Clinical Evaluation Lead
ŌURA · United States
- Hybrid
- Full-time
- $216,000 / year
- United States
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Job highlights
- Lead clinical evaluation for AI health experiences.
- Define 'good enough to ship' criteria for AI.
- Design and execute clinical evaluation suites.
- Translate evaluation results into product decisions.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams on risk.
About the role
About Oura
Our mission at Oura is to empower every person to own their inner potential. Our award-winning products help our global community gain a deeper knowledge of their readiness, activity, and sleep quality by using their Oura Ring and its connected app. We've helped millions of people understand and improve their health by providing daily insights and practical steps to inspire healthy lifestyles.
Empowering the world starts with living our values and empowering our team. As a quickly growing company focused on helping people live healthier and happier lives, we ensure that our team members have what they need to do their best work — both in and out of the office.
Role Overview
As the Clinical Evaluation Lead, you will bring your clinical and evaluation expertise into a fast‑moving, technology‑driven environment. While a member of the Clinical Affairs team, you will work day‑to‑day with product, engineering, data science, and AI teams to define, test, and maintain the quality bar for Oura’s AI‑powered health experiences. You’re the clinician‑scientist who translates our clinical stance and risk thresholds into clear evaluation suites, go/no‑go criteria, and monitoring patterns that keep our guidance safe, trustworthy, and easy to explain.
What You Will Do
- Build trust in Oura’s AI‑powered health experiences: Help define what “good enough to ship” means for AI behavior across higher‑risk journeys, with a focus on member safety, appropriate use of data, and clear boundaries between wellness and clinical advice.
- Design and run clinical evaluation suites: Translate high‑level evaluation strategy and risk tiers into concrete evaluation plans: scenario libraries, scoring rubrics, and pass/fail criteria that systematically test safety, data use, and communication quality for each release.
- Turn evaluation results into clear product decisions: Summarize evaluation outcomes into concise, decision‑ready views for product managers and clinical leadership — including go/no‑go recommendations, key risks, and trends over time (for example where quality is improving or regressing).
- Make evaluation repeatable and scalable: Develop templates, checklists, and playbooks so new AI journeys can plug into existing evaluation patterns, rather than starting from scratch. Work with technical partners to connect these suites to internal evaluation tools and release workflows.
- Collaborate cross‑functionally on risk and guardrails: Partner with product, engineering, data science, clinical, regulatory, and outcomes teams to align on evaluation requirements, launch criteria, and monitoring plans. Proactively anticipate risks, communicate clearly about trade‑offs, and maintain a collaborative mindset.
- Support clinical governance and external storytelling: Contribute evaluation inputs to clinical governance forums and help Oura articulate a credible, high‑level narrative on how we evaluate and oversee AI behavior for members, clinicians, and partners.
We would love to consider you for this role if you have:
- Advanced training and experience in a health‑related field, such as: RN/NP/PA, PharmD, or MD/DO (or equivalent).
- MS/MPH in a discipline like epidemiology, health informatics, biostatistics, or related area with demonstrable experience in digital health or clinical product development.
- 5+ years of experience in healthcare or digital health roles that involved clinical evaluation, quality/safety programs, or algorithm/AI‑enabled products.
- Hands-on experience designing or running evaluation or validation workflows for algorithms, AI/ML models, or clinical decision support tools (you have been accountable for safety and correctness, even if you were not the statistician).
- Strong clinical literacy and comfort reasoning about symptoms, risk factors, guidelines, and escalation thresholds across common cardiometabolic and general medical scenarios.
- Proven ability to work effectively with Product, Engineering, Data Science, and Regulatory/Clinical Affairs, and to influence without direct authority.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to turn complex evaluation concepts into clear frameworks and one‑page summaries for diverse audiences, including leadership.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience evaluating or building AI‑powered health applications (for example health coaches, symptom tools, or AI‑generated health content) or other high‑risk digital health systems.
- Familiarity with evaluation and observability tooling (whether commercial platforms or internal frameworks) for monitoring AI behavior over time.
- Background in health systems, digital therapeutics, or regulated health products, especially around evidence generation and safety/quality oversight.
- Comfort collaborating on data pipelines and evaluation scripts (for example basic familiarity with SQL/Python or equivalent experience working closely with data and engineering teams).
Why You’ll Love Working Here
- Step in as a direct contributor to Oura’s vision, working deeply with cross‑functional colleagues as we expand from wellness into more advanced health and AI‑enabled experiences.
- Make a direct impact on millions of members by helping ensure Oura’s AI‑powered guidance is safe, clinically grounded, and emotionally intelligent.
- Work in a small, high‑impact team setting where your clinical and evaluation expertise directly shapes product direction and infrastructure.
