Wellness Science Lead

Welltech; Barcelona; Presencial; EUR 70.000 - 95.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A leading health tech firm in Barcelona seeks a Science Lead to oversee the development of expert-driven wellness content. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in sports science or health psychology and lead a global network of specialists. This role involves shaping user experiences based on scientific evidence and collaborating across departments. Competitive salary and opportunities for growth are included.

Servicios

Personal and professional growth opportunities

Empowered leadership culture

Focus on meaningful outcomes

Formación

• 7–10+ years’ experience in sports science or wellness.
• Advanced degree in relevant field.
• Proven success with expert teams and health programs.

Responsabilidades

• Lead global network of experts.
• Define wellness content foundation.
• Shape app programs for user transformation.

Conocimientos

Leadership in sports science

Digital health understanding

Strong communication skills

Behavioral science application

Educación

PhD in Exercise Science or related field

MSc in Health Psychology

Descripción del empleo

Overview

Who Are We?

Welcome to Welltech—where health meets innovation! As a global leader in Health & Fitness industry, we’ve crossed over 220 million installs with life-changing apps, all designed to boost well-being for millions. Our mission is to improve the health of millions of people through intuitive nutrition trackers, powerful fitness solutions, and personalized wellness journeys—all powered by a diverse team of over 700+ passionate professionals with a presence across 5 hubs.

Why Welltech? Imagine joining a team where your impact on global health and wellness is felt daily. At Welltech, we strive to be proactive wellness partners for our users, while continually evolving ourselves.

What We're Looking For

We’re looking for a strategic and academically grounded leader to head up our sports science, wellness, and expert strategy. This role will serve as the go-to authority for scientific and expert-driven input across our health and fitness platforms, managing our network of internal and external specialists in fitness, health psychology, and wellness.

You’ll play a critical role in shaping the expert credibility and scientific voice of our brand, ensuring our users receive trusted, transformative experiences grounded in real-world evidence and insight. This is a rare opportunity to lead at the intersection of content, science, and user experience—reporting directly to the Senior Director of Content and collaborating across Product, Brand and Marketing.

As Science Lead, you will work cross-functionally to define best-in-class, research-informed approaches to training, recovery and behavior change, ensuring our global wellness offerings are engaging, safe, and credible.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and scale our global network of experts across sports science, nutrition, fitness, and behavioral health

• Define and uphold the scientific and strategic foundation of all wellness content, ensuring it is evidence-based, inclusive and impactful

• Partner with product and content teams to shape native app programmes that drive long-term user transformation

• Represent the brand in expert, academic, and industry-facing spaces - from thought leadership to partnerships with universities, health orgs and influencers

• Oversee expert onboarding, quality assurance, certification compliance and long-term development

• Use behavioral science principles to inform content creation across training structure, motivation strategies and user experience design

Qualifications:

• 7–10+ years’ experience in sports science, health psychology or a related wellness discipline, with leadership in a digital or consumer-facing environment

• Advanced degree in Exercise Science, Kinesiology, Health Psychology, Behavioral Science, or related field (PhD or MSc preferred)

• Proven success leading expert teams, managing certifications/compliance and creating scalable health programs

• Strong understanding of digital health trends, user behavior, and motivation frameworks

• Industry presence (e.g. speaking, publishing, or academic contributions)

• Collaborative mindset and experience working cross-functionally with content, product, and creative teams

• Experience with content development in health apps or platforms an advantage

• Background in evidence-based program design, especially for diverse or global user groups

Candidate journey

Recruiter call → Meet a team member → Skills assessment → Meet the Leadership team

Why You’ll Love Being Part of Welltech:

• Grow Together: Join a culture that champions both personal and professional growth. Here, you’ll thrive as we learn, evolve, and succeed together.

• Lead by Example: No matter your role, your leadership matters. Every team member is empowered to inspire and make an impact.

• Results-Driven: We’re all about achieving meaningful outcomes. It’s not just about the effort, but the difference we make every day.

• We Are Well-Makers: Be part of a movement that’s creating a healthier, happier world. Together, we make well-being a reality!

Check out some of our products

Muscle Booster — https://musclebooster.fitness/

Yoga-Go — https://yoga-go.io/

WalkFit — http://walkfit.pro