Director, Clinical Research

About the Role

The Research Director leads cutting-edge clinical and health economics research that sets the standard for digital health evidence. You’ll have the opportunity to study technologically-advanced interventions that are meaningfully impacting patient care, and you’ll collaborate with a diverse and accomplished team of researchers.

You have 10+ years of experience in designing, implementing, and managing interventional and observational studies, as well as performing secondary data analyses. You have shared your research with a wide range of audiences and published several papers in peer-reviewed journals as first or senior author. Others have used your research to inform their strategies or decisions. You have experience with balancing research rigor with commercial needs and timeliness of results.

You’re beloved by staff because of your attention to their projects, career development, and wellbeing.

• Publish impactful research that supports Hinge Health’s broader vision and commercial, product, and clinical strategy
• Design, implement, and manage a diverse portfolio of research projects that cover cost outcomes, clinical outcomes, and discovery research
• Guide the delivery and scaling of client-specific health economics studies that measure real world cost savings
• Communicate study results to internal (e.g. product, commercial) and external (e.g. prospective and existing clients, health plans, regulators) stakeholders via presentations, memos and publications
• Manage a team of clinical researchers, health economists and actuaries by providing project specific guidance and professional development support

We believe that remote work and in-person work have their own advantages and disadvantages, and we want to be able to leverage the best of both worlds. Employees in hybrid roles are required to be in the office 3 days per week, for the full 8 hours of a typical business day. The San Francisco office has a dog-friendly workplace program.

• Research and technical
  • You have a Masters degree or higher in a field of clinical research, health economic research, or health services research.
  • You have extensive experience with conducting applied research using real world data or in real world settings.
  • You present your results clearly and engagingly to diverse audiences
  • You have acquired, managed, and used large, secondary datasets.
  • You re skilled at survey development and administration.
  • You have experience reading and interpreting clinical and health economics studies
• Management:
  You have successfully managed teams of high-performing research staff.
• Business experience:
  You have demonstrated the ability to conduct research in a fast-paced business environment.
• Commercial:
  You’ve translated clinical and health economic findings into commercial messages and supported sales & marketing teams.
• Partnerships:
  You have a record of developing and cultivating relationships with research partners inside and outside the organization.
• Contracts and regulatory
  • You have experience managing vendors/contractors, including developing clear scopes of work, and negotiating deliverables and budgets
  • You have ensured compliance with regulatory and IRB requirements for research involving human subjects.

• Degree:
  You have an MD or PhD in a clinically-related field
• Research fields:
  You have conducted research in orthopedics, neurology, pain science, behavioral health, neurostimulation and/or healthcare economics.
• Digital health:
  You have experience researching digital tools and working in the digital health or health technology industry.
• Health economics:
  You are knowledgeable about complex (often messy) medical and pharmacy claims data and are familiar with cost impact analytics.
• FDA:
  You have experience demonstrating safety, performance, and quality requirements for FDA clearance and/or CE marking.
• Healthcare trends:
  You have a deep knowledge of current trends in healthcare, payer policy, and digital health.

This position will have an annual salary, plus equity and benefits. Please note the annual salary range is a guideline, and…