Staff Machine Learning Engineer (Health)

Whoop
Boston, US

Who this role is best for

Aimed at senior ML engineers comfortable with regulated medical software development, combining technical rigor with cross-functional collaboration in health tech.

Best fit for

  • Engineers experienced in productionizing ML systems for regulated health applications
    — “productionize ML systems that deliver meaningful, personalized health insights
  • Candidates skilled at bridging ML development with clinical and regulatory requirements
    — “collaborating with crossfunctional teams that own regulatory, quality, and clinical strategy
  • Developers who prioritize robust system design in cloud-based ML services
    — “deploying robust, scalable, and reliable ML solutions built on physiological and behavioral data streams

Things to consider

  • Role requires adherence to quality-managed frameworks for medical device software
    — “ensure our algorithms are developed with the rigor required for regulated software

How to stand out

  • Demonstrate specific examples of ML systems deployed in regulated environments
    — “software as a medical device (SaMD)
  • Highlight experience architecting services that process continuous physiological data
    — “built on physiological and behavioral data streams
  • Showcase collaborations where you translated clinical requirements into technical specifications
    — “combine continuous physiological data with clinical research and expert knowledge
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · TeamLevel · Senior

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What success looks like

  • design and productionize ML systems
  • collaborate with cross-functional teams
  • ensure regulatory rigor
Typical background
PhD in Computer ScienceMSc in Machine LearningMSc in Health Informatics

Skills & requirements

Required

Machine LearningSystem DesignCloud InfrastructureRegulatory Compliance

Preferred

Software As A Medical Device (samd)Quality Management

Stack & domain

HealthFitnessWearable Technology

About the role

Original posting from Whoop via Lever

WHOOP is an advanced health and fitness wearable, on a mission to unlock human performance. WHOOP empowers its members to improve their health and perform at a higher level by providing a deep understanding of their bodies and daily lives. 

The Health team is responsible for developing novel algorithms and features that expand our health sensing capabilities. Our work spans several key areas, including women's health, software as a medical device, wellness monitoring, longevity research, and emerging health insights. We combine continuous physiological data with clinical research and expert knowledge to generate features that are both scientifically grounded and deeply impactful for members. 

As a Staff Machine Learning Engineer on our Clinical Health team, you will design, build, and productionize ML systems that deliver meaningful, personalized health insights to millions of members. You will work at the intersection of software as a medical device (SaMD), machine learning, backend engineering, and cloud infrastructure—deploying robust, scalable, and reliable ML solutions built on physiological and behavioral data streams. A central part of this role is collaborating with crossfunctional teams that own regulatory, quality, and clinical strategy, to ensure our algorithms are developed with the rigor required for regulated software. This role emphasizes strong coding skills, system design, and the ability to deliver production-ready ML services within a quality-managed framework.

Source: Whoop careers (Lever)

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