Sr. Research Manager, Design Research
Core
Lead and scale design research efforts to inform product innovation and hardware development lifecycle decisions at WHOOP.
Role type
Senior Research Manager, Design Research
Builds
Early-stage research initiatives and insights for hardware and product teams
Domain
Health technology / Wearables / Hardware development
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research
Required skills
Mixed-methods research, Hardware development lifecycle experience, People management, External vendor management, Strategic leadership, Cross-functional influence
Preferred skills
AI tool integration, Executive communication
Technologies
AI tools
Responsibilities
Provide strategic leadership across design research; Scale early-stage research initiatives; Manage and coach a team of senior researchers; Partner with Program Management to prioritize research needs; Serve as a senior individual contributor on high-impact research; Own relationships with external research vendors
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with management responsibilities
