Large Animal Neuroscience Lead

Job overview

The Large Animal Neuroscience Lead role is onsite at study facilities, with work across labs in Palo Alto and Mountain View, CA; the listing location is Mountain View, CA. Compensation is $170,000–$190,000 per year. Subsense is developing a non-surgical, bidirectional brain-computer interface for medical applications and future brain-to-AI communication. The lead directs the transition of the company’s nanoparticle neurotechnology research from rodents to large animals. The role designs and runs acute pig studies, leads a small research team, manages external research partners, and turns experimental results into documented technical and development decisions.

What you'll do

• Design and execute acute, non-GLP pig neuroscience studies
• work in operating rooms on stereotactic targeting, instrumentation, stimulation, and electrophysiological recordings
• lead and train a 3–4-person team
• manage CRO and academic partner scopes, protocols, budgets, timelines, execution, and data quality
• adapt rodent methods to large-animal workflows
• establish neural readouts and analysis workflows
• coordinate animal-use protocols and humane endpoints
• connect physiology with imaging and tissue analysis
• deliver study reports and reproducible datasets.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

large animal neuroscience lead

full-time

mountain view ca

subsense

pig neuroscience

large-animal research

neurotechnology

brain-computer interface

electrophysiology

cro management

team leadership

$170,000–$190,000 per year

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Equity, medical, dental, vision, 401(k), commuter benefits, and paid time off.

Why this role

Requires a relevant PhD or suitable advanced degree and substantial hands-on large-animal neuroscience experience. The role requires U.S. residence, onsite work at study facilities, and travel to CRO and partner sites as needed.

About the employer

Subsense is hiring for this role. Industry: Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology). Sector: 54.