About The Role
We are seeking a rigorous and strategic Clinical Science Lead to serve as the scientific backbone of Neverstop - a mission-driven wellness platform helping people age well. We take a holistic approach to aging, supporting physical resilience, cognitive health, emotional wellbeing, and long-term functional independence.
This is more than a research role. You'll translate complex wellness and health data into actionable product logic - owning our risk reduction metrics, AI-driven guardrails, and the clinical evidence that makes our outcomes provable to partners and carriers. You'll combine the analytical mindset of an epidemiologist or outcomes researcher with a business-oriented, cross-functional approach to deliver real clinical impact.
What You'll Be Working On:
• Measurement & risk metrics Design the system that translates member data into clinical risk scores - defining what "better" looks like and making it provable.
• Clinical safety & guardrails Define the boundaries that keep the AI coach off medical advice - escalation logic, safety thresholds, and clinical grid governance.
• Clinical feature logic Define the algorithmic and clinical logic behind our product features - intervention matching, domain weighting, and recommendation engine - in close collaboration with product and engineering.
• Scientific validation The scientific authority on what goes into the product - evidence standards and the evidentiary foundation behind every clinical claim.
• Thought leadership White papers, carrier outcome reports, and industry positioning that translate our clinical rigor into external credibility.
• Underwriting clinical foundation Own the science behind our digital UW product - scoring design, back-testing against outcomes, crosswalks to validated instruments, and the carrier-facing evidence that benchmarks our UW vs. market alternatives.
Qualifications:
• Advanced degree (M.Sc./M.A. with a thesis or PhD) in one of the following fields - Epidemiology, Medical Sciences, Neuroscience, Public Health, Health Economics or a related field.
• 3+ years of industry experience in digital health, outcomes research, or health economics- including mandatory experience working inside a fast-paced commercial/startup company where health/Wellness is the core product.
• Proven experience as a sole functional owner ('team of one'), leading through influence across Product and R&D to deliver clinical validation at startup speed
• Experience in productizing clinical ideas and frameworks and bringing them to market.
• Proven experience designing clinical measurement frameworks, risk reduction metrics, or psychometric instruments, or functional/cognitive assessment batteries.
• Highly comfortable working with large datasets; hands-on familiarity with Python or R for metric deep-dives and data analysis is a distinct advantage.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills (fluent English)
• Passionate about wellness!
Nice to have:
• Clinical background in Physical Therapy (PT) or Occupational Therapy (OT), especially working with older adults - an advantage.
• Understanding of insurance dynamics, risk models, or disability/occupational risk frameworks- an advantage
Location
We're hiring this role for our Needham office (Greater Boston area), MA - on a need basis office presence. Occasional travel to our TLV (IL) site is required.