- Collaborate across product, engineering, AI/data science, design, regulatory, and clinical operations — and have your voice heard.
- Competitive compensation, benefits, and an opportunity to be part of a company that puts wellness, science, and innovation at the center of what we build.
Benefits
At Oura, we care about you and your well‑being. Everyone here has an Oura Ring of their own and we are continually looking for ways to support employee health.
What We Offer Includes
- Competitive salary and equity packages
- Health, dental, and vision insurance, plus mental health resources
- An Oura Ring of your own, plus employee discounts for friends and family
- Generous paid time off, company holidays, and flexible wellness time
- Paid sick leave and parental leave
Compensation
Oura takes a market‑based approach to pay, which may vary depending on your location. US locations are categorized into tiers based on a cost‑of‑labor index for that geographic area. While most offers will be closer to the starting range, successful candidates’ pay will be determined based on job‑related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, internal peer equity, and market conditions. These ranges may be modified in the future.
Region 1 $198,050 - $233,000
Region 2 $180,200 - $212,000
Region 3 $169,150 - $199,000
A recruiter can help you understand how this applies to your location.
We are not considering candidates residing in the following states: Alaska (AK), Delaware (DE), Iowa (IA), Mississippi (MS), Missouri (MO), Nebraska (NE), Rhode Island (RI), South Dakota (SD), Vermont (VT), West Virginia (WV), and Wisconsin (WI).
Equal Opportunity Employer Statement
Oura is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Individuals seeking employment at Oura are considered without regard to age, ancestry, color, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, protected family care or medical leave status, race, religion (including beliefs and practices or the absence thereof), sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. We will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.
We will work to ensure individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.
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Key skills/competency
- Clinical Evaluation
- AI/ML Model Validation
- Health Informatics
- Digital Health
- Risk Management
- Product Development
- Clinical Governance
- Cross-functional Collaboration
- Algorithm Evaluation
- Safety and Quality Assurance
Skills & topics
- Clinical Evaluation Lead
- AI Evaluation
- Machine Learning
- Health Tech
- Digital Health
- Clinical Affairs
- Product Safety
- Algorithm Validation
- Data Science
- Healthcare
How to get hired
- Tailor your resume: Highlight clinical evaluation, AI/ML validation, and digital health experience relevant to Oura's mission.
- Showcase cross-functional skills: Emphasize your ability to collaborate with product, engineering, and data science teams.
- Prepare for technical questions: Be ready to discuss designing evaluation suites and interpreting algorithm performance.
- Demonstrate clinical acumen: Articulate your understanding of health-related scenarios and risk thresholds.
- Understand Oura's values: Align your application with Oura's focus on empowering health through science and innovation.
Technical preparation
Behavioral questions
Frequently asked questions
- What is the primary focus of the Clinical Evaluation Lead role at Oura?
- The Clinical Evaluation Lead at Oura is responsible for building trust in Oura’s AI-powered health experiences. This involves defining quality standards, designing and running clinical evaluation suites, and translating results into product decisions to ensure AI guidance is safe and trustworthy.
- What kind of clinical or health-related background is required for the Clinical Evaluation Lead position?
- The role requires advanced training in a health-related field such as RN/NP/PA, PharmD, or MD/DO, or an MS/MPH in epidemiology, health informatics, or biostatistics, with a strong emphasis on digital health or clinical product development experience.
- How does Oura ensure the safety and trustworthiness of its AI-powered health experiences?
- Oura ensures safety and trustworthiness by having a Clinical Evaluation Lead who defines 'good enough to ship' criteria, designs evaluation suites with clear pass/fail criteria, and monitors AI behavior. This role collaborates closely with product, engineering, and data science teams to maintain these standards.
- What is the expected experience level for a Clinical Evaluation Lead candidate at Oura?
- Candidates should have 5+ years of experience in healthcare or digital health roles focused on clinical evaluation, quality/safety programs, or algorithm/AI-enabled products. Hands-on experience with evaluation or validation workflows for AI/ML models is also crucial.
- How does Oura support employee well-being and health?
- Oura actively supports employee well-being by providing each team member with an Oura Ring, offering comprehensive health benefits including mental health resources, and promoting a healthy work-life balance with generous time off and flexible wellness time.
- What are the preferred qualifications for the Clinical Evaluation Lead role at Oura?
- Preferred qualifications include experience evaluating or building AI-powered health applications, familiarity with evaluation and observability tooling, a background in regulated health products, and comfort collaborating on data pipelines or evaluation scripts with technical teams.
- How does Oura approach compensation for the Clinical Evaluation Lead role?
- Oura uses a market-based approach to compensation, with salary ranges varying by location (Region 1, 2, and 3). The final pay is determined by job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, internal peer equity, and market conditions.