# Science and research jobs in California There are 138 open science and research jobs in California on this site right now, from 81 companies. The companies with the most openings are Waymo (13), Vaxcyte (7), Natera (6), NewLimit (5) and OpenAI (4). 11% of them are remote. Most are in San Francisco, Mountain View and South San Francisco. - [Senior Applied Scientist (Onsite/Hybrid)](https://rolefalcon.com/job/26292868-senior-applied-scientist-onsite-hybrid-kobold-metals-san-francisco-bay-area) — KoBold Metals · San Francisco Bay Area · USD 130K–190K / year · 2026-10-23 - [Senior Scientist II, Computational Biology](https://rolefalcon.com/job/24511997-senior-scientist-ii-computational-biology-eikon-therapeutics-millbrae) — Eikon Therapeutics · Millbrae, CA · USD 191K–231K / year · 2026-10-23 - [Head of Biology](https://rolefalcon.com/job/19184970-head-of-biology-output-biosciences-new-york) — Output Biosciences · New York, NY | San Francisco, CA · Salary: unknown · 2026-10-23 - [Principal Scientist, Peptide Chemistry](https://rolefalcon.com/job/17682318-principal-scientist-peptide-chemistry-calico-south-san-francisco) — Calico · South San Francisco, CA · USD 197K–220K / year · 2026-10-22 - [2027 Summer Intern, PhD, Research, RSI for Autonomous Driving](https://rolefalcon.com/job/17068699-2027-summer-intern-phd-research-rsi-for-autonomous-driving-waymo-mountain-view) — Waymo · Mountain View, CA, USA · USD 85 / hour · 2026-10-22 - [2027 Summer Intern, PhD, Research, Multimodal Foundation Models](https://rolefalcon.com/job/17068696-2027-summer-intern-phd-research-multimodal-foundation-models-waymo-mountain-view) — Waymo · Mountain View, CA, USA · USD 85 / hour · 2026-10-22 - [2027 Summer Intern, PhD, AI Foundations - Recipes](https://rolefalcon.com/job/17026086-2027-summer-intern-phd-ai-foundations-recipes-waymo-mountain-view) — Waymo · Mountain View, CA, USA · USD 85 / hour · 2026-10-22 - [Researcher, Misalignment Monitoring Lead](https://rolefalcon.com/job/16486466-researcher-misalignment-monitoring-lead-openai-san-francisco) — OpenAI · San Francisco · USD 380K–500K / year · 2026-10-22 - [Scientist I, Bioanalytical ](https://rolefalcon.com/job/17697648-scientist-i-bioanalytical-nurix-brisbane) — Nurix · Brisbane, California · USD 141.5K–175.6K / year · 2026-10-22 - [Research Fellow](https://rolefalcon.com/job/32829838-research-fellow-abundant-san-francisco) — Abundant · San Francisco · USD 7,500 / month · 2026-10-22 - [Senior Scientist Single Cell Assay and Technology Development](https://rolefalcon.com/job/17677065-senior-scientist-single-cell-assay-and-technology-development-xaira) — Xaira Therapeutics · South San Francisco, California, United States · USD 136K–170K / year · 2026-10-21 - [Group Lead, Immunology](https://rolefalcon.com/job/10885044-group-lead-immunology-newlimit-south-san-francisco) — NewLimit · South San Francisco · USD 180K–240K / year · 2026-10-21 - [Applied Scientist, Product Policy](https://rolefalcon.com/job/10410768-applied-scientist-product-policy-openai-san-francisco) — OpenAI · San Francisco · USD 207K–230K / year · 2026-10-21 - [Senior / Principal Computational Biologist, AI Safety](https://rolefalcon.com/job/12181948-senior-principal-computational-biologist-ai-safety-lila-sciences-cambridge) — Lila Sciences · Cambridge, MA USA; London, UK; San Francisco, CA USA · USD 268K–384K / year · 2026-10-21 - [Senior / Principal Materials Scientist, AI Safety](https://rolefalcon.com/job/12181949-senior-principal-materials-scientist-ai-safety-lila-sciences-cambridge) — Lila Sciences · Cambridge, MA USA; London, UK; San Francisco, CA USA · USD 268K–384K / year · 2026-10-21 - [Sr. Decision Scientist, Mobile](https://rolefalcon.com/job/12192218-sr-decision-scientist-mobile-ziprecruiter-santa-monica) — ZipRecruiter · Santa Monica, CA/Remote · USD 147.5K–175K / year · 