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Research Associate – Immunotolerization

Merge Labs· Bioengineering
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San Francisco Bay Area$95k - $120kFull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Research Associate role focused on understanding and controlling how novel proteins are seen by the immune system to enable de-immunization for durable, safe brain-computer interfaces.

Responsibilities

  • Execute assays that characterize the immunogenicity of engineered proteins, generating quantitative readouts of immune processing, presentation, and recognition in in vitro models.
  • Help scale and run high-throughput immune characterization workflows to enable rapid hypothesis testing and iteration.
  • Maintain accurate lab records, inventories, and shared resources.
  • Analyze and present data to help guide experimental design.
  • Learn new techniques and collaborate across scientific disciplines.

Qualifications

  • A BS, BA, or MS in Immunology, Biology, Biochemistry, Bioengineering, or a related field.
  • Hands-on experience in one or more of the following: mammalian cell culture, in vitro immune/cell-based assays, molecular cloning.
  • Strong expertise in (or eagerness to build expertise) the mechanisms that govern antigen processing and immune recognition.
  • Strong attention to detail and comfort with the documentation rigor that reproducible data requires.
  • A collaborative, organized approach to experimental work and data integrity.
  • Prior experience in an academic or industry research lab.
  • The desire to be part of a fast-paced team working on frontier scientific and technical problems.

Skills

Required:Immunogenicity assaysHigh-throughput workflow executionLab record keepingData analysis and presentation
Last updated Oct 7, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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