Posted at: 21 February
Health Research Data Scientist Intern
Company
Ōura Health Ltd is a Finnish health technology company headquartered in Oulu, specializing in the Oura Ring, a B2C smart wearable device that tracks health metrics for wellness and fitness, with a global market reach.
Job Type
Part-time
Allowed Applicant Locations
United States
Salary
$20 to $30 per hour
Job Description
Our mission at Oura is to empower every person to own their inner potential. Our award-winning products help our global community gain a deeper knowledge of their readiness, activity, and sleep quality by using their Oura Ring and its connected app. We've helped millions of people understand and improve their health by providing daily insights and practical steps to inspire healthy lifestyles.
Empowering the world starts with living our values and empowering our team. As a quickly growing company focused on helping people live healthier and happier lives, we ensure that our team members have what they need to do their best work — both in and out of the office.
We have offices in San Francisco, San Diego and Los Angeles for those who prefer hybrid or office settings. Oura employees in other major cities (like Boston and New York) occasionally gather informally at local co-working locations.
We are looking for a Summer Intern to join the Health Science team, working on project-specific analysis of wearable data across sleep, women’s health, cardiometabolic, and movement domains, with opportunities for scientific dissemination. The internship duration is 3–4 months, with flexible start and end dates between May and September 2026.
What you will do:
- Analyze large-scale wearable and physiological time-series data (e.g., sleep, activity, HR/HRV, temperature) to answer focused research questions in sleep, women’s reproductive health, cardiometabolic health, and movement.
- Summarize results in figures, tables, and short written reports for internal stakeholders and potential external dissemination (e.g., abstracts, posters, manuscripts).
- Collaborate with Health Science, Data Science, and Product partners to translate findings into clear, actionable insights relevant to Oura members and future product features.
- Support literature reviews and contextualization of findings within current evidence to strengthen research narratives.
We would love to consider you for this role if you have:
- Current PhD, Master’s, or advanced undergraduate enrollment in a relevant field (e.g., psychology, neuroscience, physiology, epidemiology, biostatistics, computer science, biomedical engineering, exercise/sport science, women’s health, cardiometabolic health, digital health).
- Hands-on experience analyzing quantitative data in Python or R (time-series, longitudinal, or biobehavioral/physiological data strongly preferred).
- Solid grounding in statistics (e.g., regression/mixed effects models, group comparisons, interaction analyses) and comfort working with noisy, real-world data.
- Demonstrated interest in at least one of our focus areas: sleep & circadian, women’s reproductive health, cardiometabolic health, or movement / physical activity.
- Strong scientific communication skills—able to synthesize results and clearly explain methods, assumptions, and limitations to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Prior research experience (e.g., lab, clinic, or digital health), contributions to manuscripts, or experience working with wearables (Oura or similar).
Benefits
At Oura, we care about you and your well-being. Everyone here at Oura has a ring of their own and we are continually looking to improve employee health.
What we offer:
- Competitive salary
- Health, dental, vision insurance, and mental health resources
- An Oura Ring of your own plus employee discounts for friends & family
- 20 days of paid time off plus 13 paid holidays plus 8 days of flexible wellness time off *prorated
- Paid sick leave
Oura takes a market-based approach to pay, which may vary depending on your location. US locations are categorized into tiers based on a cost of labor index for that geographic area. While most offers will be closer to the starting range, successful candidates' pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, internal peer equity, and market conditions. These ranges may be modified in the future.
- Region 1 $106,250 - $125,000
- Region 2 $97,750 - $115,000
- Region 3 $91,800 - $108,000
A recruiter can determine your zones/tiers based on your US location.
We are not considering candidates residing in the following states: Alaska (AK), Delaware (DE), Iowa (IA), Mississippi (MS), Missouri (MO), Nebraska (NE), South Dakota (SD), Vermont (VT), West Virginia (WV), and Wisconsin (WI)
Oura is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Individuals seeking employment at Oura are considered without regard to age, ancestry, color, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, protected family care or medical leave status, race, religion (including beliefs and practices or the absence thereof), sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. We will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.
We will work to ensure individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.
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