Ready to join the Radicle rebellion?

Company: Radicle Science (Public Benefit Corporation)
Location: Remote (U.S. required) with travel for key events (up to 50%)
Reports to: COO
Type: Full-time

OPPORTUNITY

Radicle Science is a healthtech pioneer, named Fast Company “World Changing Idea” for creating the future of proven, precision wellness. Since launching in 2021, Radicle has become the #1 U.S. leader in rigorous clinical evidence generation for wellness, running placebo-controlled trials on more Americans annually than all FDA drug-approval trials combined.

We’re seeking a Chief Science & Innovation Officer (CSIO) who is eager to apply rigorous scientific principles to “outside the box” health tech thinking to lead the company’s long-term strategic scientific vision and drive innovation, trusted health evidence, client value, and meaningful real-world health impact.

ROLE OVERVIEW

NOTE: This is NOT your typical science leadership role….this is Radicle Science and “in the box” thinkers need not apply!

The CSIO will be responsible for ensuring integration across, and evolution of, our protocol design, outcome measures, trial execution, analysis, and reporting.

The CSIO will also be a key partner in expanding Radicle’s platform to serve innovation, formulation, small batch manufacturing, and IP goals for Radicle Science clients.

To ensure our scientific strategy is aligned throughout our organization, the CSIO will collaborate with our technology, data, marketing, sales, and customer success teams.

This leader will also serve as a visible spokesperson for Radicle Science, helping build trust with clients, investors, partners, and the broader health ecosystem.

This is a rare opportunity for a senior scientific leader to move beyond traditional research or product development silos and help build the scientific innovation backbone that transforms how wellness solutions are developed, validated, protected, and scaled.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Scientific Strategy

• Ensure integration across, and evolution of, our protocol design, outcome measures, trial execution, analysis, and interpretation
• Coordinate with our internal and external Principal Investigators, as well as our academic collaborators
• Ensure our evidence generation meets the highest standards of rigor while pragmatically serving client goals, consumer needs, and regulatory expectations

Leadership & Cross-Functional Collaboration

This role provides strategic executive leadership to two established senior leaders, each of whom will continue to lead their teams and each of whom will continue to be responsible for day-to-day activities:

1. SVP of Scientific Affairs who oversees client-facing sales support, protocol design, client report generation, peer-reviewed publications, external scientific communication, and industry-facing thought leadership.

2. VP of Research Operations who oversees trial execution, compliance, and operational excellence

• Cross-functional collaboration with our technology, data, marketing, sales, and customer success teams to ensure our scientific strategy is aligned throughout the company

Innovation Support

• Provide clients with scientific guidance on formulation strategy & feasibility
• Support clients by collaborating with formulators and contract manufacturers to prepare their products for trial
• Support clients with their IP/patent strategy related to their formulas and trial data

Spokesperson

• Serve (along with our Scientific Affairs team) as a Radicle scientific representative with industry, investors, partners, and the broader health ecosystem

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• PhD or equivalent in a life science field
• 10+ years experience conducting or sponsoring clinical trials on non-prescription/non-pharmaceutical health interventions
• 10+ years experience working for food, beverage, or supplement companies
• 5+ years experience working with formulators and contract manufacturers
• Strong understanding of biostatistics
• Experience with intellectual property and patent strategy
• Experience serving as Principal Investigator on clinical trials
• Experience authoring peer-reviewed publications
• Experience managing senior leaders and multidisciplinary teams
• U.S based, willing to travel ~8x/year travel for team gatherings, conferences, and partner meetings
• Native, or near-native/mastery proficiency in English

REQUIRED SKILLS & ATTRIBUTES

• Strategic, innovative thinker who is also able to rapidly execute
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong, confident public speaker comfortable representing the company externally
• Experienced in client-facing roles
• Able to translate science for non-technical audiences
• Comfortable balancing scientific considerations with business & consumer realities
• Low-ego, collaborative, adaptable, decisive
• Proven ability to operate in a fast-paced, rapidly evolving company environment
• Proven ability to collaborate cross-functionally with non-scientific teams

BONUS POINTS

• High proficiency with AI tools
• Experience securing grants from government agencies and foundations.
• Based in Southern California

WHY JOIN RADICLE SCIENCE

• Lead and evolve the scientific strategy of a rapidly growing company
• Work cross-functionally at the intersection of science, technology, consumer wellness
• Shape how the wellness industry develops products, generates evidence, protects IP, and delivers real-world health impact to consumers

HOW TO APPLY

Please email [email protected] with your resume. The work will be hard, but if we succeed we will permanently alter the course of health and wellness for all future generations!  

ABOUT RADICLE SCIENCE

Radicle Science is a healthtech pioneer, named Fast Company “World Changing Idea” for creating the future of proven, precision wellness.  Since launching in 2021, Radicle has become the #1 global leader in rigorous clinical evidence generation for wellness, running placebo-controlled trials on more Americans annually than all FDA drug-approval trials combined.  We fuse AI, consumer science & decentralized trials to generate never-before-seen data at unprecedented speed, scale & precision.  Our fully automated, vertically integrated platform is now enabling our clients to build the first portfolios of patentable, proven, precision wellness formulas—tailored to each health area and population, able to make compliant claims, and trusted by consumers, retailers, regulators, healthcare providers, and AI models. 

Our 10 year Vision is a world where 1 billion people dramatically improve their health every day with precision wellness solutions proven by Radicle Science –you can learn more about it here in our mainstage talk at the annual TED Conference.         

CULTURE

We are a fast growing healthtech pioneer seeking Rebels With a Cause — team members who are not only a skill fit, but a values fit.  Our core values show up in how we operate every day:

Rebel with a Cause: You challenge the status quo—anchored in mission and integrity.

Audacious (without the ego): You swing big, iterate fast, and don’t wait for perfect.

GSD (Get Sh#*t Done): You take ownership, follow through, and deliver reliably.

Evidence-Driven: You love data—testing, measuring, learning, improving.

Grounded Brilliance: You’re sharp and humble—curious, respectful, and collaborative.

Transparent: You communicate clearly and candidly—internally and externally—so trust stays high.

Our company is virtual but most employees are based in Southern California.  While preference is given to SoCal residents, remote employees from other US-based geographies will be considered if you can work times that align with team needs and come in person to our twice a year retreats in So Cal. Change is CONSTANT in this work environment, and everyone pitches in to get the work completed.  We work and play hard together virtually, and also in person during our bi-annual in-person retreats. The hours are unconventional and flexible to accommodate collaboration across time zones, so if you are looking for a set schedule of 8 am – 5 pm; Monday through Friday, this is probably NOT a fit for you.  The upside is you’ll get to work with some of the brightest, most creative and passionate people you’ll ever meet. Don’t just take our word for it, Radicle also topped Fast Company’s list of “Most Innovative Workplaces”.  

TEAM

Radicle is a team of over 35 Rebels with a cause, and was cofounded in 2020 by Pelin Thorogood, M.Eng/MBA (tech founder, Trustee & Vice Chair of UCSD Foundation, INC 200 Female Founder) and Dr. Jeff Chen, MD/MBA (physician-scientist, founded and led UCLA natural products research center).  Advisors include Peter Diamandis (“50 Greatest World Leaders” by Fortune), Dr. Jonathan Fielding (Fielding School of Public Health at UCLA, White House Advisor), and Pamela Harbour (former Commissioner of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission).

Company: Radicle Science (Public Benefit Corporation)
Location: Remote (U.S. required) with travel for key events (up to 50%)
Reports to: Chief Commercial Officer
Type: Full-time

THE OPPORTUNITY

Radicle Science is a fast-growing healthtech pioneer on a mission to make proven, precision wellness accessible for all.  We are seeking a high-performing, results-driven Sales Director to acquire new customers while deepening relationships with existing accounts to expand collaboration and long-term business value.

