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Merge Labs · 19 hours ago

Scientist - Immunology

San Francisco, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$165K/yr - $215K/yr

Merge Labs is a frontier research lab focused on bridging biological and artificial intelligence to enhance human capabilities. The Immunologist will design and validate biological strategies for immune tolerance related to brain-computer interfaces, collaborating with various teams to ensure compatibility and performance.

BiotechnologyHuman ResourcesSoftware

Responsibilities

Characterize the immunogenicity of engineered proteins, establishing quantitative readouts and benchmarks for immune compatibility in relevant in vitro and in vivo experimental models

Scale high-throughput immune characterization assays and workflows to enable rapid hypothesis testing and iteration

Collaborate with our computational and protein engineering teams to design and execute strategies to enhance immunological tolerance to molecular components of next-generation brain-computer interfaces to improve human compatibility

Drive technical ownership of projects from concept to execution, including experimental planning, prioritization, documentation, and clear communication of results

Qualification

ImmunologyBioengineeringVitro experimentsVivo experimentsQuantitative reasoningExperimental planningCollaborationCommunicationCreative problem-solving

Required

Have a PhD in Immunology, Bioengineering, or a related field, or have equivalent experience leading research projects end-to-end

Are proficient in designing, executing, and interpreting in vitro and in vivo experiments that interrogate immune responses, with strong experimental rigor and quantitative reasoning

Are comfortable contributing to the design and evaluation of innovative solutions aimed at promoting immune tolerance

Think mechanistically: you are motivated by understanding how things work, not just that they work

Feel joy in collaboration and communicate naturally with experts across disciplines

Are energized by 0->1 innovations and always on the lookout for creative ways to do better

Want to be part of a fast-paced team working on frontier scientific and technical problems

Company

Merge Labs

Merge Labs provides a single API to connect software applications with multiple third-party platforms.

Founded in 2025

San Francisco, California, USA

11-50 employees

https://merge.io/

Funding

Current Stage

Early Stage

Total Funding

$252M

Key Investors

OpenAI

2026-01-15Seed· $252M

Recent News

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