Director of Clinical Research

About Tiny Health

Tiny Health is advancing lifelong health, from the first 1,000 days to the last, and addressing chronic disease through precision microbiome science. Founded in 2020 and built by microbiome scientists and physicians, our testing platform reveals whether your microbiome is trending toward resilience or imbalances using shotgun metagenomics, proprietary AI, and one of the world's largest longitudinal datasets. Trusted by families and health practitioners alike, our research-backed gut and vaginal tests are redefining the microbiome as a cornerstone of personalized health through every life stage. Learn more at tinyhealth.com and poweredbytiny.com.

The Opportunity

Tiny Health is seeking a Director of Clinical Research to co-own the strategy, execution, and growth of our clinical research program. This role will lead the design and delivery of clinical studies supporting product validation, regulatory strategy, and scientific credibility across our microbiome-based testing and health insights.

As a key scientific leader, you will help build and scale our clinical research infrastructure in a fast-moving, resource-conscious environment, balancing rigor with speed as the program grows.

What You’ll Do

Clinical Strategy & Infrastructure

• Co-own Tiny Health’s clinical evidence roadmap with the Head of Science

• Define study objectives, endpoints, and success criteria aligned with product and regulatory goals

• Build scalable clinical research processes and infrastructure as the company grows

• Represent Tiny Health in clinical collaborations and external research discussions

Study Design & Execution

• Lead the design and publication of observational, interventional, and real-world evidence studies

• Oversee protocol development, statistical analysis plans, and data collection frameworks

• Manage study timelines, budgets, risk, and regulatory documentation

• Support regulatory submissions as needed

Cross-Functional & Scientific Communication

• Partner with Bioinformatics and Engineering to ensure analytical rigor and appropriate data capture

• Collaborate with Product and Marketing to translate findings into clear, defensible claims

• Lead study reporting, including reports, abstracts, and peer-reviewed manuscripts

• Present findings to internal leadership, partners, and scientific audiences

Qualifications

Required

• PhD, MD, MS/MPH, or equivalent degree in life sciences, clinical research, or a related field

• 6+ years of experience in clinical research within biotech, diagnostics, digital health, or academia

• Demonstrated experience designing and executing human clinical studies

• Hands-on experience with IRB submissions and human subjects research oversight

• Experience leading cross-functional teams and managing external partners (CROs, academic collaborators, etc.)

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Experience operating in ambiguity and building scalable systems in early-stage or resource-constrained environments

Preferred

• Experience supporting regulatory submissions

• Background in pediatric, maternal-infant, or microbiome-related research

• Experience generating evidence to support product claims or regulatory strategy

• Track record of publications in peer-reviewed journals

How we work

• Remote-First Company: our working hours follow a 2 hour window from 9 am - 6 pm CST

• Driven by an ambitious mission: we're reinventing how we should think about wellness from the first 1,000 days to the last

• Shape what we build, not just how we build it: we prioritize experimentation with taking ownership, and moving fast

• No hidden agendas: we operate with full transparency because when everyone's working from the same honest picture, you spend less time on politics and more time on impact

• High standards, human culture: we hold ourselves to a high bar and do it alongside a team who can laugh at themselves and make the hard days genuinely enjoyable

Our Values

1. Learn fast, be better (root cause analysis)

   What that looks like: When a stakeholder gives constructive criticism to a test result, instead of just apologizing and moving on, you dig into why it happened and update the process so the feedback is not received again.

2. Be relentlessly resourceful (be scrappy)

   What that looks like: When a customer asks a question about our science, you you spend time digging through our docs and filtering through Slack for previous replies before pinging the team. You also know not to burn a whole day stuck, so you ask for help with a clear summary of what you've already tried.

3. Think like an owner (ownership)

   What that looks like: When you notice customer engagement is dropping, you don't shrug it off as another team's problem - you flag it, dig into the numbers, and bring a fix, because you're hungry to see the whole company win, not just your own tasks hit their targets.

4. Act with honesty and empathy (radical candor)

   What that looks like: When a colleague shares an idea that carries real risk, challenge in the moment and do it with kindness - don’t vent about it afterward in a side conversation.

5. Delight people by anticipating their needs (create raving experiences)

   What that looks like: You put yourselves in the shoes of the customer or collaborator before presenting an idea, process, or proposal. Think ahead about what their pain and gain points are, and curate your communication to address their needs.