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Eight Sleep is seeking a Director of Clinical Research to lead and build out the company's clinical research organization. Reporting to the VP of R&D, you will manage a team of 10+ research associates, data scientists, and data engineers, owning all human research studies that validate Eight Sleep's hardware, sensing algorithms, and AI/ML capabilities.
Key responsibilities include: directing the full lifecycle of clinical studies from protocol development through IRB submission, data collection, statistical analysis, and peer-reviewed publication; establishing and enforcing rigorous scientific validation standards using advanced statistical methods (MAE, TOST equivalence testing, Bland-Altman analysis); translating research findings into product features (e.g., Pregnancy Mode, Rapid Cooling Mode, Jet Lag Mode) by partnering with Product, Engineering, and Design teams; serving as the company's public-facing science authority through press interviews, podcasts, conference talks, and authored publications; reviewing all marketing claims and public-facing content for scientific accuracy; managing team hiring, compensation, performance management, and professional development; exploring new research collaborations and sleep science areas aligned with company roadmap; and overseeing clinical study budgets and vendor relationships.
You will be the senior physiological authority across all human research at Eight Sleep, balancing hands-on technical work (defining statistical criteria, reviewing raw data) with people leadership and cross-functional stakeholder management. This is an execution-oriented role in a fast-moving, high-performance culture.
Required qualifications: PhD in physiology, neuroscience, sleep science, or related field; 10+ years human research experience including 5+ years at high-growth startups or consumer health/hardware companies; 5+ years people management experience with demonstrated hiring and team development; experience with biosensing devices or consumer health technology pursuing clinical validation; strong peer-reviewed publication record and IRB-approved study experience; advanced statistical fluency; cross-functional program management experience; and excellent written/verbal communication for both scientific and consumer audiences.
Bonus: women's health experience, media training as science spokesperson, medical device regulatory study support.
