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. Salaries are typically the highest in the industry to offset the cost of living, with senior bioinformatics roles commonly ranging from $180K to $300K+.
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88+ open positions
Associate Director, Data Science, Computational Biology
Parabilis Medicines · Cambridge, MA
· $175K-$220K
Senior Data Scientist, Computational Chemistry
Parabilis Medicines · Cambridge, MA
· $145K-$175K
Senior Data Scientist, Chemical / Peptide Sciences
Parabilis Medicines · Cambridge, MA
· $145K-$175K
Vice President, Development Data Science
Parabilis Medicines · Cambridge or Remote
· $325K-$380K
Principal Computational Scientist, Discovery Chemistry
Genentech · South San Francisco
· $145K-$269K
Director, Statistical Programming
AstraZeneca · UK - Cambridge
Senior Scientist, Computational Biology
Korro Bio · Cambridge, MA
· $150K-$200K
Senior Machine Learning Scientist, Imaging
Insitro · South San Francisco, CA
Senior / Staff Applied Machine Learning Scientist
Insitro · South San Francisco, CA
(Senior) ML Scientist
Insitro · South San Francisco, CA
Principal Computational Biologist, Computational Biology
SRT Therapeutics · San Diego, CA
· $160K-$215K
Associate Director Quantitative Genetics Scientist (Billerica MA)
EMD Group · Billerica, MA
Senior Scientist - Quantitative Genetics
EMD Group · Billerica, MA
Senior Applied Research Scientist
NVIDIA · Santa Clara, CA
Principal Statistical Analyst
Summit Therapeutics · Palo Alto, CA (US)
Director, Statistical Programming
Summit Therapeutics · Palo Alto, CA (US)
Sr Data Scientist/Data Engineer
Nomic AI · Remote (Canada or US)
Sr. Bioinformatics & ML Scientist
Nomic AI · Remote (Canada or US)
Executive Director, Data Sciences & Advanced Analytics
Bristol-Myers Squibb · Cambridge, MA
· $341K-$413K
Senior Scientist, Computational Sciences – Computational Antibody Discovery and Design
Bristol-Myers Squibb · Cambridge, MA
· $148K-$180K
Data Scientist
AstraZeneca · Santa Monica, CA
Scientific Fellow, AI-Enabled Target Identification & Credentialing
Sanofi · Cambridge, MA / Morristown, New Jersey
Expert Data Scientist, Early Clinical Development
Genentech · South San Francisco
· $185K-$344K
Principal Scientist — AI-Powered Discovery for Neurodegeneration
Sanofi · Cambridge, MA
· $122K-$177K
Head of Chemistry, Drug Design, Cambridge, MA
Isomorphiclabs · Cambridge, MA
Senior Scientist, Computational Genomics
FL122 (Flagship Pioneering) · Cambridge, MA
· $146K-$209K
Sr Scientist, Oncology Bioinformatics
Gilead Sciences · Foster City, CA
· $169K-$219K
Director, Discovery Bioinformatics Oncology
Eli Lilly · San Francisco, CA
· $194K-$284K
Senior Research Scientist - Biologics Engineering - Protein Engineering and Novel Modalities - Novel Modalities R&I
AstraZeneca · UK - Cambridge
Scientist 3- Translational Medicine
Genentech · South San Francisco
· $100K-$186K
Computational Scientist 3 - Cell & Tissue Genomics
Genentech · South San Francisco
· $124K-$231K
Senior/Principal AI/ML Computational Scientist
Genentech · South San Francisco
· $156K-$290K
Post Doctorate Scientist - Infectious Diseases and Host-Microbe Interactions, Kapadia Lab
Genentech · South San Francisco
· $100K-$107K
Director, Biostatistics
Ipsen · Cambridge, Massachusetts
Bioinformatician/Research Data Analyst 1
Stanford University · Stanford, CA
Associate Director, AI Operations & Enablement
Flagshippioneeringinc · Cambridge, MA USA
Executive Director, Computational Biology - Oncology
Genentech · South San Francisco
· $250K-$464K
Senior Engineer, AI and Automation
Flagshippioneeringinc · Cambridge, MA USA
Principal Scientist – Computational Biology & Translational AI (Oncology Precision Medicine)
Amgen · South San Francisco, CA
· $167K-$227K
Bioinformatics Scientist (Postdoc)
Element Biosciences · San Diego, CA
· $95K-$110K
Scientist II, Clinical Bioinformatics
10x Genomics · Pleasanton, CA
· $123K-$167K
Computational Scientist II
Myriad Genetics · South San Francisco, CA
· $106K-$133K
Sr. Bioinformatics Scientist – cfDNA Technology Development
Personalis · Fremont, CA
· $155K-$190K
Senior Scientist, Computational Biology
Vesalius Therapeutics · Cambridge, MA
· $146K-$209K
Ophthalmology Bioinformatics Core Director
Stanford University · Stanford, CA
· $132K-$158K
Principal Machine Learning Engineer
Genentech · South San Francisco
· $231K-$430K
Senior Scientist or Associate Principal Scientist Metabolist Team
AstraZeneca · UK - Cambridge
Machine Learning for Quantitative Pharmacology – Large Molecules Summer-Fall 2026 Co-op
Sanofi · Cambridge, MA
Director, Computational Biology
Ionis Pharmaceuticals · Carlsbad, CA / Boston, MA / Remote
· $200K-$250K
Scientist II, Cheminformatics
Relaytherapeutics · Cambridge, MA
· $88K-$126K
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