364 research operations jobs at 234 companies in San Jose, CA

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Specialist, Research Operations
Boston or Los Angeles or New York City or Orange County or Philadelphia or San Diego or San Francisco or Santa Monica
$75k-$113k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Goodwin Procter
Goodwin Procter: Legal services for innovators and investors in high-growth industries.
1+ YOERequires 1-3 years of research operations experience, library automation and cataloging knowledge, strong communication and customer service skills, and MS Office proficiency; MLS preferred.
Research Monitor, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Outlook, DMS, Quest, RDA, USMARC, LC classification
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Research Operations, Code
San Francisco, California, United States
$130k-$250k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Mercor
Mercor: Connecting expert human intelligence with frontier AI model development.
Technical judgment and coding literacy, operational ownership running complex data programs end-to-end, strong communication and customer relationship skills with technical clients.
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Research Operations Lead, Biology
San Francisco, California, United States
$150k-$200k/yr HybridFull Time
Anthropic
Anthropic: Developing safe and reliable artificial intelligence systems.
Experience managing life-sciences lab operations, procurement, vendor management, budgeting, facilities, and equipment lifecycle; bachelor's degree or equivalent required.
Claude Cowork, ELN
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AI Research Operations Lead
San Francisco, California, United States
$121k-$181k/yr HybridFull Time
Harvey
Harvey: AI platform for legal research and document analysis.
5+ YOE5+ years in operations or program management supporting design/research/product in tech; experience building processes, research operations familiarity; strong cross-functional communication; proficiency with Notion and Dovetail.
Notion, Dovetail, UserInterviews, Sprig, ListenLabs, Lookback
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Research & Financial Operations Specialist
Stanford, California, United States
$90k-$169k/yr HybridFull Time
Stanford University
Stanford University: A private research university providing higher education and research.
3+ YOEBachelor's degree plus 3 years relevant experience or equivalent; experience in research administration and financial operations; strong communication, judgment, and organizational skills; proficiency with Oracle, Oracle BI, and Excel.
Oracle, Oracle BI, Microsoft Excel
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Founding Operations Research Engineer (Full Time)
San Francisco, California, United States
$150k-$220k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Haladir
Haladir: Decisional AI layer for logistics and supply chain optimization.
Strong operations research background with MILP, constraint programming, heuristics, and local search; production Python and solver APIs; mathematical modeling, optimization deployment, US work authorization, relocation, and customer travel.
Python, Gurobi, CP-SAT, HiGHS, MILP
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Principal Research Operations Mgr
San Francisco or Glendale
$188k-$252k/yr HybridFull Time
The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney CompanyNYSE: DIS: Produces media content and operates global theme parks.
10+ YOE10+ years in ResearchOps, UX Research, Program Management, or similar operations; research systems, vendor contracts, cross-functional compliance, budgeting, and scalable process design experience; bachelor's degree required.
Research repository, Operational metrics dashboard
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Principal Research Operations Mgr
San Francisco or Glendale
$172k-$252k/yr HybridFull Time
The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney CompanyNYSE: DIS: Produces movies, operates theme parks, and provides streaming services.
10+ YOE10+ years in ResearchOps, UX Research, program management, or similar operations; vendor and tooling experience; cross-functional work with Legal, Procurement, Finance, or Security; bachelor's degree required.
OKRs
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Operations Research Analyst, Mission Engineering
Washington or Los Angeles or San Francisco or San Diego or Seattle or London
$175k-$225k/yr OnsiteFull Time
CHAOS Industries
CHAOS Industries: Develops advanced radar and sensing systems for modern defense.
5+ YOEBachelor's degree or higher in a relevant technical field, 5+ years supporting defense or advanced technology programs, mission-level operations analysis, combat simulations, statistical methods, Python, MATLAB, Linux, and TS/SCI eligibility.
AFSIM, ESAMS, Brawler, Ansys STK, Python, MATLAB, Pandas, Polars, NumPy, SciPy, Scikit-Learn, Matplotlib, Seaborn, CuPy, PyTorch, Linux, MAK VR-Forces, SIMDIS, Distributed Interactive Simulation (DIS)
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Research Operations Engineer (Applied Sensing and Health), Sensing & Connectivity
Cupertino, California, United States
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Apple
AppleNASDAQ: AAPL: Designs and sells consumer electronics, software, and online services.
