Senior Research Scientist - Clinical And Regulatory Expertise (AI)

TL;DR

Senior Research Scientist (AI, Medtech): Working with big data in Women's Health to answer research questions and write first-author papers for top-tier journals, while supporting clinical investigations for new medical devices. Focus on bridging research, clinical proof, regulatory requirements, and business metrics for AI-powered digital health solutions.

Location: Flexible office + home working (hybrid mode). Opportunity to work abroad for up to 2 months a year.

Company

Flo is the world’s #1 health & fitness app focused on female health, backed by a $200M investment, building AI-powered, privacy-first, clinically backed digital health solutions.

What you will do

• Provide day-to-day scientific input and oversight for ongoing clinical studies, including data analysis and manuscript writing.
• Assemble high-quality regulatory documents (study protocols, statistical analysis plans, study reports) for submission to the FDA and EU MDR.
• Prepare, extract, and analyze large-scale datasets, performing statistical analysis and developing reporting specifications.
• Write research papers for publication in peer-reviewed scientific journals.
• Directly contribute to Flo’s scientific strategy by designing and planning future medical device studies and advising on global regulatory compliance for new products.

Requirements

• PhD or Postdoc in Public Health, Reproductive Medicine, Population Health, Biostatistics, or other related fields.
• Direct experience of leading the design, execution, and data analysis of clinical research studies.
• Experience preparing documentation and supporting trials subject to FDA, EU MDR, or other global regulatory compliance bodies (Class II or higher).
• Strong working experience with data analysis and statistics in Python or R, including strong proficiency in writing complex SQL queries.
• Strong publication record in peer-reviewed journals (as a first-author) and proven ability to write rigorous study protocols and scientific reports.
• English: B2 required.

Nice to have

• Working experience in projects related to Software as Medical Device (SaMD).
• Prior experience applying predictive models such as decision tree algorithms or Bayesian networks.
• Experience of conducting systematic reviews and meta-analyses.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive salary and annual reviews.
• Opportunity to participate in Flo’s performance incentive scheme.
• Paid holiday, sick leave, and female health leave.
• Enhanced parental leave and pay for maternity, paternity, same-sex and adoptive parents.
• Accelerated professional growth through world-changing work and learning support.
• Flexible office + home working, up to 2 months a year working abroad.
• 5-week fully paid sabbatical at 5-year Floversary.
• Flo Premium for friends & family, plus more health, pension and wellbeing perks.