Research jobs in california

Software Engineering Intern - Machine Learning Research, Perception (Spring 2027 Co-Op)

Palo Alto, California

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About Rivian Rivian is on a mission to keep the world adventurous forever. This goes for the emissions-free Electric Adventure Vehicles we build, and the curious, courageous souls we seek to attract. As a company, we constantly challenge what's possible, never simply accepting what has always been done. We reframe old problems, seek new solutions and operate comfortably in areas that are unknown. Our backgrounds are diverse, but our team shares a love of the outdoors and a desire to protect it

Full-time

USD 33.00 - 51.00 per hour

RAND Summer Associate Program - POLICY Research

Hybrid in Santa Monica, California

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Job Type: Adjunct Staff (Fixed Term) RAND is a nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization focused on improving policy and decision making through high-quality research and objective analysis. At RAND, we empower our people to do their best work by fostering a culture in which different views, backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued and respected, and staff have a sense of belonging with their colleagues, fair access to opportunities, and feel comfortable bringing their best sel

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USD 32.00 per hour

Sr. Project Manager - Clinical Research

Los Angeles, California

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Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc., (SGA), is searching for an Sr. Project Manager for a Contract assignment with one of our premier Healthcare clients working remote PST hours. Responsibilities : The Senior Project Manager (Sr. PM) of the Clinical Trials Development (CTD) Team will participate in all Investigator Initiated Trial (IIT) research activities as part of the clinical research team within the Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology Oncology at the firm. Working under t

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USD 50.00 - 65.00 per hour

Staff Research Scientist

San Jose, California

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Title: Staff Research Scientist Location: San Jose, CA (Hybrid) Salary: $350k base + bonus A profitable startup is hiring a Staff Research Scientist for a full-time role. You will be hands-on as well as responsible for leading a team of 5 engineers on the reinforcement learning team. This role provides the opportunity to work with leading research labs and enterprise AI teams. The ideal candidate brings extensive experience in building reinforcement learning from human feedback (RLHF) enviro

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Full-time

$300000 - $350000 per annum

Staff Research Scientist

San Jose, California

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Title: Staff Research Scientist Location: San Jose, CA - hybrid Salary: $280K-$340K + Bonus + Equity An AI data team is hiring Staff and Principal Research Scientists to join their high-performing team with multiple papers already accepted to ICML. This team is focused on the Reinforcement Learning, post-training, and building benchmark-driven systems. They have multiple open positions open ranging from and IC to a Leadership to mentor the team under the Director. This role is a mix of hands-o

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Full-time

$280000 - $340000 per annum

Research Scientist / Robotics

San Jose, California

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Title: Research Scientist Location: San Jose, CA - hybrid Salary: $250K-$300K + Bonus A Humanoid Robotics and Physical AI team is hiring Research Scientists to join their high-performing team of 6 with multiple papers already accepted to ICML/ICLR. This team is focused on the data side of physical AI, ideally looking for someone whith experience in the robotics and/or autonomous driving industry. They have multiple open positions open ranging from and IC to a Lead to mentor the team under the

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Full-time

$250000 - $300000 per annum

Research Project Manager, Executive Operations

Hybrid in California

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Job Type: Term (Fixed Term) About RAND RAND is a nonprofit, nonpartisan research institution founded in 1948 to advise the U.S. government on matters of national security. For over 75 years, RAND has been a trusted source of objective, rigorous analysis for policymakers across administrations and agencies. About CAST CAST is an 80+ person center at the forefront of transformative AI and biotechnology policy and their implications for global competition and security. Our teams work on verificati

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USD 75,700.00 - 124,600.00 per year

Senior Research Engineer, Machine Learning

Sunnyvale, California

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Job Requirements Job Title: Senior Research Engineer, Machine Learning Location: San Jose, CA (Onsite) Duration: 6 months to start (extendable up to 18 months) Responsibilities Investigate machine and statistical learning systems and algorithms, including reinforcement learning, in various applications with greater focus on areas related to information communication, storage and computing) technologies Support new technology and research initiatives and implement leading-edge proofs of concept

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Research Moderator/Data Collection Specialist/Research Assistant

Sacramento, California

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4d ago

We are seeking engaging and detail-oriented Moderators to facilitate research sessions with participants from the general public. This role is responsible for ensuring a positive participant experience while collecting high-quality, unbiased data in accordance with established research protocols. Key Responsibilities Facilitate research studies, interviews, and testing sessions with recruited participants.Guide participants through study activities while ensuring adherence to client protocols an

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Member of Technical Staff, Robotics Research

Remote or New York, New York

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Job Title: Member of Technical Staff, Robotics Research Job Type: Full-time Location: Remote The Role Join us in shaping the future of robotics data. As a Robotics Researcher, you'll work at the intersection of robotics, embodied AI, and data-researching and designing the datasets, collection methods, and evaluation frameworks that power next-generation robot learning and perception systems. You'll collaborate with leading AI and robotics teams to translate frontier research challenges into

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$$500K - $1700/yr compensation

