Bioinformatics Jobs in California 2026
The largest biotech market in the US — Bay Area, San Diego, and beyond
California is the largest biotech and bioinformatics market in the United States, anchored by two major hubs: the San Francisco Bay Area (Genentech, 23andMe, 10x Genomics, Insitro, Nimbus, Recursion) and San Diego (Illumina, GRAIL, Tempus, Pacific Biosciences). The state hosts the highest concentration of computational biology PhDs, NIH research dollars, and venture capital in the country.
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200+ open positions
Expression of Interest - Senior Bioinformatics Scientist
Illumina · England - Cambridge
Principal Developer, Oncology Data & AI Systems (2 available)
Johnson & Johnson · Titusville, New Jersey, United States of America
· $117K-$201K
Senior Data Scientist, Gen AI Application
Genentech · South San Francisco
· $177K-$329K
Associate Director, AI/ML Engineering
Merck (MSD) · USA - Massachusetts - Cambridge (320 Bent Street)
· $160K-$251K
Sr. Director, Data & Agentic AI Experience, Orthopedics
Johnson & Johnson · Raritan, New Jersey, United States of America
CD&A Data Scientist, Obesity - Senior Associate
Amgen · US - California - Thousand Oaks
Scientist 2, Translational CVRM
Genentech · South San Francisco
· $86K-$159K
Scientist 3, Immunology and Ophthalmology, Sudharsan Lab
Genentech · South San Francisco
· $103K-$192K
Intern, Software Engineering
Profluent · Emeryville, California, United States
Intern, Computational Research
Profluent · Emeryville, California, United States; Hybrid (2-3 days on-site)
Senior / Principal Scientist, Molecular Simulations
Flagship Pioneering · Cambridge, MA USA
Postdoctoral Researcher – Integrative Genetics and Multi-Omics Data Science
Merck (MSD) · USA - Massachusetts - Cambridge (320 Bent Street)
· $82K-$92K
Data Coordinator and Bioinformatician
University of Oxford · Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences (NDCN), Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building, Sherrington Road, OX1 3QU, Oxford, United Kingdom
· $39K-$48K
Principal Scientist, Translational Informatics and Predictive Sciences
Bristol Myers Squibb · Cambridge Crossing - MA - US
· $167K-$202K
Associate Director, Translational Data Science - Translational Medicine and Bioinformatics
AstraZeneca · US - Cambridge Kendall SQ - MA
· $143K-$215K
Senior Principal Scientist, Pharmacokinetics
Merck (MSD) · USA - California - South San Francisco (Grand Ave)
· $194K-$306K
Senior Scientist, Translational Development
Bristol Myers Squibb · Cambridge Crossing - MA - US
· $142K-$172K
Senior Machine Learning Scientist, Foundational ML, AI for Biology & Translation (AIBT)
Genentech · South San Francisco
· $148K-$274K
Principal Scientist, Translational Computational Biology
Bristol Myers Squibb · Cambridge Crossing - MA - US
· $167K-$202K
Associate Scientist, Post Doc Fellow- Computational Pathology & Spatial AI
Merck (MSD) · USA - Massachusetts - Cambridge (320 Bent Street)
· $82K-$92K
Agentic AI Sr. Engineer
AstraZeneca · US - Cambridge Kendall SQ - MA
· $137K-$206K
Computational Biologics Design – Associate Principal Scientist
AstraZeneca · UK - Cambridge
Senior Machine Learning Scientist I, Drug Discovery Analytics
Revolution Medicines · Redwood City, California, United States
Co-Op, Research Engineering and AI Integration
Moderna · Cambridge, Massachusetts
Principal Engineer, AI/Software Support, Pooled Screening Core, Cell & Genetic Medicines
Johnson & Johnson · Spring House, Pennsylvania, United States of America
· $117K-$201K
Senior Director, Biostatistics
Gilead · United States - California - Foster City
· $261K-$338K
Senior Principal Statistician, Early Development (Senior Director Level)
Genentech · South San Francisco
· $172K-$319K
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, BioMedicine Design
Pfizer · United States - California - San Diego
· $65K-$108K
IT AI/ML Data Engineering Specialist
Gilead · United States - North Carolina - Raleigh
· $95K-$123K
Intern - Research - Medicinal Chemistry/ Structural Biology & Chemistry - AI
Gilead · United States - California - Foster City
Principal Data Scientist
Amgen · US - California - Thousand Oaks
Principal Scientist - Translational Medicine, Oncology
Genentech · South San Francisco
· $142K-$263K
Scientist, Wet Lab Automation (On-site)
Merck (MSD) · USA - Massachusetts - Cambridge (320 Bent Street)
· $98K-$154K
Associate Principal Scientist, Biologics AI
AstraZeneca · US - Cambridge Kendall SQ - MA
· $145K-$217K
Statistical Science Director - Oncology
AstraZeneca · UK - Cambridge
Associate Director, Clinical Data Management
Revolution Medicines · Redwood City, California, United States
Senior Bioinformatics Engineer II
Moderna · Cambridge, Massachusetts
· $146K-$234K
Director, Data, Data Science and Artificial Intelligence – Oncology / Prostate Cancer
Johnson & Johnson · Spring House, Pennsylvania, United States of America
· $164K-$283K
Sr. Scientist – Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Proteomics
Amgen · US - California - South San Francisco
Intern - Research - Inflammation - AI
Gilead · United States - California - Foster City
Senior Scientist, Functional Genomics
Xaira Therapeutics · South San Francisco, California, United States
· $136K-$170K
Software Engineer, Data & ML
Foray Bioscience · Cambridge, MA
· $105K-$130K
Scientist, Computational Biology
Eikon Therapeutics · Millbrae, CA
· $142K-$171K
Agentic Automation Lead - Frontier AI
Eli Lilly · South San Francisco, California
· $194K-$339K
Advisor - Reaction Informatics, Chemical Reactivity Landscape
Eli Lilly · South San Francisco, California
· $168K-$268K
Sr. AI Science Lead
Eli Lilly · South San Francisco, California
· $267K-$392K
Principal Scientist, Protein Engineering
Xaira Therapeutics · South San Francisco, California, United States
· $164K-$205K
Premier ou première spécialiste scientifique – Développement de l’IA et systèmes agentiques // Senior Scientist — AI Dev and Agentic Systems
Pfizer · Canada - Quebec - Kirkland
Senior Principal Data Scientist
Novartis · San Diego
· $160K-$298K
Machine Learning Scientist/Senior Machine Learning Scientist - Agents for Applied Small Molecule Drug Design, AI for Drug Discovery
Genentech · San Francisco
· $148K-$274K
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