Necropsy Assistant

Biology ·  Fremont, California · Full time

Neuralink is developing ultra-high bandwidth brain-machine interfaces to connect humans and computers. We are building a team of multidisciplinary experts passionate about making a world-changing impact.

Neuralink is seeking a motivated individual for the role of Necropsy Assistant. You will help carry out in vivo experiments that collect critical safety and biocompatibility data for device development. In addition to working closely with histologists to develop high-throughput processes for slice preparation, detection methods, and data curation, you will provide important feedback to teams across multiple disciplines.

About you:

• Planning and coordinating histology studies for both small and large animals (20%)
• Conducting terminal surgical procedures, such as transcardial perfusions in large animals (20%)
• Performing animal tissue harvests and necropsies (40%)
• Maintaining laboratory equipment, preparing reagents, keeping records, and inventories (10%)
• Participating in feedback and coordinating with other teams (10%)

Key qualifications:

• Experience in Biology, Animal Sciences, Neuroscience, Immunology or a related field, with 3+ years of laboratory experience.
• 1+ years of conducting necropsies in an industrial and/or preclinical setting.
• Carry a working knowledge of basic anatomy and physiology.
• Ability to carry out and document experiments consistently, according to standard operating procedures (SOPs).
• Capacity to work in a streamlined fashion with a team in a dynamic environment.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience with animal necropsy, tissue handling, and grossing.
• Experience in identifying gross abnormalities in tissue samples and organs.
• Experience with or knowledge of a variety of routine and specialized histology stains and microscopy.
• Experience working in a GLP setting.

What we offer:

• An opportunity to change the world and work with some of the smartest and the most talented experts from different fields.
• Growth potential. We rapidly advance team members who have an outsized impact.
• Excellent medical, dental, and vision insurance through a PPO plan; parental leave.
• Flexible time off + paid holidays.
• 401(k) plan.
• Commuter Benefits.
• Meals provided.

Neuralink provides equal opportunity in all of our employment practices to all qualified employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital status, military status, genetic information or any other category protected by federal, state and local laws. This policy applies to all aspects of the employment relationship, including recruitment, hiring, compensation, promotion, transfer, disciplinary action, layoff, return from layoff, training and social, and recreational programs. All such employment decisions will be made without unlawfully discriminating on any prohibited basis.