SeniorResearchManager,PhysicalProduct

At WHOOP, we’re on a mission to unlock human performance and healthspan. WHOOP empowers members to perform at a higher level through a deeper understanding of their bodies, behaviors, and daily lives. WHOOP Labs is the research and physical product testing arm of WHOOP. We conduct human-centered research and hardware validation to ensure our devices, components, and systems meet the highest standards of scientific rigor, usability, and performance. WHOOP is hiring a Senior Research Manager, Physical Product to lead and scale research efforts supporting hardware advanced development and physical product innovation. This is a senior leadership role responsible for shaping research strategy across the hardware lifecycle—from early concept through NPI and continuous improvement. As a strategic partner, program leader, and people manager, you will build deep cross-functional relationships, drive operational excellence across complex research programs, and develop a high-performing team that delivers rigorous, high-impact research. RESPONSIBILITIES: - - Serve as the primary research partner to Hardware, Systems, Product, Signal Processing, and Quality teams, representing WHOOP Labs in roadmap and planning discussions and ensuring research strategy aligns with hardware priorities and long-term product vision. - Shape how research informs decision-making across the physical product lifecycle by advocating for rigorous, data-driven development practices and translating benchtop validation into meaningful human subject research. - Own intake, scoping, prioritization, resourcing, and execution of physical product research initiatives, partnering closely with Program Management to manage risk, communicate progress, and drive operational excellence across research workflows and lab operations. - Provide senior-level leadership for hardware validation study design, protocol development, benchmarking methodologies, test method development, and mixed-methods research, ensuring scie