Health Studies Operations Engineer

Summary

Apple is seeking a Health Studies Operations Engineer to support the design, coordination, execution, and monitoring of health studies. This highly dynamic role drives research to inform various health technologies.

Description

The ideal candidate can balance big pictures with attention to detail, has health user study expertise, and is comfortable managing multiple projects in fast-paced technical environments. Are you passionate about working at the intersection of technology and research? Drive the future health technologies with our team!

Responsibilities

• Develop recruitment and enrollment throughput plans. Manage and communicate project status with cross-functional teams and external vendors.
• Drive project scoping with research vendors including quotes, contracts, budget management, and invoicing. Deliver high-quality, low-cost results.
• Identify and resolve risks to schedule and data quality.
• Juggle multiple projects across geographic regions throughout the globe.
• Initiate, execute, and report status with keen focus on data quality and schedule.
• Work closely with protocol designers to define study requirements. Must be comfortable designing studies and detailed research protocols when needed.
• Develop study documents like consent forms, statements of work, and SOPs.
• Order, organize, configure, and distribute study supplies and devices to researchers.
• Train study personnel on data collection protocol and best practices.
• Lead pilot studies and train study personnel on data collection procedures.

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum 3+ years of experience in health research management, health or engineering operations, or relevant medical/clinical experience.
• BA/BS in nursing, life sciences, health, or research-related discipline.
• Strong human subjects research background and clear understanding of user study research lifecycle.
• Strong technical skills to set up and troubleshoot hardware and software.
• Demonstrated ability to manage vendors to deliver results.
• Experience integrating AI-assisted workflows into daily project execution to streamline repetitive tasks and scale output without compromising quality.

Preferred Qualifications

• MS or PhD in nursing, life sciences, health, or research-related discipline.
• Ability to navigate ambiguous or changing study requirements while driving decisions and keeping the study on track.
• Proven track record of delivering large-scale user studies for product development.
• Hands-on experience configuring and troubleshooting wearable sensors or biometric collection devices
• Proven ability to coordinate studies across multiple domestic and/or international sites and distributed vendor teams.
• Experience managing research budgets and contracts across multiple concurrent vendors.
• Thrives by managing fast-paced projects with minimal supervision.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Dedicated to delivering high-quality results while resolving challenges.