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title: 'Clinical Economist at Neko Health'
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# Clinical Economist at Neko Health

- **Company:** [Neko Health](https://feeny.ai/companies/neko-health)
- **Location:** Stockholm, Sweden
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-10-05
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-08
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/neko-health/3d28d279-f40f-46ab-a419-7460c9427341

## Job description

Mission Neko is redefining what prevention means, from treating illness when it arrives, to sustaining health before it's ever at risk. Our mission: make data-driven, preventative care accessible to more people, before symptoms appear.

In a single, non-invasive visit under an hour, proprietary technology and direct clinical care combine to deliver personalised, actionable insights. It's a team that thinks in 10x, not 10%. Every role here plays a part in building a world where prevention is the norm, and where your work genuinely helps people live longer, healthier lives.

## Role Purpose

Most health care systems measure quality in the physical world: whether staff washed their hands, whether the lab analyser was calibrated, whether each step of a protocol was followed. Neko can add a second layer. Each scan produces thousands of measurements on one person, and many members return the next year. With that data we can detect a lab value that is wrong, a device that has drifted, or two operators who measure the same organ and get different results. A physical audit does not see these problems. We are hiring someone with a deep background in rigorous data work to lead Neko's data-driven approach to clinical quality. You will use methods from statistics and economics: fixed effects to separate the contribution of device, operator and site from that of the member; repeat visits to estimate how much of an observed change is real; and natural experiments. The work is painstaking, because an error we miss gives a member the wrong result. Finding a problem is half the job. When a check flags something, you do not pass it down the line. You work across clinical operations, engineering, device and site teams to find the root cause, see the fix through, and confirm it held. The next step is a system that runs checks like these on every measurement, connects each problem to the teams involved, and measures whether the fix worked. You will set the direction for that effort: which measurements to work on first, what the system should cover, how it fits into clinical operations, and what team is needed to build it. You will work with leadership of each vertical – clinical, laboratory, operations, etc. - to make sure your insights get translated into practice. This role requires a highly specific combination of skills: someone who knows how to diligently comb through observational data for signal, while also being able to see the big picture implications of small details in the data. Because of this, you will have a unique view into Neko’s core operations and be well positioned to make major impacts within the company.

What you'll deliver in the first 6-12 months

- Decide which measurements to work on first, and make the case for that order to clinical and engineering leadership (Chase 10X, not 10%).
- Build the first quality checks on a priority set of measurements, separating device, operator and site effects from real member variation, and use repeat visits to show how much of an observed change is real (Optimistic truth seeking).
- Find and confirm real quality problems that a physical audit would miss, such as a drifted device, an inconsistent operator or a wrong lab value, then work with the teams involved to fix each one at source and confirm the fix held (Member-first, always).
- Define what the always-on quality system should cover, how it connects to clinical operations, engineering and sites, and how we measure whether each fix worked (Tech-enabled, human-centred).

## Responsibilities

- Own the statistical and econometric approach to clinical quality across Neko's measurements, devices, operators and sites.
- Own each quality problem from detection to resolution: bring together the clinical, engineering, device and site teams involved, agree the fix, and verify it worked.
- Work with large, messy, observational health data: scan measurements, repeat visits, second readings and follow-up test results.
- Use fixed effects, repeat measurement and natural experiments to separate real member change from device, operator and site variation.
- Check every estimate against the outcomes we later observe, and say plainly how much confidence a result carries.
- Work and code alongside the engineers who run Neko's production systems, so that checks move from analysis into the live system.
- Communicate results to clinicians, engineers and the leadership team in terms each can act on.
- Set the direction and scope of the clinical quality system, including how it fits into clinical operations and what team it needs.

## Requirements

- PhD in a quantitative field, such as economics, statistics or a related discipline.
- 3–5 years post-PhD finding signal in observational data, with a track record of asking where variation comes from.
- Deep experience with messy, real-world data, including cleaning and assembling datasets yourself.
- Strong applied methods: fixed effects, panel and repeated-measures data, and natural experiments, with a working sense of when each holds and when it does not.
- Comfortable writing production-quality analysis code and working directly with engineers who run production systems.
- Obsessive attention to detail, and the habit of distrusting your own estimates until they are checked.
- Able to explain a result clearly to a clinician, an engineer or the leadership team, and to bring them together around a fix.

