Chemist Jobs in Los Altos, CA

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Scientist II, Formulations (Antibody)

  • ThermoFisher Scientific
  • Fremont, CA (16 miles from Los Altos, CA)
  • 6 hours ago
  • Fremont, CA (16 miles from Los Altos, CA)
  • 6 hours ago

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Process Engineer New College Grad - Masters Degree (Santa Clara, CA)

  • Applied Materials
  • Santa Clara, CA (10 miles from Los Altos, CA)
  • 9 hours ago
  • Santa Clara, CA (10 miles from Los Altos, CA)
  • 9 hours ago

Who We Are Applied Materials is a global leader in materials engineering solutions used to produce virtually every new chip and advanced display in the world. We design, build and service...

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Research Scientist

  • Hitachi
  • Santa Clara, CA (10 miles from Los Altos, CA)
  • 9 hours ago
  • Santa Clara, CA (10 miles from Los Altos, CA)
  • 9 hours ago

Requirements Master's or PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Applied Mathematics, Applied Chemistry, Computational Biology, or a related field....

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Sr. Software Development Engineer (C/C++ Required)

  • NetApp
  • San Jose, CA (14 miles from Los Altos, CA)
  • 9 hours ago
  • San Jose, CA (14 miles from Los Altos, CA)
  • 9 hours ago

About NetApp NetApp is the intelligent data infrastructure company, turning a world of disruption into opportunity for every customer. No matter the data type, workload or environment, we help our...

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Clinical Lab Scientist HLA - Day Shift

  • Palo Alto, CA (5 miles from Los Altos, CA)
  • 21 hours ago
  • Palo Alto, CA (5 miles from Los Altos, CA)
  • 21 hours ago

Understanding of complex testing processes and underlying biology of the system. Ability to interpret and synthesize results from a wide variety of tests correctly and quickly....

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Senior CAD Infrastructure Development Engineer

  • NVIDIA
  • Santa Clara, CA (10 miles from Los Altos, CA)
  • 22 hours ago
  • Santa Clara, CA (10 miles from Los Altos, CA)
  • 22 hours ago

NVIDIA has been transforming computer graphics, PC gaming, and accelerated computing for more than 25 years. Its a unique legacy of innovation thats fueled by great technologyand amazing people....

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Formulation Development Senior Scientist

  • Aerogen Ltd
  • Foster City, CA (14 miles from Los Altos, CA)
  • 1 day ago
  • Foster City, CA (14 miles from Los Altos, CA)
  • 1 day ago

A Ph.D. in Chemistry, Engineering, Biochemistry or related field. 3-10 years of process development experience....

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Clinical Lab Scientist (CLS) - Clinical Lab Chem Hema Coag - Full Time, Night - 08 hrs

  • Stanford Health Care
  • Stanford, CA (4 miles from Los Altos, CA)
  • 1 day ago
  • Stanford, CA (4 miles from Los Altos, CA)
  • 1 day ago

If you're ready to be part of our legacy of hope and innovation, we encourage you to take the first step and explore our current job openings. Your best is waiting to be discovered. Night - 08...

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Senior Software Development Engineer (C/C++ Required)

  • NetApp
  • San Jose, CA (14 miles from Los Altos, CA)
  • 1 day ago
  • San Jose, CA (14 miles from Los Altos, CA)
  • 1 day ago

About NetApp NetApp is the intelligent data infrastructure company, turning a world of disruption into opportunity for every customer. No matter the data type, workload or environment, we help our...

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Internship, Physics Engine Development Engineer, Optimus (Winter/Spring 2026)

  • Tesla
  • Palo Alto, CA (5 miles from Los Altos, CA)
  • 1 day ago
  • Palo Alto, CA (5 miles from Los Altos, CA)
  • 1 day ago

What to Expect Consider before submitting an application: This position is expected to start around January 2026 and continue through the Winter/Spring term (ending approximately May 2026) or...

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Software Development Engineer

  • Fortinet
  • Sunnyvale, CA (7 miles from Los Altos, CA)
  • 1 day ago
  • Sunnyvale, CA (7 miles from Los Altos, CA)
  • 1 day ago

Job Responsibilities: Design, develop, and maintain software components for current and future networking-related products with a focus on cloud-native environments. Architect and implement highly...

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Staff Software Development Engineer (C++/go)

  • Fortinet
  • Sunnyvale, CA (7 miles from Los Altos, CA)
  • 1 day ago
  • Sunnyvale, CA (7 miles from Los Altos, CA)
  • 1 day ago

Job Responsibilities: -Develop, test, and maintain backend of web-based applications. -Collaborate with product and design teams to implement features. -Write clean, scalable, and efficient code....

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Staff Software Development Engineer (LLM)

  • Fortinet
  • Sunnyvale, CA (7 miles from Los Altos, CA)
  • 1 day ago
  • Sunnyvale, CA (7 miles from Los Altos, CA)
  • 1 day ago

Job Responsibilities: Architect and implement functions to monitor and filter LLM requests/responses in real time, preventing prompt injection attacks and unauthorized data leakage. Build a highly...

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Staff Software Development Engineer - FCON

  • Fortinet
  • Santa Clara, CA (10 miles from Los Altos, CA)
  • 1 day ago
  • Santa Clara, CA (10 miles from Los Altos, CA)
  • 1 day ago

Key Job Functions Design and develop FortiConverter Software Tools; Support new security conversion features, analyze firewall configurations and implement the conversion code logic; Familiar with...

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Senior ML Software Development Engineer

  • Fortinet
  • Santa Clara, CA (10 miles from Los Altos, CA)
  • 1 day ago
  • Santa Clara, CA (10 miles from Los Altos, CA)
  • 1 day ago

Join Fortinet as a Senior Software Developer and play a pivotal role in the entire software development lifecycle of our existing and forthcoming GenAI products and more. This position offers the...

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Demographic Data for Los Altos, CA

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Salary for Chemist Jobs in Los Altos, CA

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Highest Education Level

Chemists in Los Altos, CA offer the following education background
Bachelor's Degree
49.6%
Master's Degree
26.8%
Doctorate Degree
19.7%
Associate's Degree
1.8%
High School or GED
1.1%
Vocational Degree or Certification
0.7%
Some College
0.3%
Some High School
0.1%

Average Work Experience
Here's a breakdown of the number of years' experience offered by Chemists in Los Altos, CA
4-6 years
40.0%
2-4 years
25.0%
None
15.0%
1-2 years
10.0%
6-8 years
5.0%
Less than 1 year
5.0%