That is why Eight Sleep is looking for a hands-on, highly-organized and detail-oriented Research Associate to manage research studies for the company, including studies related to internal product validation, new prototype testing, new feature development, and large-scale, external validation studies. You will be responsible for hands-on data collection, preparing the operational aspects of the study, and communicating frequently with subjects to ensure that studies are completed efficiently with the highest quality, while also following human research practices. This role will report to the Senior Director of Science & Clinical Research at Eight Sleep, on the Research & Development team.
This position has high potential for growth to learn experimental design, writing of white papers and peer-reviewed papers, sensor engineering, and coding/data analysis.
What you'd do
- Subject recruitment, screening, & scheduling: you will be required to recruit subjects for internal studies & build out Eight Sleep’s beta tester group & lab tester databases for improved efficiencies & workflows.
- Manage the day-to-day operation of research studies, from IRB submissions, recruitment, scheduling, reminder emails and calls, equipment ordering, etc.
- This job will involve large amounts of data collection; you may be asked to spend 80-90% of your time collecting data to meet product decision deadlines.
- During sleep studies, this role will be responsible for study setup and email/phone responses between 6-9 PM on weeknights and monitoring data over weekends.
- Maintain accurate study records and regulatory documentation in accordance with IRB and HIPAA guidelines.
- Perform quality assurance of all collected data to ensure completeness and accuracy of information; follow up with subjects to resolve problems, address queries or clarify data collected.
- 1+ years experience running human factors research, user testing or in-person human research studies
- Experience with prototype hardware, software, Google suite, and command line tools