2026-10-21 - [Staff Applied Scientist, AdTech](https://rolefalcon.com/job/12181667-staff-applied-scientist-adtech-launch-potato-los-angeles) — Launch Potato · Los Angeles, CA (remote); Portland, OR (remote); San Diego, CA (remote); Seattle, WA (remote) · USD 175K–200K / month · 2026-10-21 - [Principal Platform Bioengineering & Assay Development](https://rolefalcon.com/job/12123780-principal-platform-bioengineering-assay-development-parallel-bio-san-francisco) — Parallel Bio · San Francisco, CA · USD 178K–197K / year · 2026-10-21 - [Part-Time Chemistry Lab Tech](https://rolefalcon.com/job/6518019-part-time-chemistry-lab-tech-certified-group-turlock) — Certified Group · Turlock, CA · 19–21 / hour · 2026-10-21 - [Scientist, mRNA Downstream Purification](https://rolefalcon.com/job/5281259-scientist-mrna-downstream-purification-newlimit-south-san-francisco) — NewLimit · South San Francisco · USD 120K–155K / year · 2026-10-20 Showing the 20 newest positions. ## Related job lists - [Science and research jobs](https://rolefalcon.com/jobs/science-research) (628) - [Remote science and research jobs](https://rolefalcon.com/remote/science-research) (107) - [Remote science and research jobs in EMEA](https://rolefalcon.com/remote/science-research/emea) (13) - [Remote science and research jobs in the Americas](https://rolefalcon.com/remote/science-research/americas) (48) - [Science and research jobs in the United States](https://rolefalcon.com/jobs/science-research/united-states) (402) - [Science and research jobs in the United Kingdom](https://rolefalcon.com/jobs/science-research/united-kingdom) (65) - [Science and research jobs in Germany](https://rolefalcon.com/jobs/science-research/germany) (24) - [Science and research jobs in India](https://rolefalcon.com/jobs/science-research/india) (17) - [Science and research jobs in Canada](https://rolefalcon.com/jobs/science-research/canada) (16) - [Science and research jobs in France](https://rolefalcon.com/jobs/science-research/france) (12) - [Science and research jobs in Mexico](https://rolefalcon.com/jobs/science-research/mexico) (10) - [Science and research jobs in Massachusetts](https://rolefalcon.com/jobs/science-research/massachusetts) (84) - [Science and research jobs in New York](https://rolefalcon.com/jobs/science-research/new-york) (32) - [Science and research jobs in Texas](https://rolefalcon.com/jobs/science-research/texas) (25) - [Science and research jobs in Colorado](https://rolefalcon.com/jobs/science-research/colorado) (17) - [Science and research jobs in Washington](https://rolefalcon.com/jobs/science-research/washington) (14) - [Science and research jobs in Illinois](https://rolefalcon.com/jobs/science-research/illinois) (13) - [Science and research jobs in Maryland](https://rolefalcon.com/jobs/science-research/maryland) (13) - [Science and research jobs in Virginia](https://rolefalcon.com/jobs/science-research/virginia) (11) - [Jobs in California](https://rolefalcon.com/jobs/california) (12155) - [Software engineering (general) jobs in California](https://rolefalcon.com/jobs/software-general/california) (1515) - [Non-software engineering and technicians jobs in California](https://rolefalcon.com/jobs/engineering-other/california) (1503) - [Sales jobs in California](https://rolefalcon.com/jobs/sales/california) (928) - [Operations and admin jobs in California](https://rolefalcon.com/jobs/operations/california) (893) - [Finance and legal jobs in California](https://rolefalcon.com/jobs/finance-legal/california) (793) - [Healthcare jobs in California](https://rolefalcon.com/jobs/healthcare/california) (782) - [Marketing and communications jobs in California](https://rolefalcon.com/jobs/marketing/california) (662) - [General management and executives jobs in California](https://rolefalcon.com/jobs/management-executive/california) (579)