Director of Clinical Research

Eight Sleep
Boston, San Francisco
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Laboratory & Clinical OperationsExperience: 10+ yearsEducation: phdSkills: ["Leadership","Mentorship","Cross-functional collaboration","Scientific communication","Hands-on execution"]

Own the clinical research organization and scientific backbone behind Eight Sleep’s hardware, sensing, and AI/ML. Lead a 10+ person team spanning clinical operations, data engineering, and data science, managing studies end-to-end from protocol ideation and IRB submission through analysis and reporting. Set rigorous statistical validation criteria, translate research into product features, and serve as the company’s public scientific voice via publications, press, and podcasts.

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Director of Clinical Research

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Job Summary

Own the clinical research organization and scientific backbone behind Eight Sleep’s hardware, sensing, and AI/ML. Lead a 10+ person team spanning clinical operations, data engineering, and data science, managing studies end-to-end from protocol ideation and IRB submission through analysis and reporting. Set rigorous statistical validation criteria, translate research into product features, and serve as the company’s public scientific voice via publications, press, and podcasts.
Location: Boston, San Francisco
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Laboratory & Clinical Operations
Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Own and grow the clinical research & science organization, leading and mentoring a 10+ person team across clinical operations, data engineering, and data science.
  • •Direct human research studies end-to-end supporting hardware, sensing, and AI/ML, from protocol development and IRB submission through data collection, analysis, and reporting.
  • •Apply rigorous statistical and testing criteria to validate hardware and algorithm performance before launch.
  • •Translate research into product features by partnering with Product, Growth, Design, and Engineering (e.g., Pregnancy Mode, Rapid Cooling Mode, Jet Lag Mode).
  • •Lead scientific communications and public-facing science efforts, including publishing (blogs/white papers/peer-reviewed work) and representing the company in press, podcasts, and conferences.

Pay and Benefits

Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Health InsuranceVisionDentalEquity

Key Requirements

  • •PhD in physiology, neuroscience, sleep science, or a related field.
  • •10+ years of human research experience, including at least 5 years at high-growth startups or consumer health/hardware technology companies.
  • •5+ years of people management experience, including hiring, compensation decisions, and formal performance management.
  • •Experience with biosensing devices or consumer health technology pursuing clinical validation; strong record of peer-reviewed publications and IRB-approved study author/principal investigator work.
  • •Advanced statistical fluency to define criteria, run power calculations, and analyze raw data alongside data scientists and biostatisticians.
Experience:10+ yearsHuman researchConsumer healthHardware technologyHealthcare
Education:PhD / Doctorate in physiology, neuroscience, sleep science, or a related field
Skills:LeadershipMentorshipCross-functional collaborationScientific communicationHands-on execution
Tech Stack:AI/MLData engineeringData scienceIRB submissionMAETOST equivalence testingBland-Altman analysisPower calculations

Company Brief

Eight Sleep
Eight Sleep makes AI-powered sleep hardware and software (the Pod) that monitors biometrics and adjusts temperature, elevation, and sound to improve sleep and recovery for consumers and clinical applications. Recent expansion targets medical use cases and global retail. ([crunchbase.com](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/eight-sleep?utm_source=openai))
Industry: Wellness & Preventive Health
Company Size: Medium (51 to 250 employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: USD 250M to 500M
Funding: Series D
Headquarters: New York, United States
Founded: 2014
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