9 ai research scientist jobs at 8 companies in San Diego, CA
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Founding Machine Learning / AI Search Engineer
Cupertino, CA, US
$160k-$310k/yr On-SiteFull Time
Build the ML and AI search behind HiringCafe — ranking, recommenders, retrieval, and LLM agents that surface jobs people would never find on their own.
Python, PyTorch, Elasticsearch, LLMs
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Senior Scientist, AI Applications - R&D Immunology Data Science & Digital Health
Titusville or Cambridge or Raritan or Spring House or San Diego
$109k-$175k/yr HybridFull Time
2+ YOEPhD in AI/ML or related field with 2+ years experience; expertise in Bayesian inference, uncertainty quantification, information theory, causal inference, graph neural networks; proficient with PyTorch, TensorFlow; Python; open‑source agentic frameworks; strong collaboration skills.
PyTorch, TensorFlow, LangGraph, DSPy, mem0, Python
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Senior Bioimage Scientist
San Diego, California, United States
$142k-$156k/yr HybridFull Time
6+ YOEPhD in biology or related field; ≥6 years postgrad experience; tissue staining, imaging analysis, histopathology, TME phenotyping; experience with imaging platforms and AI; regulated industry experience preferred.
ImageJ/FIJI, QuPath, CaMic, Omero, HALO, Python, R, CaMic
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Senior Associate Scientist
San Diego, California, United States
$96k-$116k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Bachelor’s or Master’s in a relevant science, hands-on lab experience in biotech/pharma, LC-MS/MS experience required, strong documentation and communication skills; plasma protein binding/equilibrium dialysis experience preferred.
LC-MS/MS, HTD (equilibrium dialysis systems), AI tools
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Senior Associate Scientist
San Diego, California, United States
$96k-$116k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Hands-on in vitro DMPK/ADME lab experience, LC-MS/MS proficiency, Bachelor’s or Master’s in a relevant scientific discipline, strong documentation and communication skills, experience with plasma protein binding and equilibrium dialysis methods.
LC-MS/MS, HTD, equilibrium dialysis, AI tools
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Principal Scientist, Medicinal Chemistry
San Diego, California, United States
$152k-$190k/yr OnsiteFull Time
8+ YOEBS/MS/PhD in chemistry; 8+ years (PhD), 12+ (MS), or 15+ (BS) in small molecule drug discovery; lead optimization; strong collaboration; communication and leadership.
Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Computational Chemistry, AI/ML, High-Throughput Experimentation
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Senior Scientist, Bioinformatics
San Diego, California, United States
HybridFull Time
3+ YOEPh.D. in bioinformatics, computational biology, genomics, statistics, or related quantitative field with 3–5+ years industry experience; strong statistics and ML foundation; extensive single-cell analysis experience; proficient in Python and R; experience supporting drug discovery; able to use AI/LLM tools; excellent communication; collaborative; a...
Python, R, Scanpy, Seurat, scVI, JavaScript
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Scientist, GPCR Biology - San Diego, CA (81105)
San Diego, California, United States
$100k-$140k/yr OnsiteFull Time
PhD in Cell Biology, Pharmacology, Neurobiology or related field; hands-on GPCR biology expertise; strong molecular biology and mammalian cell culture skills; experience with GPCR assays and in silico discovery; data analysis in R/Python.
GPCR assays, Mammalian cell culture, Radioligand binding, Docking, Structure-based modeling, AI/ML, R, Python
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Data Science, Cheminformatics & AI: Lab-in-the-Loop Hit Finding
San Diego, California, United States
$139k-$257k/yr OnsiteFull Time
4+ YOEPhD or equivalent degree with 4+ years post‑graduate experience applying cheminformatics, data science, and ML to hit finding; proficiency in Python, SQL, Linux/HPC/cloud; strong communication and interdisciplinary collaboration skills.
Python (Programming Language), Pandas (Python), R (Programming Language), Sql (Structured Query Language), Linux, Enamine REAL
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Director/Senior Director, Analytical Methods (Methods4Insight)
San Diego or San Francisco or Louisville or Indianapolis or Boston
$194k-$339k/yr OnsiteFull Time
6+ YOEMS/PhD in a quantitative field, 6+ years applying analytical methods in drug discovery, strong programming in Python or R, publication record, experience deploying methods and mentoring scientists, travel required.
Python, R, AI/ML, APIs