Clinical Director, Metabolic Health

Oura Oura · Consumer · United Kingdom · Commercial

Oura is seeking a Clinical Director, Metabolic Health to bring expertise in endocrinology or metabolic medicine to a technology-driven environment. This role will partner with hardware, algorithm, science, and regulatory teams to define, validate, and launch metabolic-relevant features, enhancing Oura's ability to monitor and support metabolic health. The position involves bridging human physiology and wearable product innovation in both wellness and SaMD spaces.

What you'd actually do

  1. Build trust and credibility for Oura and our products for members, physicians, scientists and health systems.
  2. Collaborate closely with engineering, product, design, data science and algorithm teams to define clinical features aligned with metabolic health, including integrations with continuous glucose monitors (CGM) and laboratory testing.
  3. Collaborate on clinical feature specifications: Translate your metabolic health knowledge and existing literature into real-world informed performance goals, working closely with science and product teams.
  4. Design and oversee clinical validation studies (feasibility, observational, real-world) to demonstrate product performance and clinical relevance in the metabolic space.
  5. 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.

Skills

Required

  • MD/DO/MBBS/Consultant/GP (or local equivalent) with deep expertise in general endocrinology, metabolic medicine, or related specialty.
  • Board-certified in Internal Medicine, Endocrinology or a related specialty with an active medical license.
  • At least 5 years practicing medicine in a relevant field.
  • Prior 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.

Nice to have

  • Experience designing and executing pivotal clinical studies for regulated health products (evidence generation, real-world observational datasets, algorithm validation).
  • Familiarity with algorithm/ML development in a clinical context (glycemic patterns, insulin resistance markers, or metabolic-physiology signals) 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.
  • Experience partnering with regulatory bodies (FDA, EU MDR/IVDR, or equivalent) on product submissions for metabolic health tools.

What the JD emphasized

  • regulated environments (software as a medical device/SaMD, wearables, diagnostics)
  • pivotal clinical studies for regulated health products
  • algorithm/ML development in a clinical context
  • regulatory bodies (FDA, EU MDR/IVDR, or equivalent) on product submissions for metabolic health tools