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Computational Neuroscientist - R&D

Employer
Inscopix, Inc.
Location
Palo Alto, California
Salary
Competitive salary and benefits
Closing date
May 28, 2021

Job Details

Inscopix, a discovery phase neurotechnology company, is seeking a computational neuroscientist to join our science R&D team to work on the research & development of neuroimaging processing and analysis tools for neuroscientists. In this role, you will develop advanced tools for the analysis of neural data sets, including the extraction of biological signals from imaging data sets, and drive the development of innovative neuroscience algorithms. The ideal candidate will demonstrate deep understanding of statistical and machine learning concepts, particularly as they apply to processing, analyzing, and interpreting in vivo neural and behavioral datasets. A successful candidate will have excellent communication skills, with an ability to craft clear data narratives and share them via illustrative visualizations, Python notebooks, and slide deck presentations.  

Examples of projects include:

  • Develop algorithms or improve existing methodologies for image processing, motion correction, cell identification and trace extraction
  • Process and analyze calcium activity from non-neuronal brain cells (glia)
  • Align and co-register neural imaging datasets collected from different imaging modalities
  • Process and analyze changes in brain fluorescence from novel genetically-encoded neural sensors

Responsibilities:

  • Collaborate with neuroscientists and engineers to develop innovative analyses of large scale video & time-series data, including calcium imaging and behavioral data
  • Lead external neuroscience data analysis collaborations in industry and academia
  • Perform and report exploratory analyses on novel and existing algorithms for analysis of high dimensional brain activity and animal behavior datasets

The ideal candidate will have/be:

  • PhD in neuroscience or related field
  • 5+ years of data science experience in the Neuroscience field
  • Experience manipulating, processing and analyzing  in vivo 1-photon calcium imaging data as well as analyzing neural & behavioral data
  • Experience with manipulating, analyzing, and visualizing and data in Python (e.g. NumPy, SciPy, Pandas, Matplotlib, Seaborn)
  • Experience working closely with neuroscientists in study design and data analysis
  • Team oriented - ability to multitask on a variety of projects with diverse needs
  • Detail oriented - ability to develop detailed plans and then execute on those plans
  • Priority minded - ability to stay focused, identifying and executing on only the most important issues
  • Strong publication record

Desired Experience

  • Postdoc experience
  • Experience with manipulating, processing and analyzing rodent behavior video data
  • Experience applying machine learning and/or deep learning techniques to answer neuroscience questions (e.g. using scikit-learn, statsmodels, Keras, Tensorflow)
  • Experience with algorithm development and optimization
  • Grant writing experience

Location

  • Palo Alto, CA

To Apply:

Please forward cover letter and resume

About Inscopix

Inscopix is a neurotechnology company developing a platform and full stack for real-time brain mapping. Our vision at Inscopix is to drive new treatments to dramatically improve the health and well-being of people suffering from debilitating brain and nervous system disorders. Inscopix’s flagship products, nVista and nVoke, have been deployed in over 400 research institutions across the world resulting in over 100 top-tier scientific publications and empowering breakthroughs in Alzheimers, Parkinson’s, psychiatric disorders, chronic pain, and addiction. Based in Palo Alto, the Inscopix team brings together deep domain expertise in neuroscience, engineering, and data science. Advised and backed by industry luminaries and investors, Inscopix has been recognized as a World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer, and by Deloitte as one of North America’s fastest growing technology companies.

Inscopix is an equal employment opportunity employer.

Company

Decoding the neural language of the brain is the defining scientific challenge and opportunity of the 21st Century. Inscopix is a discovery phase neurotechnology company based in Palo Alto developing a platform and full stack for real-time brain mapping. Our team brings together deep domain expertise in neuroscience, physics, engineering, software development, and data science and is enabling radically new approaches to understanding the brain in health and disease. Inscopix’s neurotechnologies and the knowledge that they foster will transform human existence, from alleviating the suffering caused by debilitating brain disorders, to the development of advanced artificial intelligence, to a more profound understanding of what makes us the dominant species on Planet Earth. nVista and nVoke, our flagship products, are in use today at over 350 research institutions across the world, and have resulted in over 65 top-tier scientific publications on learning, memory, cognition, and on the brain circuits implicated in diseases such as Parkinson’s. Our instrumentation products are accompanied with sophisticated data analysis software as part of end-to-end solutions for generating and analyzing brain activity data. Inscopix has been recognized as a World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer, and by Deloitte as one of North America’s fastest growing technology companies. Inscopix is an equal employment opportunity employer.

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