Clinical Operations Lead, Health & Performance Data

Fort is the first wearable designed for strength training. It tracks the health and activity metrics expected from a modern wearable, then uses advanced motion sensing to recognize and analyze strength exercises—providing a more complete view of training, progress, and health.

We are hiring a Clinical Operations Lead to work closely with study participants and the engineering team to build and manage our human health and performance data program.

Responsibilities:

• Own study planning, participant operations, and day-to-day lab execution
• Represent company to customers, study participants, and event guests
• Develop and maintain study protocols, consent processes, and operating procedures
• Recruit, schedule, and guide participants through study sessions
• Manage data collection tools such as wearable sensors, cameras, and other study equipment
• Ensure quantitative and qualitative data from studies are high-quality and reliable
• Hire, train, and oversee technicians as the program grows
• Coordinate with engineering and machine learning teams on study design and data requirements
• Maintain participant privacy and compliance with consent, retention and data-handling requirements
• Improve study throughput without compromising participant experience or data quality

Qualifications:

• Experience managing human-subject research, clinical operations, or structured data collection
• Strong operational judgment and attention to detail
• Excellent participant-facing and cross-functional communication
• Ability to translate research goals into repeatable operating procedures
• Comfortable with strength-training equipment and demonstrating exercise techniques
• Available for regular in-person work in San Francisco

Experience in exercise science, kinesiology, biomechanics, physical therapy, clinical research, or wearable-device studies is preferred.