Global Health Studies Operations Lead

Apple Inc.; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple Inc. seeks a Health Studies Operations Engineer to design, coordinate, execute, and monitor health studies, driving research for health technologies.

The role balances big-picture thinking with attention to detail and requires experience in health user studies, cross-functional collaboration, and vendor management. The candidate will manage recruitment throughput, scoping with vendors, budgeting, data quality, and global multi-site coordination, while developing study documents and

Qualifications

• Minimum 3+ years of health research management, health or engineering operations, or relevant medical/clinical experience.
• Strong human subjects research background and understanding of user study lifecycle.
• Strong technical skills to set up and troubleshoot hardware and software.
• Demonstrated ability to manage vendors to deliver results.
• Experience integrating AI-assisted workflows into daily project execution to scale output without compromising quality.

Responsibilities

• Develop recruitment and enrollment throughput plans.
• Manage and communicate project status with cross-functional teams and external vendors.
• Drive project scoping with research vendors including quotes, contracts, budget management, and invoicing.
• Deliver high-quality, low-cost results.
• Identify and resolve risks to schedule and data quality.
• Juggle multiple projects across geographic regions throughout the globe.
• Initiate, execute, and report status with focus on data quality and schedule.
• Work closely with protocol designers to define study requirements.
• Must be comfortable designing studies and detailed research protocols when needed.
• Develop study documents like consent forms, statements of work, and SOPs.
• Order, organize, configure, and distribute study supplies and devices to researchers.
• Train study personnel on data collection protocol and best practices.
• Lead pilot studies and train study personnel on data collection procedures.

Education

BA/BS in nursing, life sciences, health, or research-related discipline

MS or PhD in nursing, life sciences, health, or research-related discipline

Job description

Apple Inc. seeks a Health Studies Operations Engineer to design, coordinate, execute, and monitor health studies, driving research for health technologies.

The role balances big-picture thinking with attention to detail and requires experience in health user studies, cross-functional collaboration, and vendor management. The candidate will manage recruitment throughput, scoping with vendors, budgeting, data quality, and global multi-site coordination, while developing study documents and