Member of Research Staff, Preclinical

About the Company

At Nudge, our mission is to develop the best technology for interfacing with the brain to improve people's lives. We are developing a non-invasive, ultrasound-based device that can stimulate and image the brain at high resolution and depth.

Responsibilities

• Execute rodent experiments (mice and rats) in compliance with standardized protocols
• Perform and support in vivo procedures, including animal stereotaxic surgery, neural imaging, electrophysiology, behavior, and ultrasound delivery
• Perform rodent perfusions, brain extraction, and tissue collection for downstream histological and molecular analysis
• Conduct in vitro cell culture and brain slice experiments
• Design, build, and improve experimental setups, tools, and laboratory workflows

Requirements

• Hands-on experience working in a preclinical or animal research laboratory
• Experience handling rodents (mice and/or rats)
• Familiarity with basic in vivo techniques such as dosing, anesthesia, perfusion, and tissue harvest
• Familiarity with sterile cell culture technique
• Ability to fabricate simple fixtures and adapt laboratory equipment
• High integrity and strong professional judgment

Preferred Qualifications

• Neuroscience experience
• Experience with stereotactic viral injections or cranial window implantations
• Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in neuroscience, biology, or a related field