Chemist Jobs in Orinda, CA

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Clinical Lab Scientist Generalist

  • Sutter Health
  • San Francisco, CA (13 miles from Orinda, CA)
  • moments ago
  • San Francisco, CA (13 miles from Orinda, CA)
  • moments ago

We are so glad you are interested in joining Sutter Health! Organization: CPMC-California Pacific Med Center Van Ness Position Overview: Executes procedures in assigned areas of the Laboratory to...

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Senior Scientist, Raw Materials

  • Gilead Sciences
  • Foster City, CA (21 miles from Orinda, CA)
  • 1 hour ago
  • Foster City, CA (21 miles from Orinda, CA)
  • 1 hour ago

Requirements: 8+ Years experience with BS in Chemistry, Biochemistry or related field OR 6 + Years with MS in Chemistry, Biochemistry or related field OR 2+ Years with PhD in Chemistry, Biochemistry...

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Senior Scientist, Stability

  • Gilead Sciences
  • Foster City, CA (21 miles from Orinda, CA)
  • 1 hour ago
  • Foster City, CA (21 miles from Orinda, CA)
  • 1 hour ago

Requirements: 8+ Years experience with BS in Chemistry, Biochemistry or related field OR 6 + Years with MS in Chemistry, Biochemistry or related field OR 2+ Years with PhD in Chemistry, Biochemistry...

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Senior Scientist, Protein Sciences

  • Genentech
  • South San Francisco, CA (19 miles from Orinda, CA)
  • 2 hours ago
  • South San Francisco, CA (19 miles from Orinda, CA)
  • 2 hours ago

Who You Are Required Qualifications: Education: Ph.D. in biochemistry, biophysics, protein engineering, and/or structural biology. Experience: 0-3 years post-Ph.D. experience....

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Software Development Engineer, Last Mile Planning

  • Amazon
  • San Francisco, CA (13 miles from Orinda, CA)
  • 5 hours ago
  • San Francisco, CA (13 miles from Orinda, CA)
  • 5 hours ago

Software Development Engineer, Last Mile Planning The Routing and Planning (RaP) organization, within the Last Mile Technology (LMT) organization, plays a pivotal role in Amazon's mission to...

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Sr. Process Engineer

  • Revance Therapeutics, Inc.
  • Newark, CA (24 miles from Orinda, CA)
  • 5 hours ago
  • Newark, CA (24 miles from Orinda, CA)
  • 5 hours ago

Sr. Process Engineer at Revance Newark, CA Job Summary: The Sr. Process Engineer will lead the technology transfer process for drug substance manufacturing, work closely with the internal...

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Experimental Research Scientist, Quantum Methods, Quantum AI

  • Google
  • San Francisco, CA (13 miles from Orinda, CA)
  • 10 hours ago
  • San Francisco, CA (13 miles from Orinda, CA)
  • 10 hours ago

Minimum Qualifications PhD degree in Physics, Quantum Information, a related experimental field, or equivalent practical experience. Experience performing experiments on quantum hardware....

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Regulatory Scientist - Valent U.S.A. LLC

  • Sumitomo Chemical
  • San Ramon, CA (12 miles from Orinda, CA)
  • 10 hours ago
  • San Ramon, CA (12 miles from Orinda, CA)
  • 10 hours ago

Supervise, mentor, and develop Chemists and Associate Chemists; set priorities, provide coaching, and conduct performance evaluations....

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Founding Machine Learning Data Scientist

  • Poesis
  • San Francisco, CA (13 miles from Orinda, CA)
  • 1 day ago
  • San Francisco, CA (13 miles from Orinda, CA)
  • 1 day ago

Founding Machine Learning Data Scientist Date Posted: 20 February 2026 Closing Date: March 22, 2026 Recruiter: Poesis Location: San Francisco, California Salary: On Application Job Type &...

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Senior Scientist, Translational Research

  • Sagimet Biosciences Inc
  • San Mateo, CA (21 miles from Orinda, CA)
  • 1 day ago
  • San Mateo, CA (21 miles from Orinda, CA)
  • 1 day ago

Apply Description Position Summary: The Senior Scientist will serve as the primary scientific and operational bridge between discovery research and clinical development. This role is responsible...

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Senior Field Application Scientist I, Discovery Systems

  • OmniAb, Inc.
  • Emeryville, CA (5 miles from Orinda, CA)
  • 2 days ago
  • Emeryville, CA (5 miles from Orinda, CA)
  • 2 days ago

What You Bring PhD in Bioengineering, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Biochemistry, or a related field and 3+ years of relevant industry experience....

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Associate Polymer Engineer

  • Anthro Energy
  • Alameda, CA (7 miles from Orinda, CA)
  • 2 days ago
  • Alameda, CA (7 miles from Orinda, CA)
  • 2 days ago

About the Role Anthro Energy is developing advancedelectrolytesto enable safer, higher-performance lithium-ion batteries.We are seeking a collaborative experimental scientist to execute and design...

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Manager, Data Scientist

  • Capital One Financial
  • San Francisco, CA (13 miles from Orinda, CA)
  • 3 days ago
  • San Francisco, CA (13 miles from Orinda, CA)
  • 3 days ago

Manager, Data Scientist Manager, Data Scientist, Card Credit Innovation Data is at the center of everything we do. As a startup, we disrupted the credit card industry by individually personalizing...

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Lab/Facility Chemist I

  • 122 US ECOLOGY TAMPA, INC.
  • Pittsburg, CA (17 miles from Orinda, CA)
  • 3 days ago
  • Pittsburg, CA (17 miles from Orinda, CA)
  • 3 days ago

Performs a satisfactory Initial Demonstration of Capability (IDOC) prior to data reporting for any method the chemist will be conducting analysis....

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Sr. Research Scientist

  • Gilead Sciences, Inc.
  • San Mateo, CA (21 miles from Orinda, CA)
  • 3 days ago
  • San Mateo, CA (21 miles from Orinda, CA)
  • 3 days ago

Familiarity with cell biology and microscopy is a plus....

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Salary for Chemist Jobs in Orinda, CA

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Highest Education Level

Chemists in Orinda, CA offer the following education background
Bachelor's Degree
49.4%
Master's Degree
26.5%
Doctorate Degree
20.1%
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 Orinda, 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%