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# Algorithm Scientist at Ōura

- **Company:** Ōura
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-09-10
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-14
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/oura/jobs/4398806009

## 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](https://ouraring.com/about-us) 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 are looking for an Algorithm Scientist to join our Future Physiology team. This role focuses on implementing and evaluating novel capabilities in multimodal sensing, combining signals from multiple biosensing pathways to support richer physiological insights. You will work hands-on with experimental sensing systems, analyzing data quality, testing prototype algorithms, and helping build the core signal pipelines for the next generation of health sensing at Oura.

What You Will Do:

- Develop and evaluate algorithms: Implement, refine, and benchmark signal processing and machine learning algorithms for multimodal biosignals (e.g., PPG, motion, temperature, and related physiological modalities).
- Multimodal data integration: Apply practical methods for signal cleaning, noise reduction, feature extraction, and time-series data integration across novel modalities.
- Cross-functional support: Collaborate with hardware, firmware, and software engineering teams to analyze sensor performance and optimize data collection pipelines.
- Hands-on prototyping: Analyze data collected from prototype sensors, evaluation kits, and benchtop setups to assess algorithmic feasibility and signal integrity.
- Physiological exploration: Analyze time-series datasets to discover relationships between physical signal features and underlying physiological states.
- Technical documentation & reporting: Document technical findings, present experimental results, and communicate data-driven insights clearly to project leads and cross-functional teammates.

This is a hybrid role out of our San Francisco office.

## What you'll bring

- 2–4+ years of practical experience (including advanced degree research) in biosignal processing, time-series analysis, or sensor fusion.
- Strong expertise in Python and scientific computing libraries (NumPy, SciPy, pandas, scikit-learn, PyTorch/TensorFlow).
- Solid foundational understanding of human physiological systems and biosensing techniques.
- Practical experience working with noisy, real-world time-series data and designing robust preprocessing pipelines.
- Master’s degree or PhD in Biomedical Engineering, Signal Processing, Machine Learning, Electrical Engineering, or a related quantitative field.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to clearly explain complex data, methodologies, and technical results to cross-functional peers.

Nice to have:

- Direct experience working with consumer health products, wearable sensors, or digital health applications.
- Demonstrated ability to work with a fast, experimental pace—rapidly prototyping, testing, iterating, and adapting approaches based on empirical feedback.
- A self-starter attitude with a proactive approach to identifying data anomalies, unblocking technical hurdles, and initiating data-driven research directions.

## Benefits

At Ōura, we care about you and your well-being. Everyone here at Ōura has a ring of their own and we are continually looking to improve employee health.

What we offer:

- Competitive salary and equity packages
- Health, dental, vision insurance, and mental health resources
- An Ōura 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
- Paid sick leave and parental leave

Ōura 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 $151,300.00- $178,000.00

We are not considering candidates residing in the following states: Alaska (AK), Delaware (DE), Iowa (IA), Mississippi (MS), Nebraska (NE), South Dakota (SD), 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.

Disclaimer: Beware of fake job offers! We’ve been alerted to scammers posing as ŌURA recruiters, especially for remote roles. Please note:

- Our jobs are listed only on the ŌURA Careers page and trusted job boards.
- We will never ask for personal information like ID or payment for equipment upfront.
- Official offers are sent through Docusign after a verbal offer, not via text or email.

Stay cautious and protect your personal details.

To all recruitment agencies: Oura does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, Oura employees, or any other organization's location. Oura is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

## About Ōura

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Ōura (Oura Health) makes a smart ring that tracks sleep, activity, stress, and women’s health, providing personalized insights to help people improve their overall well-being.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series E, $900M round in 2025)
- **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, United States (with major offices in Helsinki and Oulu, Finland)
- **Founded**: 2013
- **Founders**: Petteri Lahtela, Kari Kivelä, Markku Koskela

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Wellness and Fitness Services / Health Technology
- **Target customers**: B2C (individuals focused on sleep, fitness, stress, and longevity) and B2B (employer wellness programs, clinical research partners)
- **Mission or purpose**: “Empower every person to own their inner potential and make health a daily practice.”

