Neurosurgeon Resident (Part-time Residency 2025)

Team Description:

The Surgery Team is responsible for making sure Neuralink’s various implanted devices get installed safely and efficiently. This means our job as a team is not limited just to the insertion of the implant’s electrodes but instead to owning the full surgery experience of a potential Neuralink customer in a way that scales. The team works towards our mission of safely installing our implant through in-depth preclinical studies by conducting surgeries and diving into data analysis.

Job Description and Responsibilities:

As a Neurosurgical Resident Innovation Fellow at Neuralink, you will train with our neurosurgical leads to function as an assistant or primary surgeon for experimental brain-computer interface procedures using human cadavers or large animal subjects. In addition, you will work closely with technical teams to continuously refine and innovate surgical techniques and provide usability and safety feedback. You will also participate in engineering design reviews for new developments of the surgical robot, surgical processes, or implant. Additionally, neurosurgeons work with veterinary anesthesiologists and veterinary technicians to ensure the humane and ethical use of animal subjects (read more about animal care and use at https://neuralink.com/blog/).

Required Qualifications:

• Doctor of Medicine. Resident Physician in Neurosurgery
• You are a neurosurgeon, neurosurgical resident, or other surgeon-in-training as approved by Neuralink.
• Research year in residency
• You have 1-2 years of experience performing neurosurgery in an operating room.
• You have expert knowledge of operating room procedures with respect to sterile fields, surgical equipment, and surgical procedures.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Evidence of exceptional ability in neurosurgery.
• Keen attention to detail
• First-principles-based thinking
• Ability to effectively manage multiple and changing priorities.