Remote Senior ML Scientist, Health Foundation Models

Oura; United States; Remote; USD 148,000 - 204,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and equity packages

Health, dental, vision insurance

Ōura Ring for you + employee discounts

20 days PTO + 13 holidays + 8 wellness

Paid sick leave and parental leave

Job summary

Ōura is seeking a Senior Machine Learning Data Scientist to advance foundation models for longitudinal wearable data and turn research into practical health insights and products. You will own research end to end, collaborate across disciplines, and build evaluation systems to ensure robust results.

The role is remote within the United States with a preference for East Coast locations. A PhD or MSc in a quantitative field and substantial ML research experience are expected, with publications and

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant machine learning research and applied experience.
• Proven track record of identifying important questions and designing experiments.
• Strong grounding in probability, statistics, and experimental design.
• Advanced proficiency in Python and ML frameworks (PyTorch or JAX).
• First-author, peer-reviewed publications in ML, time-series, digital health, or related venues.
• Ability to work autonomously from idea to a working system and scientific results.
• Clear communication and collaborative mindset.

Responsibilities

• Shape and lead ambitious research directions for foundation models of longitudinal wearable data.
• Own research end to end: turn questions into hypotheses, develop modeling approaches, and build datasets and infrastructure.
• Establish rigorous evaluation methods to distinguish meaningful capabilities.
• Advance capabilities such as representation learning, forecasting, personalization, and multimodal modeling.
• Drive model capabilities from research to prototype, validation, and shipped health experiences.
• Share scientifically important advances through publication when warranted.
• Collaborate with scientists, engineers, and product partners while navigating ambiguity.

Education

PhD or MSc in machine learning/related quantitative field

Tools

PyTorch

JAX

Job description

Ōura is seeking a Senior Machine Learning Data Scientist to advance foundation models for longitudinal wearable data and turn research into practical health insights and products. You will own research end to end, collaborate across disciplines, and build evaluation systems to ensure robust results.

The role is remote within the United States with a preference for East Coast locations. A PhD or MSc in a quantitative field and substantial ML research experience are expected, with publications and