Immunologist: Immune Tolerance for Next-Gen Brain Interfaces

Merge Labs; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Merge Labs is seeking an Immunologist in San Francisco to design, build, and validate immune strategies for durable tolerance to novel proteins in brain-computer interfaces.

You will characterize immune responses, scale high-throughput assays, and collaborate with computational and protein engineering teams to advance immune-tolerant molecular components. The role requires rigorous experimental work and cross-disciplinary collaboration.

Qualifications

• PhD in Immunology, Bioengineering or related field.
• Experience leading end-to-end immune characterization studies.
• Proficient in designing and interpreting in vitro and in vivo experiments.

Responsibilities

• Characterize the immunogenicity of engineered proteins, establishing quantitative readouts and benchmarks for immune compatibility in relevant in vitro and in vivo experimental models.
• Scale high-throughput immune characterization assays and workflows to enable rapid hypothesis testing and iteration.
• Collaborate with our computational and protein engineering teams to design and execute strategies to enhance immunological tolerance to molecular components of next-generation brain-computer interfaces to improve human compatibility.
• Drive technical ownership of projects from concept to execution, including experimental planning, prioritization, documentation, and clear communication of results.

Skills

Experimental design

In vitro/in vivo assays

Quantitative reasoning

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Education

PhD in Immunology or Bioengineering

Job description

Merge Labs is seeking an Immunologist in San Francisco to design, build, and validate immune strategies for durable tolerance to novel proteins in brain-computer interfaces.

You will characterize immune responses, scale high-throughput assays, and collaborate with computational and protein engineering teams to advance immune-tolerant molecular components. The role requires rigorous experimental work and cross-disciplinary collaboration.