Director,ClinicalScience

WHOOP is an advanced health and fitness wearable on a mission to unlock human performance. WHOOP empowers members to improve their health through a deeper understanding of their bodies and daily lives. As the Director, Clinical Science, you will lead the clinical science function responsible for developing the evidence that supports WHOOP’s regulated and unregulated health features, with a particular focus on Software as a Medical Device (SaMD). You will own clinical strategy across the product lifecycle, from early concept and feasibility through validation, regulatory submission, launch, and post-market evidence generation. This role requires deep expertise in SaMD clinical development, including study design, endpoint development, clinical validation, regulatory strategy, and evidence generation. As both a strategic leader and hands-on expert, you will partner closely with cross-functional teams to ensure clinical evidence supports product, regulatory, and business objectives. You will build and mentor a high-performing team of Clinical Scientists, strengthen WHOOP’s clinical science capabilities, and ensure our evidence generation strategy meets the expectations of regulators, clinicians, members, and the business. RESPONSIBILITIES: - - Own the clinical evidence strategy across WHOOP’s portfolio of regulated and unregulated health features, including feasibility, validation, regulatory submission, launch, and post-market evidence generation. - Translate product concepts and algorithms into clinically meaningful indications, claims, endpoints, and evidence strategies. - Define clinical validation strategies, including study design, comparator selection, endpoint development, sample size justification, statistical analysis planning, success criteria, and evidence requirements. - Lead the design and oversight of feasibility, validation, and post-market studies supporting product development and regulatory objectives. - Lead clinical strategy and evidence developmen