Scientist Jobs in California

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Oncology Early Stage Clinical Scientist (Director, Non-MD)

  • Pfizer
  • South San Francisco, CA
  • 90+ days ago
  • South San Francisco, CA
  • 90+ days ago

POSITION SUMMARY You will lead and coordinate the development of multiple studies of novel biological and small molecules for first in human (FIH), proof of mechanism (POM), early signs of...

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Senior Scientist

  • BP Energy
  • San Diego, CA
  • 11 days ago
  • San Diego, CA
  • 11 days ago

Desirable Criteria Experience with analytical chemistry techniques such as HPLC, GC, LC-MS, or GC-MS. Laboratory experience and data analysis for genomics, transcriptomics, and metabolomics....

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Clinical Lab Scientist CLS

  • HCA Healthcare
  • San Jose, CA
  • 22 hours ago
  • San Jose, CA
  • 22 hours ago

Jump-start your career as a Clinical Lab Scientist CLS today with Good Samaritan Hospital....

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Process Development Engineer

  • Hologic
  • San Diego, CA
  • 90+ days ago
  • San Diego, CA
  • 90+ days ago

This Process Development Engineer role in the Operations Process Transfer group requires technical expertise in developing and troubleshooting manufacturing process in NPD and Sustaining, for...

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Principal Data Scientist

  • Abbott Laboratories
  • Alameda, CA
  • 11 days ago
  • Alameda, CA
  • 11 days ago

The Opportunity: Our Principal Data Scientist will work out of our Alameda, California location....

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Bioinformatics Research Scientist III

  • Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT)
  • Sunnyvale, CA
  • 1 day ago
  • Sunnyvale, CA
  • 1 day ago

The Bioinformatics Research Scientist III will work closely with fellow scientists to innovate next-generation sequencing (NGS) applications, enabled by oligonucleotide design, chemistry, analysis software...

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Software Development Engineer In Test

  • SS&C Technologies
  • San Francisco, CA
  • 2 hours ago
  • San Francisco, CA
  • 2 hours ago

As a leading financial services and healthcare technology company based on revenue, SS&C is headquartered in Windsor, Connecticut, and has 27,000+ employees in 35 countries. Some 20,000 financial...

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2026 Intern: Research Scientist - AI-powered Automation

  • IBM Corporation
  • San Jose, CA
  • 2 hours ago
  • San Jose, CA
  • 2 hours ago

Introduction IBM Research takes responsibility for technology and its role in society. Working in IBM Research means you'll join a team who invent what's next in computing, always choosing the...

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Scientist II/Sr. Scientist I, Antibody Engineering

  • Firefly Bio
  • South San Francisco, CA
  • 2 hours ago
  • South San Francisco, CA
  • 2 hours ago

Required Skills and Experience M.S. or Ph.D. in molecular biology, biochemistry, protein engineering, or a related discipline. 3-5 years of hands-on experience in phage display and other antibody display...

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R&D Scientist (LC-MS)

  • Quest Diagnostics Incorporated
  • San Juan Capistrano, CA
  • 2 hours ago
  • San Juan Capistrano, CA
  • 2 hours ago

Work within established parameters on individual assignments, on project teams for longer-term projects and as a technical leader to Assistant Scientists or Associate Scientists....

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Lead Bioinformatics Scientist, NGS

  • Profluent
  • Emeryville, CA
  • 2 hours ago
  • Emeryville, CA
  • 2 hours ago

The Role We're seeking an experienced computational scientist to lead the design, development, and operation of the NGS analysis platform that powers Profluent's gene editing and protein design programs...

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Research Scientist Intern, AI Research - Speech & Audio (PhD)

  • Meta Platforms, Inc.
  • Menlo Park, CA
  • 2 hours ago
  • Menlo Park, CA
  • 2 hours ago

Meta AI is currently seeking Research Scientist interns....

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Materials & Process Engineer III

  • Blue Origin
  • Los Angeles, CA
  • 2 hours ago
  • Los Angeles, CA
  • 2 hours ago

Application close date: Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed. At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the...

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Software Development Engineer - AI group

  • Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
  • San Jose, CA
  • 2 hours ago
  • San Jose, CA
  • 2 hours ago

WHAT YOU DO AT AMD CHANGES EVERYTHING At AMD, our mission is to build great products that accelerate next-generation computing experiences-from AI and data centers, to PCs, gaming and embedded...

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Scientist 3- Immunology Discovery

  • Genentech
  • South San Francisco, CA
  • 2 hours ago
  • South San Francisco, CA
  • 2 hours ago

biology, biochemistry or a related field with a demonstrated record of professional achievement in the form of high-quality publications....

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Salary for Scientist Jobs in California

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Licensing / Certification

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Highest Education Level

Scientists in California offer the following education background
Bachelor's Degree
45.7%
Doctorate Degree
26.3%
Master's Degree
24.6%
Associate's Degree
1.5%
High School or GED
1.0%
Vocational Degree or Certification
0.7%
Some College
0.1%
Some High School
0.1%

Average Work Experience
Here's a breakdown of the number of years' experience offered by Scientists in California
None
32.8%
Less than 1 year
18.1%
1-2 years
16.9%
4-6 years
11.4%
6-8 years
7.8%
2-4 years
7.0%
10+ years
6.0%

Qualifications / Skill Sets

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