Director of Health Economics & Outcomes Research (HEOR)

WHOOP is an advanced health and fitness wearable on a mission to unlock human performance and healthspan. We empower our members to improve their health and perform at a higher level through a deeper understanding of their bodies and daily lives.

As the Director of Health Economics & Outcomes Research (HEOR), you will play a foundational role in building and scaling WHOOP’s health outcomes and economic evidence function. You will define and execute the strategy that translates WHOOP’s clinical performance into measurable system-level and financial value across employer, payer, government, and enterprise partnerships.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Define and lead WHOOP’s HEOR strategy, aligning economic and outcomes evidence generation with regulated product pipelines, enterprise initiatives, and expansion.

• Leverage WHOOP’s existing longitudinal member dataset to design and execute real-world evidence analyses demonstrating health impact, productivity gains, utilization reduction, or risk stratification value.

• Design and build cost-effectiveness, budget impact, and ROI models that quantify the economic impact of WHOOP’s health features for employers, payers, and government stakeholders.

• Develop real-world evidence (RWE) frameworks leveraging internal and external datasets to assess longitudinal health, utilization, and productivity outcomes.

• Analyze large-scale datasets (including wearable-derived biomarkers and engagement metrics) to evaluate population-level impact and value generation.

• Lead the development of enterprise-ready value dossiers and structured evidence packages to support commercial engagements and government contracting.

• Collaborate cross-functionally with Clinical Science, Regulatory Affairs, Data Science, Product, Legal, and Commercial teams to ensure economic claims are scientifically sound and compliant.

• Partner with Clinical Science to embed economically meaningful endpoints into validation studies, ensuring that data collection supports downstream value modeling and enterprise use cases.

• Establish processes for documenting assumptions, modeling logic, and version control to ensure defensibility and audit-readiness of economic analyses.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master’s or PhD in Health Economics, Outcomes Research, Public Health, Health Policy, Biostatistics, Epidemiology, or related quantitative field.

• 8+ years of experience in HEOR, real-world evidence, or health economics within digital health, medical devices, diagnostics, or healthcare technology.

• Demonstrated experience building cost-effectiveness, budget impact, or ROI models (hands-on modeling experience required).

• Experience integrating economic endpoints into clinical study design and collaborating with clinical research teams.

• Experience supporting enterprise, payer, or government-facing evidence discussions.

• Strong quantitative skills, including experience working with large healthcare or real-world datasets.

• Proven ability to operate cross-functionally in fast-paced environments involving product, engineering, and clinical stakeholders.

• Experience working with wearable-derived data, digital biomarkers, or decentralized/remote health technologies preferred. 

• Experience supporting Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) programs or regulated product environments preferred. 

• Proficiency in statistical and modeling tools (e.g., R, Python, SAS, or similar) and experience querying modern data warehouses (e.g., Snowflake or equivalent) preferred.

• Experience publishing peer-reviewed economic or real-world evidence research preferred.

• Experience building HEOR capability within a scaling organization preferred. 

This role is based in the WHOOP office located in Boston, MA. The successful candidate must be prepared to relocate if necessary to work out of the Boston, MA office. 

Interested in the role, but don’t meet every qualification? We encourage you to still apply! At WHOOP, we believe there is much more to a candidate than what is written on paper, and we value character as much as experience. As we continue to build a diverse and inclusive environment, we encourage anyone who is interested in this role to apply.

WHOOP is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-verify to determine employment eligibility.  It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

The WHOOP compensation philosophy is designed to attract, motivate, and retain exceptional talent by offering competitive base salaries, meaningful equity, and consistent pay practices that reflect our mission and core values.

At WHOOP, we view total compensation as the combination of base salary, equity, and benefits, with equity serving as a key differentiator that aligns our employees with the long-term success of the company and allows every member of our corporate team to own part of WHOOP and share in the company’s long-term growth and success.

The U.S. base salary range for this full-time position is $220,000-$245,000 Salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within each range, individual pay is based on factors such as job-related skills, experience, performance, and relevant education or training. 

In addition to the base salary, the successful candidate will also receive benefits and a generous equity package.

These ranges may be modified in the future to reflect evolving market conditions and organizational needs. While most offers will typically fall toward the starting point of the range, total compensation will depend on the candidate’s specific qualifications, expertise, and alignment with the role’s requirements.

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