CareerPlan

Research Scientist

Boston, MA (Main Campus), USFull-time$68k–$96k2026-10-29 → 2026-11-10
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Core

Lead computational modeling of non-ionizing electromagnetic fields on the human nervous system, developing head models and neuron simulations.

Role type

Senior IC research scientist (computational neuroimaging)

Builds

Biophysically realistic head models, tissue segmentation pipelines, and E-field simulations

Domain

Biomedical engineering / Computational neuroscience

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

E-field simulation (SimNIBS, Sim4Life, CST Studio Suite, ANSYS HFSS), neuron modeling (NEURON, multi-compartment), numerical methods, biophysical modeling

Preferred skills

Modeling EM field effects on biological tissue, mentoring junior staff

Technologies

SimNIBS, Sim4Life, CST Studio Suite, ANSYS HFSS, NEURON

Responsibilities

Lead creation of realistic head models for E-field simulation, conduct numerical simulations of neural activity, implement biophysically realistic neuron models, supervise Research Engineer and graduate student, contribute to technical reporting and manuscript preparation

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC