Careers

Physical and Life Sciences (PLS) team members deliver innovation and scientific leadership that is at the heart of LLNL’s “Science on a Mission.” We offer our employees competitive salaries and benefits and commitment to work-life balance.

Explore open positions in PLS on this page or learn more about specific programs by visiting our postdoctoral research and student internship programs pages.

For more information about job opportunities across the Lab, including a full list of open positions at LLNL, please visit the LLNL Careers page.

Current openings

Group Leader - Plasma Science for Pulsed Power Fusion and National Security Apply Now

Mid-Senior Level | Full-time
Physical Life Sciences | Livermore, CA | 2025-06-17T19:52:45.646Z

Administrative Specialist - Materials Science Division Apply Now

Mid-Senior Level | Full-time
Physical Life Sciences | Livermore, CA | 2025-06-17T18:55:05.485Z

Optics Materials Research Scientist Apply Now

Mid-Senior Level | Full-time
Physical Life Sciences | Livermore, CA | 2025-05-28T23:50:43.816Z

Computational Biology - Postdoctoral Researcher Apply Now

Entry Level | Full-time
Physical Life Sciences | Livermore, CA | 2025-05-10T00:21:27.678Z

Research Scientist - Cell Biology Apply Now

Associate | Full-time
Physical Life Sciences | Livermore, CA | 2025-05-02T21:01:45.099Z