## Products & Services
- **Oura Ring (Gen 3 / Horizon)**: A wearable smart ring that collects over 50 health metrics – heart rate, HRV, body temperature, SpO2, sleep stages, activity, and stress. Form factor is designed for 24/7 comfort.
- **Oura Membership**: A subscription service that unlocks personalized daily health insights, readiness scores, sleep analysis, guided programs (e.g., stress management, women’s health), and trend reports.
- **Oura for Business**: Employer wellness programs that leverage Oura Ring data to improve workforce health, reduce burnout, and support preventive care.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: $11 billion (set during the Series E round in 2025) – [getlatka.com](https://getlatka.com/companies/ouraring.com)
- **Key Metric**: Annual revenue of **$250M** (2025 estimate) – [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/oura)
- **Total Funding**: Conflicting reports – **$1.6B** per LinkedIn vs. **$1.2B** per Latka; both include the $900M Series E led by Fidelity in 2025. Prior investors include Lifeline Ventures, DFO Management, and others.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Fidelity (lead, Series E), Lifeline Ventures, DFO Management; partnerships include the NBA (COVID-19 monitoring), employer wellness programs, and research institutions.
- **Growth Signals**: 
  - 2.5 million rings sold as of December 2024 – [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/oura)
  - Headcount: 1,042 employees (+59.2% YoY) – [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/oura)
  - Active job postings: 124 (+85.1% YoY) – [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/oura)
  - Acquisitions in 2024-2025: Doublepoint (gesture recognition), Sparta Science (force plate tech), Veri (continuous glucose monitor integration), Proxy (digital identity) – [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/oura)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Form factor moat**: The only mass‑market smart ring with clinical‑grade accuracy, comfortable for 24/7 wear.
- **Data depth**: 50+ biometric metrics and proprietary algorithms for sleep, stress, and women’s health (including FDA‑cleared atrial fibrillation detection).
- **Brand and trust**: Featured in Time’s “100 Best Inventions,” endorsed by the NBA, and used by leading research institutions.
- **Integrated ecosystem**: Hardware + subscription + B2B platform creates recurring revenue and high switching costs.

## Strategic Focus
- **AI‑powered personalization**: Investing in machine learning to deliver hyper‑personalized health insights and coaching.
- **Women’s health expansion**: Dedicated product and research teams for menstrual health, pregnancy, and menopause.
- **Clinical and enterprise growth**: Pushing into clinical trials, employer wellness, and healthcare partnerships.
- **Hardware innovation**: Developing the world’s smallest smart ring (Oura Ring 4 / Horizon) and exploring gesture recognition (via Doublepoint acquisition).

## Why Work Here
- **Mission‑driven culture**: Employees are passionate about improving global health and well‑being.
- **Growth trajectory**: Rapidly scaling company (almost 60% headcount growth) with significant resources post‑Series E.
- **Work flexibility**: Hybrid roles in San Francisco, San Diego, Helsinki, and Oulu; many remote options available – [job-boards.greenhouse.io](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/oura)
- **Engineering & science focus**: Strong R&D investment – 28% of employees are in technical roles, 5% in research.
- **Compensation**: Competitive salaries (e.g., Data Scientist ~$155K/yr, Staff Software Engineer ~€97K/mo in Finland) – [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/oura)
- **Employee sentiment**: Glassdoor‑style rating of 3.5/5 (116 reviews), with compensation rated 3.8/5 – [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/oura)
- **Notable perks**: Not explicitly listed, but the company emphasizes collaboration, impact, and a “privilege” to work on meaningful health technology.

## Sources
1. [ouraring.com](https://ouraring.com/) – Official product and company overview
2. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/oura) – Company details, financials, headcount, acquisitions, and employee data
3. [getlatka.com](https://getlatka.com/companies/ouraring.com) – Valuation, funding rounds, and CEO info
4. [job-boards.greenhouse.io](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/oura) – Active job listings and office locations

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