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Role Description

As the Clinical Director of Heart Health you will bring your cardiovascular expertise into a fast-moving, technology-driven environment. While a member of the Clinical Affairs team, your day to day will be in partnership with hardware, algorithm, science and regulatory teams to define, validate and bring to market features focused on cardiovascular health. You’re the clinician-scientist who bridges human physiology and wearable product innovation with a deep focus on software as a medical device (SaMD) as well as wellness products.

• Build trust and credibility for Oura and our products for members, physicians, scientists and health systems.
• Collaborate closely with engineering, product, design, data science and algorithm teams to define clinical requirements, indications and guardrails.
• Collaborate on clinical feature specifications: Translate cardiology knowledge and existing literature into real-world informed performance goals, working closely with science and product teams.
• Design and oversee clinical validation studies (feasibility, observational, real-world) to demonstrate product performance and clinical relevance.
• Work with regulatory, quality and clinical outcomes teams to build protocols, drive submissions and ensure compliance in applicable markets, and adapt to the changing regulatory environment in major markets.
• Engage cross-functionally: proactively anticipate risks, communicate clearly about challenges, adjust plans, and maintain a collaborative mindset.
• Serve as a clinical lead across the organization: translate medical insights into product decisions, guide the team on physiology, clinical endpoints, and study design.
• Represent Oura externally to scientific audiences, payors, partners, clinicians and health systems.

Qualifications

• MD/DO/MBBS (or equivalent) with deep expertise in general cardiology or related specialty.
• Board-certified in Cardiology or a related specialty with an active medical license.
• At least 5 years practicing medicine in a relevant field (e.g. residency, fellowship, faculty).
• At least 2 years of experience in health product development or digital health, in regulated environments (software as a medical device/SaMD, wearables, diagnostics).
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; comfortable presenting to diverse teams including leadership.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience designing and executing pivotal clinical studies for regulated health products (evidence generation, real-world observational datasets, algorithm validation).
• Experience partnering with regulatory bodies (FDA, EU MDR/IVDR, or equivalent) on product submissions.
• Familiarity with algorithm/ML development in a clinical context (cardio-physiology signals, ECGs, arrhythmia detection, etc) and with the application of statistical analysis to clinical algorithms.
• Familiarity with diagnostic and wearable signals, their physiologic origins and the principles behind their measurement modalities.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and equity packages
• Health, dental, vision insurance, and mental health resources
• An Oura Ring of your own plus employee discounts for friends & family
• 20 days of paid time off plus 13 paid holidays plus 8 days of flexible wellness time off
• Paid sick leave and parental leave
• Oura takes a market-based approach to pay, which may vary depending on your location.
• Region 1 $226,100 - $266,000
• Region 2 $208,250 - $245,000
• Region 3 $189,550 - $223,000