Research Coordinator, Science

Oura · Los Angeles

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Our mission at Oura is to empower every person to own their inner potential. Our award-winning products help our global community gain a deeper knowledge of their readiness, activity, and sleep quality by using their Oura Ring and its connected app. We've helped millions of people understand and improve their health by providing daily insights and practical steps to inspire healthy lifestyles.

Empowering the world starts with living our values and empowering our team. As a quickly growing company focused on helping people live healthier and happier lives, we ensure that our team members have what they need to do their best work — both in and out of the office.

We are looking for a Research Coordinator to join our Research Operations team on a fixed-term contract in Oulu. This team leads a variety of research studies, both internal and external, to develop new features and continue to enhance the accuracy of our algorithms. Our partnerships often lead to scientific publications and provide public validation of Oura’s health sensing capabilities. You will support our team with ongoing internal human research studies.

Our fixed-term period is planned to be 10 months, timing can be agreed between 11/2026- 08/2027. This is a mostly onsite role based in Oulu, which will involve commuting into our office multiple times per week.

What You'll Do:

Run in-person data collections, including scheduling, room and equipment setup, participant flow, and accurate capture of data from the Oura Ring and reference devices.
Manage prototypes and research equipment, troubleshooting functionality issues.
Co-author protocols and SOPs in collaboration with researchers and data scientists.
Track study milestones, proactively flag blockers, and keep studies moving on time.
Perform manual data quality control and collaborate with engineers to build automated checks.
Ensure compliance with research ethics, Good Clinical Practice, and Oura’s internal standards.

We would love to have you in our team if You have:

Studies from human research (e.g., biology, psychology, cognitive science, biomedical engineering) and in your final stages (4th+ year / 250 ECTS).
Familiarity with research ethics and good clinical practice
Strong attention to detail and confidence managing timelines and documentation
Good communication skills (in English)
Ability to work independently and adapt to changing situation
Ability to work effectively and collaboratively in a cross-disciplinary team environment
Nice to have: experience with biosignals (PPG, spectroscopy)

What We Offer:

At Oura, we care about you and your well-being. Everyone here at Oura has a ring of their own and we are continually looking to improve employee health.

Benefits:

Competitive salary
Lunch benefit
Wellness benefit
Flexible working hours
Wellness Time Off
Enhanced occupational health care
Personal Oura Ring plus lifetime membership

If this sounds like the next step for you, please send us your cover letter and CV as soon as possible.

Our process is following:

We will start reviewing the candidates in September. We are expecting to receive a high volume of applications so this might take some time.
There will be 2 interviews

1st interview with Recruiter: focus on getting to know you and tell more about Oura’s company culture and values
2nd interview with the hiring manager: focus on the role and your skills

We want to make our decisions by mid-October but we will let you know if there are any delays.

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