Senior Research Manager
Folia Health
Intro to Folia
Measure what matters.
Nell and Dan founded Folia Health because it has been simply too hard for their family members to receive personalized, data-driven healthcare that directly addresses the issues they're dealing with. People around the country and now the world, including our own team members and families, use Folia to track what they're experiencing - fatigue, symptom flares, pain - alongside what they're currently doing for treatment, and then use this information to understand the best way forward. Most Folia users also receive Data Dividends to share their data as part of our Research Programs, the business model that keeps Folia humming along.
Along the journey of building Folia, we've developed and validated a new type of health data - home-reported outcomes (or HROs). HROs allow people dealing with complex conditions to digitize their vast personal health knowledge, with simple responses to a personalized set of multiple-choice questions whenever they're experiencing a change in their health. HROs are actually now a valued part of the research methods that leading life sciences companies use to understand how their therapies are impacting people in the real world.
Folia (‘foglia’ is leaf in Italian) was named for the power of the individual contributions of people tracking their own health experiences. Each individual contributor is a leaf on the tree, performing important tasks to enable the whole (healthcare) tree to grow and become stronger - ultimately benefitting the leaf itself. (Yes we may have taken the metaphor too far...)
We are:
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Female-founded and led by parents and family caregivers
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Stubbornly focused on making healthcare make sense
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9 years in business
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Backed by top venture funds with a strong financial runway
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Made possible by our fast-growing user community with thousands of users in rare conditions
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced and strategic Senior Research Manager to lead and oversee research initiatives that align with our organizational goals. This role requires leadership, timeline oversight and management, and strategic planning capabilities. The Senior Research Manager will play a critical role in shaping operational objectives, ensuring excellence in execution, and delivering high-impact outcomes across our portfolio of research studies.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and manage the study design and rollout of multiple research projects, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives and client priorities.
- Assign work and provide direction to junior research team members and cross-functional teams, ensuring clarity of goals and accountability.
- Collaborate with senior leadership to review objectives and evaluate success.
- Ensure adherence to budgets, timelines, and project deliverables; monitor and adjust work plans as needed.
- Drive initiatives that enhance effectiveness of research operations and outputs.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree in a relevant field preferred.
- 3+ years of experience in a research-related field, with at least 1 year in a project/ research management role.
- Proven experience overseeing project timelines and budgets.
- Demonstrated ability to manage and prioritize across multiple initiatives at once.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
- Ability to balance high-level strategy with operational execution.
Why Join Us
- Opportunity to lead impactful research efforts with cross-organizational visibility.
- Collaborative, mission-driven team environment.
Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package. - Opportunity for rapid professional growth in a leadership capacity.
Compensation
The base salary is $110,000 and will be determined to be commensurate with experience. The full compensation package includes stock option grants and additional benefits, including Health, Dental, Vision, and 401k plan.
Please note: We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. However, we are not able to sponsor visas at this time.