Merge Labs
Research Associate – In Vivo Operations
$95K–$120K
San Francisco Bay Area · On-site · Full-time · Posted May 11, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years of relevant academic or industry experience.
- Education
- BS, BA, or MS in Biology, Biochemistry, Neuroscience, Bioengineering, or a related field.
About the job
Executes and scales rodent in vivo studies and surgical workflows, generating reproducible data to support neurotechnology research.
What you'll do
- Conduct rodent studies and advanced surgeries; manage scheduling, dosing, monitoring, and data collection.
- Collect and process tissue, coordinate downstream analyses, and support histology and immunological assays.
- Troubleshoot experiments, improve protocols, collaborate across teams, and maintain audit-ready documentation and compliance.
What they ask for
- BS, BA, or MS in Biology, Biochemistry, Neuroscience, Bioengineering, or a related field.
- 5+ years of relevant academic or industry experience, including hands-on in vivo research and rodent stereotaxic surgery.
- Ability to independently prioritize and manage multiple concurrent studies.
- Strong attention to detail, data quality, reproducibility, documentation, organization, and communication.
Pay
$95K – $120K USD base salary
Tools
immunofluorescence, H&E staining, ELISAs
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