Scientist - In Vivo Molecular Neurotechnology (Bioengineering)

Location: San Francisco Bay Area; on-site

Salary: $120K–$215K per year plus equity

Company

hirify.global is a frontier research lab developing high-bandwidth brain-computer interfaces that combine biological technologies with artificial intelligence.

What you will do

• Own and scale in vivo validation pipelines in rodents for molecular biosensors and actuators, including gene delivery, surgery, sensory and behavioral paradigms, and ex vivo characterization.
• Optimize delivery vehicles, administration methods, and parameters for robust, cell-type-specific expression.
• Design in vivo experiments to benchmark biosensor and actuator performance in relevant neuroscience contexts.
• Develop custom experimental setups incorporating novel imaging and modulation instruments.
• Assess tolerability and biological effects through functional and molecular assays.
• Collaborate with molecular engineers, physical engineers, hardware teams, and data scientists; recruit and mentor research associates as needed.

Requirements

• PhD in Neuroscience, Biology, Bioengineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience leading research projects end to end.
• Expertise benchmarking and optimizing molecular tools in vivo, including viral delivery, advanced surgical procedures, histology, tissue clearing, or expansion microscopy.
• Experience conducting in vivo neuroscience research in rodents using sensory or behavioral experiments with simultaneous imaging and/or stimulation.
• Ability to develop, implement, and troubleshoot novel experimental techniques.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills in multidisciplinary research environments.
• Comfort working in a fast-paced, mission-driven research setting.

Nice to have

• Experience generating transgenic animals.
• Experience with ex vivo methods such as activity-based labeling or spatial sequencing.
• Knowledge of systems neuroscience.
• Hands-on or CRO experience with larger animals.
• Familiarity with protein or gene construct engineering and computational approaches.

Culture & Benefits

• Interdisciplinary collaboration across biology, neuroscience, engineering, and data science.
• Opportunity to develop technologies aimed at translating neural interfacing research into clinical applications.
• Full-time on-site work in the San Francisco Bay Area.
• Compensation includes equity.