At Oura, our mission is to empower every person to own their inner potential. With our award-winning Oura Ring and app, we help over 2.5 million people turn insights about sleep, activity, and readiness into healthier, more balanced lives. We believe that starts from within — by creating a culture where our team feels supported, included, and inspired to do their best work. Our values guide how we show up for each other and our community every day.

We’re looking for a Research Project Manager to join our Research Operations team in San Diego, with a dedicated focus on hardware research programs. In this role, you’ll lead the execution of human research studies that power Oura’s next-generation sensor development and scientific innovation. You’ll own the end-to-end process—from protocol design through data delivery—working side by side with our hardware engineers, scientists, and external partners.

What you will do:

Lead 2–5 concurrent studies, managing protocol development, data collection, quality control, vendor logistics, and regulatory workflows.
Partner with hardware and science teams to design studies that validate sensors and expand sensing capabilities.
Coordinate testing schedules, hands-on data collection, and site visits using Oura and reference devices.
Build and refine documentation to streamline cross-functional workflows and improve study reproducibility.
Troubleshoot technical issues across firmware, software, and study operations.
Communicate proactively with internal teams and external collaborators to ensure timelines and data quality goals are met.
Drive continuous improvement in tools, processes, and documentation to raise the bar on research execution.

This is a hybrid role based out of our San Diego office.

We would love to have you on our team if you:

Have 1+ year of hands-on experience running human research studies (IRB, consent, data integrity, etc.)
Have delivered high-quality datasets with clear documentation and a strong grasp of research best practices (GCP or equivalent)
Have experience with SQL, R, Python, or another programming language
Thrive in cross-functional environments—especially at the intersection of hardware, software, and science
Are comfortable with ambiguity, fast-paced iteration, and hands-on problem-solving

Are flexible with scheduling (e.g. site visits and calls with the teams in Finland may occasionally fall outside normal business hours)

Are based in San Diego and available for regular on-site data collection and collaboration at least three days per week

We also appreciate if you have familiarity with the following:

Regulated clinical trials
Wearable devices or remote patient monitoring
Multi-modal and sensor data