Senior Neurophysiology Technician for Brain Interfaces

Washington University in St. Louis; United States; On-site; USD 39,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

The Friedman Lab at Washington University in St. Louis is recruiting a Senior Research Technician to help launch a new program in human motor neurophysiology, adaptive deep brain stimulation, and brain–computer interfaces.

You will work directly with the PI to build intraoperative recording infrastructure and run multi‑modal data collection in the OR and clinic. This foundational role requires independence, organization, and comfort in clinical environments, with responsibilities spanning data

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or combination of education and/or experience may substitute for minimum education.
• No specific certification/professional license is required for this position.
• Laboratory experience is preferred (1 year).

Responsibilities

• Coordinates intraoperative human neurophysiology recordings during awake DBS, sEEG, and other procedures.
• Sets up, calibrates, and troubleshoots multi‑modal data acquisition systems with TTL synchronization.
• Develops and maintains intraoperative and clinic‑based behavioral task paradigms.
• Builds and maintains a prospective intraoperative research registry with data ingest pipelines and QC.
• Coordinates IRB submissions and amendments and ensures protocol compliance.
• Supports subject identification, scheduling, and consenting workflows with clinical and research teams.
• Collaborates with OR staff and faculty to integrate research procedures into clinical workflows.
• Performs preliminary analysis and visualization of neural and kinematic data using Python and/or MATLAB.
• Trains and supervises junior technicians as the lab grows.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Neurophysiology

Python

MATLAB

Data acquisition

Team supervision

Education

Master’s degree

Combination of education and/or experience

Tools

DAQ systems

IMUs

EMG

Motion capture

BIDS

Job description

The Friedman Lab at Washington University in St. Louis is recruiting a Senior Research Technician to help launch a new program in human motor neurophysiology, adaptive deep brain stimulation, and brain–computer interfaces.

You will work directly with the PI to build intraoperative recording infrastructure and run multi‑modal data collection in the OR and clinic. This foundational role requires independence, organization, and comfort in clinical environments, with responsibilities spanning data