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
ICON plc
Senior Clinical Research Associate
ICON plc
⚡ Apply early California Onsite $110,520–$138,150
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
Insulet
Staff User Experience (UX) Researcher -Acton, MA or San Diego, CA (Hybrid)
Insulet
⚡ Apply early US - Massachusetts Onsite $142,400–$213,575
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
ICON plc
Senior Clinical Research Associate
ICON plc
⚡ Apply early California Onsite $110,520–$138,150
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
USC
Postdoctoral Scholar - Research Associate
USC
⚡ Apply early Los Angeles, CA - Health Scien... Onsite $70,304–$71,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago

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