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# People Operations at Epia Neuro

- **Company:** Epia Neuro
- **Location:** Alameda, CA
- **Compensation:** $95k–$125k
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-08-21
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-14
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/epianeuro/7e2e3249-091f-4104-adab-1dd8c412e0d8

## Job description

## About Us

Epia Neuro is a neural technology company developing intent-driven systems designed to restore function and independence for people living with neurological conditions. Its platform integrates implantable neural interfaces, adaptive algorithms, and assistive devices to translate neural intent into real-world action. The company’s initial focus is stroke-related motor impairment, with expansion in cognitive decline and other neurological disorders, focusing on long-term solutions for the growing aging population.

## The Role

We're looking for someone to join our People team onsite, five days a week, at our Alameda office. This is a great opportunity to work across a range of different areas, including recruiting, employer branding, vendor management, and day to day HR operations, while reporting directly to our COO. We're looking for someone who's highly organized, comfortable moving between different types of work in the same day, and excited to build a long-term career in HR.

Who Thrives in This Role

- You want breadth over specialization, and are able to seamlessly context switch between a hiring push, an office fire drill, and next week's team event, sometimes all in the same day.
- You see gaps and fill them, rather than waiting for a title or process to tell you it's your job.
- You care about the people experience, whether that's a great first day for a new hire or a team event that actually lands well.
- You enjoy tinkering with People and productivity software to help the team move efficiently.

## What You'll Do

HR & People Operations Support

- Be a go to resource for managers with day to day HR questions.
- Facilitate onboarding and offboarding for new hires and departing employees.
- Assist with HR programs or special projects.
- Keep our HRIS accurate and organized.
- Pitch in wherever the People team needs support.

Office & Culture Operations

- Keep the office stocked and running smoothly.
- Plan and run culture events like happy hours, onsites, and offsites.
- Support internal communications around culture and events.

Vendor Management

- Own day to day communication with our suppliers and consultants.
- Project manage the influx of requests.
- Coordinate with legal on routine vendor matters.
- Track vendor contracts and renewal timelines, flagging anything with real legal or financial exposure.

Recruiting Coordination & Employer Branding

- Help build our employer brand by drafting and scheduling LinkedIn content with our Technical Recruiter.
- Support onsite interview logistics, including room setup and hosting candidates.
- Coordinate interviews across the hiring pipeline in partnership with our Technical Recruiter.
- Support offer logistics, including offer letters and background checks.

What Success Looks Like

- Candidate experience runs smoothly, with clear communication between hiring managers and candidates.
- Culture events are creative and support the culture at Epia.
- Vendor relationships and contracts are handled proactively, with nothing falling through the cracks.
- Managers and employees can count on you for accurate, timely HR support.

## What You'll Bring

- At least 2-3 years of experience in HR, recruiting coordination, office administration, or a related support role.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
- Comfort with Outlook, Microsoft Suite, Notion, Claude, Ashby (or equivalent ATS) and HRIS, or the ability to learn quickly.
- Familiarity with LinkedIn and basic content scheduling.
- Strong written communication and follow through.

Location This role is expected to work on site from our Alameda Headquarters 5 days a week.

## How We Work

- We are intentional. We prioritize and are thoughtful about how we use others’ time.
- We care for others. We prioritize safety both for patients and one another.
- We own outcomes, not just tasks. Our work demands the highest standards because it impacts real patients and real lives.
- Humility is a strength. We are honest about what we know and what we don’t know. Getting it right matters more than being right.

## Benefits

Full-time employees are eligible for the following benefits listed below.

- Competitive base salary with equity
- 100% of healthcare coverage for you and your dependents
- Generous vacation policy
- Paid parental leave
- Work from our beautiful waterfront office in Alameda, CA, with access to collaborative spaces and labs.

## About Epia Neuro

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Epia Neuro is developing a minimally invasive, implantable brain-computer interface system that translates neural intent into real-world action, starting with stroke recovery and expanding to cognitive decline and other neurological disorders.
- **Entity Type**: Private (stealth-stage startup – officially launched April 2026; no funding round disclosed)
- **Headquarters**: Alameda, California, United States
- **Founded**: 2026 (official launch); development began approximately 2021
- **Founders**: Michel Maharbiz, Ph.D. (CEO) and Gil Mandelbaum, Ph.D. (CTO & Science Officer)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Medical Equipment Manufacturing / Neurotechnology (Brain-Computer Interfaces)
- **Target customers**: B2B – hospitals, neurosurgery departments, rehabilitation clinics; B2C – stroke survivors and individuals with movement or cognitive impairments
- **Mission statement**: “To address the gap between intent and action” – building neurotechnology that gives back the freedom to move and think

