The Science COO role will report to ZOE’s Chief Science Officer to oversee and execute on the delivery of all aspects of our program of scientific research, and coordinate with the many product and development teams that rely on our scientific output

What you'll do

Work with ZOE’s CSO and other senior leaders to define the roadmap of ZOE’s science team. Collaborate with our Scientific Advisory Board of academic researchers and potentially other external scientists to help ensure this is delivered, and our Product and Marketing teams to define a scientific research strategy that helps advance our advice and serve our members.
Help the CSO manage the Science Team to deliver on this roadmap and to create and execute on quarterly OKRs for projects within the science team; to manage projects and monitor them through to successful completion, on time and within budget; to encourage maximum growth and performance for the team and to foster a culture of innovation. Sample scientific research projects include: develop ZOE’s biological age scores; microbiome health and food association study; Investigate Menstrual cycle and impact of hormonal fluctuations on CGM and blood fat responses;
Ensure our science reaches our members. Collaborate closely with Engineering, Data Science, Design and Product teams to ensure our scientific research is translated into a user-facing experience within the ZOE program and app. This can involve close coordination with teams building ML models or other algorithms based on our science.

Key Skills

Managing relationships and collaborating cross-functionally. You will interface with the whole business as the first point of contact on behalf of the Science Team.
Designing and implementing operations. You will manage the Science Team’s day-to-day responsibilities, which include designing and running trials, analysing and publishing research data, and product development.
Excellent business acumen. You will need to take a data driven approach to prioritise the right problems to solve based on impact and effort. You will be responsible for setting, monitoring, and reporting on your team’s OKRs and KPIs.
Setting and monitoring the right success metrics. You will ensure projects are being completed with high engagement and quality. You are able to dive deep to understand the metrics, problem solve, and come up with creative solutions to unblock your team where needed.
Executing collaboratively. You will drive the implementation of our science within our Product.
Able to manage world class research scientists, who will look to you to coordinate and prioritise work, while ensuring our CSO and our technical founder Tim Spector continue to have the overall steering of the strategy. Able to think how to scale our science organisation and help to hire excellent talent as we do.

We think you'll be a great fit if you

Have a minimum of an MSc degree (strongly prefer candidates with PhD degrees in science disciplines)
Have 7+ yrs experience managing a team
Have an aptitude of decision making and problem solving
Have exceptional organisational skills and leadership qualities
Are able to interact effectively with stakeholders across the whole organisation, including C-Level executives
Are a clear communitator with excellent interpersonal skills
Work well in a fast-paced environment
Are excited about the ability to shape cutting edge science that can help millions improve their health
Able to learn very fast and understand new domains

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