Director, Clinical Science

Whoop
Boston
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 220,000 - 245,000 annuallyFunction: Executive & General ManagementExperience: 10+ yearsEducation: mastersSkills: ["Leadership","Mentorship","Stakeholder management","Scientific communication","Strategic influence"]

Lead the clinical science function to build the evidence behind WHOOP’s regulated and unregulated health features, with a focus on Software as a Medical Device (SaMD). Own clinical strategy across feasibility, validation, regulatory submission, launch, and post-market evidence generation. Guide study design, endpoints, and statistical planning, mentor a clinical science team, and partner across Product, Data Science, Engineering, Regulatory, Quality, Legal, and Commercial to inform decisions for regulators and members.

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Director, Clinical Science

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Job Summary

Lead the clinical science function to build the evidence behind WHOOP’s regulated and unregulated health features, with a focus on Software as a Medical Device (SaMD). Own clinical strategy across feasibility, validation, regulatory submission, launch, and post-market evidence generation. Guide study design, endpoints, and statistical planning, mentor a clinical science team, and partner across Product, Data Science, Engineering, Regulatory, Quality, Legal, and Commercial to inform decisions for regulators and members.
Location: Boston
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Executive & General Management
Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Own the clinical evidence strategy across WHOOP’s portfolio of regulated and unregulated health features, from feasibility through post-market evidence generation.
  • •Translate product concepts and algorithms into clinically meaningful indications, claims, endpoints, and evidence strategies.
  • •Define and lead clinical validation strategies, including study design, comparator selection, endpoint development, sample size justification, statistical analysis planning, and success criteria.
  • •Lead feasibility, validation, and post-market studies that support product development and regulatory objectives.
  • •Develop clinical strategy for regulatory pathways (e.g., FDA, CE Mark), author and review clinical deliverables (protocols, CRFs, SAPs, CSRs, CERs), and build/lead the Clinical Science organization.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 220,000 - 245,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Equity

Key Requirements

  • •Advanced degree (PhD, MD, PharmD, DrPH, MPH/MS with relevant experience, or equivalent) in life sciences, medicine, public health, epidemiology, biostatistics, or related fields.
  • •10+ years of experience in clinical science, clinical research, medical devices, digital health, diagnostics, pharmaceuticals, or other regulated healthcare environments.
  • •5+ years leading and developing clinical science or clinical research teams.
  • •Demonstrated experience generating clinical evidence for regulated products, ideally SaMD or digital health technologies.
  • •Deep expertise in clinical study design, endpoint development, clinical validation, statistical analysis planning, and evidence generation; plus experience supporting FDA/CE Mark or other regulatory submissions.
Experience:10+ yearsDigital healthMedical devicesPharmaceuticalsClinical research
Education:Master's
Skills:LeadershipMentorshipStakeholder managementScientific communicationStrategic influence
Tech Stack:RSASPythonSQLCDISCSDTMADaMMachine learning

Company Brief

Whoop
Whoop designs and sells a subscription-based wearable fitness tracker and analytics platform that monitors recovery, strain, and sleep to optimize athletic performance and daily health for consumers and professional athletes.
Industry: Wearables
Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: Boston, United States
Founded: 2012
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