Technical Project Manager, Science

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Technical Project Manager advancing Ōura’s wearable health-sensing R&D programs. Coordinating Science, Hardware, Firmware, Software, and Product from planning through execution.

Responsibilities:

  • Own integrated project plans for R&D efforts, including timelines, milestones, risks, dependencies, and decision paths for Science
  • Partner with scientists, technical and program managers, and functional leaders to translate scientific and sensing needs into requirements, interfaces, and escalation paths
  • Work with technical leads to resolve ambiguous or high-judgment calls
  • Coordinate hand-offs across teams and negotiate achievable commitments
  • Apply knowledge of algorithm development practices and hardware build-and-test cycles to identify readiness gaps
  • Surface risks early and drive decisions to closure across R&D initiatives
  • Maintain ownership and change tracking for protocols, specifications, and readiness criteria
  • Improve Science project processes by reducing duplication and standardizing where it reduces friction

Requirements:

  • 4+ years leading scientific or technical projects
  • Experience managing projects in a scientific, engineering, or product-validation environment
  • Human-subjects research and/or wearable tech experience is strongly preferred
  • Working knowledge of algorithm development practices and hardware build-and-test cycles
  • Ability to spot readiness gaps across testing, validation, and readiness reviews and translate them into concrete requirements
  • Ability to negotiate timelines against real team capacity, clarify ownership, and push back constructively
  • Experience working across international, distributed teams, including flexing hours to collaborate with European colleagues
  • Strong attention to detail and clear documentation experience
  • Technical degree, or equivalent experience demonstrating strong technical fluency in a scientific/engineering environment
  • Must reside in the United States; candidates residing in Alaska, Delaware, Iowa, Mississippi, Nebraska, South Dakota, West Virginia, and Wisconsin are not considered

Benefits:

  • Competitive salary and equity packages
  • Health, dental, vision insurance, and mental health resources
  • An Ōura Ring of your own plus employee discounts for friends & family
  • 20 days of paid time off plus 13 paid holidays plus 8 days of flexible wellness time off
  • Paid sick leave and parental leave