Whoop
Staff Applied Machine Learning Scientist (Health)
$170K–$230K
Boston, MA · On-site · Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 9, 2026
- Experience
- 7+ years of professional experience; no stated alternatives.
- Education
- Master's or PhD (or equivalent professional experience) in Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Biostatistics, Bioinformatics, Physiology, or a related quantitative or health-science field.
About the job
Develops and validates machine-learning and statistical methods for WHOOP Health features using longitudinal wearable and member data, and sets methodological standards for the domain.
What you'll do
- Lead the design, development, and validation of ML and statistical methods for Health features.
- Turn ambiguous health and product questions into studies or modeling plans with clear evaluation criteria and honest treatment of uncertainty.
- Set domain-wide methodological standards and partner with engineering, Product, and clinical and Digital Health teams to support production and evidence quality.
What they ask for
- Master's or PhD (or equivalent professional experience) in a related quantitative or health-science field.
- 7+ years of professional experience developing algorithms, applied ML models, or statistically rigorous analyses in health, wearables, medical devices, digital health, or a closely related domain.
- Demonstrated Staff-level technical leadership, including setting reusable standards, influencing multi-team outcomes, mentoring senior ICs, and prioritizing under uncertainty.
- Strong statistics and ML foundation for time-series and longitudinal data; experience with physiological signals or an adjacent time-series domain; end-to-end study or evaluation design; and strong Python skills.
Pay
$170K – $230K USD base salary
Tools
Python, NumPy/SciPy/pandas, scikit-learn, PyTorch/TensorFlow, PPG, IMU, HR/HRV
AI focus
Applied machine learning and statistical analysis for health features using wearable physiological, behavioral, and related member data.
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