Strava
Head of Sport Science
$240K–$250K
Strava SF · Hybrid · Director · Full-time · Posted Oct 10, 2026
- Experience
- Substantial experience; no number of years specified.
- Education
- MD, PhD, or equivalent applied track record in exercise physiology, sports science, biomechanics, sports medicine, or a closely related field.
About the job
Leads scientific validation and safety reviews for Strava and Runna fitness products while setting the applied sport-science research agenda and building partnerships and a team.
What you'll do
- Oversee product science validation and safety, including open items in an academic audit.
- Manage academic partnerships and define data and label strategies with Data Science and AI/ML.
- Build the Sport Science team and advisory council, and represent scientific work externally.
What they ask for
- MD, PhD, or equivalent applied track record in a relevant field.
- Substantial experience combining peer-reviewed research with applied work and translating science into product decisions.
- Experience managing external academic or clinical partnerships, including agreements, multi-institution collaborations, and ethics-related governance.
Nice to have
- Comfort partnering with data science and ML teams on model and data requirements; coding is not required.
- Experience building a team or function, externally representing scientific work, or conducting endurance/running research.
Pay
$240K – $250K USD base salary; equity offered, amount not specified.
Tools
AI/ML, Data Science
AI focus
Partner with AI/ML and Data Science to define data and label requirements that make models’ insights scientifically defensible.
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