VP of Robotics Research

Remote or New York, New York

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Job Title: VP of Robotics Research Job Type: Full-time Location: Remote The Role As VP of Robotics Research at micro1, you will define and lead our research agenda for Physical AI - intelligent systems that can understand, reason about, and act in the physical world. Our research focuses on four connected areas: Physical Agents & Robotics - building agents that perceive, reason, plan, and act through robots, machines, instruments, and other physical systems. Learning & Data - studying how d

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$$600-700/yr

Member of Technical Staff, Coding Research

Remote or New York, New York

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Job Title: Member of Technical Staff, Coding Research Job Type: Full-time Location: Remote The Role We are seeking a Member of Technical Staff to help advance the evaluation and development of frontier coding agents. Sitting at the intersection of AI research, software engineering, and model evaluation, you will design the benchmarks, methodologies, and data systems that shape how next-generation coding models are measured and improved. What You'll Do Design and own evaluation frameworks fo

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$$600K - $700k/yr

Member of Technical Staff, Finance Research

Remote or New York, New York

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Job Title: Member of Technical Staff, Finance Research Job Type: Full-time Location: Remote The Role Join our research team as a Member of Technical Staff (MTS), Finance Research, where you'll help define the frontier of AI-powered financial reasoning. This role sits at the intersection of large language models, agentic systems, and enterprise finance, with a focus on building rigorous evaluation frameworks that measure, benchmark, and advance AI performance across complex financial workflows

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Full-time

$$400K - $800K/yr compensation

Operations Research Analyst

Los Angeles, California

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Overview Job Summary Galapagos Federal Systems LLC is seeking an Operations Research Analyst to join our innovative, mission-focused team. This role offers the opportunity to collaborate with a diverse group of skilled professionals dedicated to advancing national security space capabilities and supporting critical Department of the Air Force missions. In this position, the Operations Research Analyst will support Space Safari and its portfolio of special projects, including Tactically Respon

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USD 205,000.00 - 220,000.00 per year

Member of Technical Staff, Research Engineering

Remote or New York, New York

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Job Title: Member of Technical Staff, Research Engineering Job Type: Full-time Location: Remote The Role We are seeking a Research Engineer to operate at the frontier of Reinforcement Learning (RL), developing novel environments, training pipelines, and evaluation systems that advance the capabilities of modern AI models. This role sits at the intersection of research and production, translating experimental ideas into scalable, high-performance systems. What You'll Work On Architect self-c

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Full-time

$$400K - $800K/yr compensation

Member of Technical Staff, Medical Research

Remote or New York, New York

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Job Title: Member of Technical Staff, Medical Research Job Type: Full-time Location: Remote The Role Join our research team as a Member of Technical Staff (MTS), Medical & Health Research, where you'll help advance AI systems capable of supporting healthcare, clinical, and biomedical workflows. This role focuses on developing rigorous evaluation frameworks that measure medical reasoning, evidence synthesis, and healthcare decision support capabilities. You will conduct applied research, est

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$$400K - $800K/yr compensation

Creative Design and Research Co-op/Intern - Summer 2027

Torrance, California

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Creative Design and Research Co-op/Intern - Summer 2027 This job description reflects potential openings for the Summer 2027 Co-op/Internship Session (May-August). This is a general job description and represents multiple openings in various departments. Honda offers both single and multi-semester co-ops and internships. College students must apply to the requisition pertaining to their major and semester of interest. More about the Creative Design and Research Co-op/Intern at Honda The descri

Full-time

USD 26.58 - 34.38 per hour

Creative Design and Research Co-op/Intern - Spring 2027

Torrance, California

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Creative Design and Research Co-op/Intern - Spring 2027 This job description reflects potential openings for the Spring 2027 Co-op/Internship Session (January-April/May). This is a general job description and represents multiple openings in various departments. Honda offers both single and multi-semester co-ops and internships. College students must apply to the requisition pertaining to their major and semester of interest. More about the Creative Design and Research Co-op/Intern at Honda The

Full-time

USD 26.58 - 34.38 per hour

Senior Clinical Research Associate

Remote

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100% TRAVEL ROLE EST Candidates will have to travel sites located in Eastern Time zone. CST Candidates will have to travel sites located in Central Time zone. West Coast Candidates will have to travel sites located in West Coast Time zone. Perform site monitoring visits (selection, initiation, monitoring and close-out visits) in accordance with contracted scope of work and regulatory requirements, i.e., Good Clinical Practice (Google Cloud Platform) and International Conference on Harmonization

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$70 - $80

User Study Operations Manager

Sunnyvale, California

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29d ago

A globally leading consumer device company based in Sunnyvale, CA is looking for Responsibilities: Lead communication between project teams and external vendors Develop enrollment and throughput plans Manage and communicate project status with cross-functional teams and external vendors Drive project scoping with research vendors including quotes, contracts, budget management, and invoicing Deliver high quality, low cost results Proactively, Identify and resolve risks to schedule and data qualit

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$56 - $71

Research jobs in California, USA