## Preferred

- Experience with health or clinical data.
- Experience of team leadership
- Experience with measurement error, calibration, inter-rater reliability or quality control in any setting.
- Experience turning analysis into a system that runs continuously.

## About Neko Health

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Neko Health is a healthcare technology company that has engineered a proprietary, data-driven preventive health scan to detect early signs of disease in otherwise healthy individuals.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Funding Stage: Series A)
- **Headquarters**: Stockholm, Sweden
- **Founded**: 2018
- **Founders**: Daniel Ek (Co-founder, also founder/CEO of Spotify) and Hjalmar Nilsonne (Co-founder)

## Core Business
- Primary industry/industries: Healthcare Technology, Preventive Medicine, Clinical Diagnostics
- Target customers: B2C – Health-conscious individuals; B2B Potential – Self-insured employers
- Mission or purpose statement: “To provide healthcare that’s proactive instead of reactive – so that people can live longer, healthier lives.”

## Products & Services
- **[The Neko Health Scan]**: A 60-minute, full-body health check that captures millions of data points across the skin, heart, blood, and circulation using four proprietary devices (Derma, Spectrum, Echo, and Neko Lens). Includes an unrushed consultation with a doctor where results are discussed immediately. The scan is priced at approximately 2750kr (~$260) in Sweden and is designed for asymptomatic, healthy individuals looking for prevention.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed (as of mid-2026).
- **Key Metric**: Total Funding – **$325.1M** (one prior funding round).
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Backed by “investors who have built and scaled some of the most ambitious technology companies of the last two decades” (individual names not publicly listed on career page). The company has strong ties to the tech and startup ecosystem.
- **Growth Signals**: Over 1,000 employees (more than half in clinical roles). Aggressive expansion with active clinic locations in London, Manchester, Birmingham, Stockholm, and plans for more. Job postings have increased +344.4% year-over-year (as of mid-2026), indicating rapid scaling.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Proprietary Hardware**: All four scanning devices are designed, engineered, and assembled in-house in Stockholm, creating a hard-to-replicate technological moat.
- **Integrated Clinical Model**: Unlike traditional clinics or digital health apps, Neko combines its proprietary hardware with on-site doctors, clinical researchers, and data science under one roof with a low patient volume per doctor ( ~9 members/day vs. 30+ in standard care). This enables a focus on prevention, not just treatment.
- **Data Moat**: The system captures millions of structured data points per scan, allowing for peer benchmarking and longitudinal tracking over years, creating a powerful, network-effect dataset for preventive health insights.
- **Leadership**: Co-founded by Daniel Ek (Spotify) and Hjalmar Nilsonne.

## Strategic Focus
- **Scaling the Scan Room**: Neko is actively testing a second-generation modular scan room platform designed to capture more signals and scale to new locations.
- **Global Expansion**: Opening new clinics across the UK and Europe, with a clear intent to make the service more accessible.
- **Clinical Research & Governance**: Continued focus on validating their devices with clinical studies and building a clinical leadership team (including ex-NHS and Amazon Health executives) to establish preventive care as a formal clinical discipline.

## Why Work Here
- **Mission-Driven**: The company was founded to solve the fundamental problem of late-stage diagnosis by focusing on prevention. The work is presented as having a direct, positive impact on human longevity.
- **Culture & Engineering**: The company actively showcases a deep engineering culture where “clinical insight can become a hardware iteration overnight.” Clinicians and engineers share the same floor, fostering rapid iteration and innovation.
- **Compensation & Benefits**: Salaries are benchmarked via market research. Benefits include comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance, 401K, Paid Time Off, Life Insurance, Disability Insurance, CME Days, and Commuter Benefits.
- **Work Model**: Roles are **on-site** at specific clinic locations. Training for medical roles is fully paid. The interview process is designed to give candidates a feel for the culture and mission.
- **Growth Trajectory**: With 80+ active job postings and triple-digit growth in hiring, the company is in a high-growth phase, offering significant career development opportunities.

## Sources
1. [nekohealth.com](https://www.nekohealth.com/en)
2. [nekohealth.com](https://www.nekohealth.com/us/en/about)
3. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/nekohealth)
4. [nekohealthcareers.com](https://www.nekohealthcareers.com/)
5. [jobs.ashbyhq.com](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/neko-health)

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