Responsibilities

The Director, Clinical Ontology will lead the design, development, and governance of Oura’s clinical ontology, encompassing physiological, behavioral, and contextual data domains. They will collaborate across Science, Data Science, Engineering, and Product teams to ensure the ontology supports scalable data architecture, AI/ML models, and clinical-grade analytics. The role involves defining and managing controlled vocabularies, taxonomies, and standard terminologies, serving as the primary authority on semantic data modeling, and driving adoption of best practices in ontology lifecycle management. Additionally, the Director will define and manage ontology mappings between Oura and third-party health ecosystems, and lead and grow a team of ontology specialists and data architects.