Designing and executing research studies and protocols, developing research partnerships, delivering participant experiences, and coordinating cross-functional programs to translate research into product.
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Research Associate – In Vivo Operations
San Francisco, California, United States
$95k-$120k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Merge Labs
Merge Labs: Developing high-bandwidth non-invasive brain-computer interfaces using biotechnology.
5+ YOEHands-on in vivo rodent research with surgical experience; 5+ years of relevant experience; strong documentation and independence.
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UX Research Operations Program Manager
Foster City, California, United States
$123k-$168k/yr HybridFull Time
Zoox
ZooxNASDAQ: AMZN: Developing autonomous robotaxis for urban ride-hailing services.
4+ YOE4+ years in program or research operations; cross-functional stakeholder management; UX research workflows; scalable processes; strong communication.
Looker, Salesforce Data Cloud, Jira, Confluence, Figma, UserInterviews, Fieldwork
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Product and Research Operations Manager
San Francisco or London or Bengaluru
$160k-$190k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Cartesia
Cartesia: Builds real-time generative voice and multimodal AI models.
5+ YOE5+ years in operations or workforce management; experience scaling contractor/vendor workforces, systems thinking, strong analytics, and ability to design scalable QA and workforce systems.
Upwork, Mercor
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Pharmacology Operations Research Associate (Contract)
South San Francisco, California, United States
$42-$46/hr OnsiteContract
BridgeBio Oncology Therapeutics
BridgeBio Oncology TherapeuticsNASDAQ: BBOT: Developing small molecule therapeutics targeting RAS and PI3K malignancies.
4+ YOEBS in biology, 4+ years vivarium oncology experience, AALAS certification preferred, strong communication, organizational skills, and ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.
ELN, Prism, vivarium management systems
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Research Associate, R&D Operations
Alameda, California, United States
$31-$36/hr OnsiteFull Time
Sila
Sila: Manufactures silicon-based anode materials to improve battery performance.
Experience handling laboratory materials and equipment, basic laboratory equipment and computer operation, safe work practices, problem-solving, teamwork, and ability to lift up to 30 pounds and wear respiratory protection.
battery cyclers, heated chambers, glove boxes, fume hoods, online database
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Research Engineer
San Francisco, California, United States
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Pantograph
Pantograph: Building generally intelligent, affordable robots using internet-scale video training.
Experience training models on large GPU clusters, operating distributed systems, processing large datasets, and building research or production infrastructure; comfort with Kubernetes and large-scale data tools.
Kubernetes, JAX, CUDA, Linux
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Clinical Research Coordinator
San Francisco, California, United States
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UCSF Health
UCSF Health: Academic medical center providing advanced patient care and research.
Execute and coordinate clinical research protocols, interact with patients, manage data, specimens, regulatory documents, and support study operations in a hospital research setting.
Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Committee of Human Research (CHR), iMEDris, Electronic Medical Records (EMR), Access, Stata, SASS, SPSS, Teleform
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Research Scientist, ByteBrain Infrastructure Operation
San Jose, California, United States
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ByteDance
ByteDance: Developing AI-driven content platforms and mobile applications.
Proven research track record with publications; deep expertise in AI/ML or operations research; strong coding and large-scale algorithm development; excellent communication and collaboration skills.
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Lab, Research, and Operations Manager
San Francisco, California, United States
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Becoming
Becoming: Building robotic systems and AI to predict organism development.
2+ YOEMaster’s degree in Biology, Bioengineering, or related field; at least 2 years in vivo research and lab ops; hands-on animal handling; SOPs; strong communication.
LIMS, GLP, IACUC, EH&S
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Senior Research Associate, Analytical Operations
Foster City, California, United States
$95k-$123k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Gilead Sciences
Gilead SciencesNASDAQ: GILD: Develops and sells medicines for life-threatening infectious diseases.
0+ YOEBachelor's in Chemistry/Biology +2 yrs experience or Master’s with 0+ industry experience; GMP testing, analytical techniques (HPLC/UPLC, GC, IC, dissolution, KF, DSC, PSD, XRD, UV‑Vis), method verification, SOP/CAPA experience.
Ultra-Performance Liquid Chromatography (UPLC), High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC), Gas Chromatography, Ion Chromatography, Dissolution, Karl Fischer, Differential Scanning Calorimetry, Particle Size Distribution, X-Ray Powder Diffraction, UV-Vis spectroscopy