## Products & Services
- **Implantable Brain Interface**: A proprietary neural interface that captures signals without piercing the dura. Designed for sub-hour implantation by any neurosurgeon. Supports both sensing (reading neural intent) and stimulation (closed-loop therapy). Rechargeable non-invasively via headset and built with a cradle system for future upgrades without additional invasive surgery.
- **Decoder System / Closed-Loop Intelligence**: Adaptive algorithms that interpret neural signals in real time and adjust stimulation parameters continuously, building a personalized “longitudinal map” of each patient’s neural activity.
- **Wearable Grip Assist**: A lightweight, daily-use motor prosthetic that helps stroke survivors grasp, hold, and release objects. Developed with input from survivors, advocates, and clinicians.
- **Platform Expansion**: The stroke therapy acts as a proof-of-concept for treating epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease, cognitive decline, and other neurological conditions through combined sensing and deep brain stimulation.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not publicly available (company is pre‑revenue and privately held)
- **Key Metric**: Total funding – not publicly disclosed (company is “totally independent” according to Inside BCI, with no disclosed investors)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Institutional advisors include Mass General Hospital, Lenox Hill Hospital (first‑in‑human trial site), Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and Harvard Medical School. No formal investor list has been released.
- **Growth Signals**: Official launch April 2026; plans for first‑in‑human system demonstrations at Lenox Hill Hospital (New York) later in 2026; headcount of 24 employees (as of mid‑2026) with active hiring across engineering, electrical systems, and clinical roles; increasing LinkedIn follower base (1,459) and strong social engagement on launch posts.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Minimally Invasive**: Implant sits entirely within the skull, no breach of dura – reduces surgical risk compared to penetrating cortical BCIs.
- **Quick Procedure & Scalability**: Designed for sub‑hour implantation by any neurosurgeon, facilitating broad clinical adoption.
- **Upgradable & Long‑Life**: Cradle system allows device upgrades without additional surgery. Rechargeable headset eliminates the need for battery‑replacement surgeries.
- **Closed‑Loop Read/Write**: Both senses neural signals and delivers stimulation, enabling adaptive, real‑time therapy (beyond read‑only BCIs).
- **Platform Approach**: Stroke motor recovery is the entry point; the same hardware/software stack can address epilepsy, Parkinson’s, and cognitive decline, creating a large addressable market (estimated >$5B US opportunity for stroke alone).

## Strategic Focus
- **Near‑term**: Complete first‑in‑human demos, prepare for regulatory submissions (FDA), and scale the engineering team.
- **Medium‑term**: Leverage stroke clinical data to build evidence for cognitive decline and other indications; broaden the implant’s deep brain stimulation capabilities.
- **Long‑term**: Become a standard‑of‑care neural interface platform for a wide range of neurological disorders, with an emphasis on “widely accessible” neurotechnology.

## Why Work Here
- **Mission‑Driven**: Employees directly contribute to restoring independence for stroke survivors and people with neurological conditions (“If you want your work to restore independence for millions of people, we want to hear from you.”)
- **Cutting‑Edge Technology**: Work on the frontier of medical BCI, combining implantable hardware, adaptive AI, and real‑time neural decoding.
- **Early‑Stage Culture**: As a recently launched startup (~24 employees), you’ll have outsized impact on product design, clinical strategy, and company trajectory.
- **Multidisciplinary Team**: Composed of engineers, neuroscientists, and operations leaders from iota Biosciences, UC Berkeley, Harvard, and industry.
- **Work Style**: Likely in‑office in Alameda, CA (with a small presence in Canada); no formal remote/hybrid policy announced yet.
- **Active Hiring**: Open roles include Staff/Principal Electrical Systems Engineer, Analog Mixed‑Signal Design Engineer, and other technical positions (see careers page).

## Sources
1. [epianeuro.com](https://www.epianeuro.com/)
2. [businesswire.com](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260402282679/en/Epia-Neuro-Launches-to-Develop-Intent-Driven-Neural-Technology-to-Restore-Function-After-Stroke-and-Address-Cognitive-Decline)
3. [linkedin.com/company/epia-neuro](https://www.linkedin.com/company/epia-neuro)
4. [insidebci.com](https://insidebci.com/news/2026-04-22-maharbiz-launches-epia-neuro-stroke-focused-bci-built-for-lifelong-assistive-use/)

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