Lead Human Neuroscience Researcher, Longitudinal Studies

Convergent Research; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 183,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401(k) with match

Life and AD&D insurance

Holiday and birthday leave

PTO and sick leave

Job summary

Arbor Neuroscience is expanding its human neuroscience program and seeks a PhD-level researcher to design and run longitudinal studies using functional ultrasound and neuromodulation. You will own experimental rigs, collaborate with engineers and clinicians, and travel to clinical sites as needed.

The role emphasizes end-to-end study execution, data analysis, and publishing results to advance neuromodulation research with patient impact.

Qualifications

• PhD in neuroscience or related field with experience in human studies.
• Experience running human studies end to end including recruitment and data collection.
• Ability to troubleshoot hardware and software rigs.
• Strong computational skills for data analysis.
• Interest in translating research to patient outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Design longitudinal, causal, within-subject human studies: imaging first, then neuromodulation.
• Run those experiments, or oversee them as the program grows.
• Own the experimental rigs: specify what's needed, keep them running, and work with our engineers on device usability and improvements.
• Work with research collaborators, including travel to clinical sites.
• Support participant recruitment alongside our clinical operations lead.
• Analyze and interpret data, with our analysis lead.
• Write up results, publish, and present at scientific meetings.
• Help shape the human neuroscience program.

Skills

Study design

Data analysis

Communication

Collaboration

Patient focus

Education

PhD in neuroscience or related field

Tools

Hardware troubleshooting

Rig design

IRB protocol writing

Job description

Arbor Neuroscience is expanding its human neuroscience program and seeks a PhD-level researcher to design and run longitudinal studies using functional ultrasound and neuromodulation. You will own experimental rigs, collaborate with engineers and clinicians, and travel to clinical sites as needed.

The role emphasizes end-to-end study execution, data analysis, and publishing results to advance neuromodulation research with patient impact.