You’ll also help communicate and position how Radicle serves as an innovation and IP partner—empowering companies to develop proven, precision wellness products at unprecedented speed, scale, and cost.

Your core customers will be mid to large size companies in the food, beverage, supplement, and pet industries who 1) sell premium ingredients B2B or 2) sell a premium branded product B2C.

WORKING STYLE & LOGISTICS

Remote (must be willing to work Pacific hours with Radicle team, take occasional calls that align with European or Asian client timezones), travel to conferences (primarily in the US but occasionally internationally) 4-6x a year, and travel to CA 2x a year for in-person team gatherings.

WHAT YOU’LL DO: KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Achieve annual sales targets while monitoring performance and taking corrective action when necessary. 
• Develop and retain customers – serve as primary contact for customers, ensuring high levels of satisfaction through the sales cycle. 
• Build annual customer-level forecasts and projections. 
• Manage monthly forecasting. 
• Negotiate, prepare, and execute tailored presentations, proposals, pricing, and terms to optimize commercial results. 
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Marketing, Research Operations, Tech, and Customer Success to provide feedback on offerings, to craft solutions for clients, and to support long term client satisfaction.
• Maintain a strong understanding of category, segment, customer, and competitive landscapes; share insights and analysis with the team.
• Manage individual CRM to maintain accurate records of sales activities and client interactions.
• Travel to shows, client meetings, and other events as necessary (25-40% travel).

WHAT YOU’LL BRING: KEY QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree in related field
• 5+ years of experience in B2B sales, BD, or client relationship management selling: 1) Clinically proven ingredients 2) Formulation and/or manufacturing services
• Into the following 1) Food and Beverage 2) Supplements 3) Pet
• Experience operating in a fast paced, rapidly evolving company environment 
• Proven track record of meeting or exceeding sales targets. 
• Strong skills in prospecting, lead generation, and pipeline management.
• Excellent negotiation, presentation, and written and oral communication skills.
• Strong in-person interpersonal skills
• Ability to build and maintain long term relationships. 
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills with a data driven approach to decision making.
• Highly proficient in CRM (Hubspot and/or Salesforce) and MS Office/Google Suite; experience with reporting and forecasting.  
• Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams. 

BONUS POINTS

• Familiarity with clinical trials and clinical evidence 
• Life science training/background 
• Passion for health, wellness, and changing the system for good.
• High proficiency with AI tools to support sales 

HOW TO APPLY

Please email [email protected] with your resume. The work will be hard, but if we succeed we will permanently alter the course of health and wellness for all future generations!  

ABOUT RADICLE SCIENCE

Radicle Science is a healthtech pioneer, named Fast Company “World Changing Idea” for creating the future of proven, precision wellness.  Since launching in 2021, Radicle has become the #1 global leader in rigorous clinical evidence generation for wellness, running placebo-controlled trials on more Americans annually than all FDA drug-approval trials combined.  We fuse AI, consumer science & decentralized trials to generate never-before-seen data at unprecedented speed, scale & precision.  Our fully automated, vertically integrated platform is now enabling our clients to build the first portfolios of patentable, proven, precision wellness formulas—tailored to each health area and population, able to make compliant claims, and trusted by consumers, retailers, regulators, healthcare providers, and AI models. 

Our 10 year Vision is a world where 1 billion people dramatically improve their health every day with precision wellness solutions proven by Radicle Science –you can learn more about it here in our mainstage talk at the annual TED Conference.         

CULTURE

We are a fast growing healthtech pioneer seeking Rebels With a Cause — team members who are not only a skill fit, but a values fit.  Our core values show up in how we operate every day:

Rebel with a Cause: You challenge the status quo—anchored in mission and integrity.

Audacious (without the ego): You swing big, iterate fast, and don’t wait for perfect.

GSD (Get Sh#*t Done): You take ownership, follow through, and deliver reliably.

Evidence-Driven: You love data—testing, measuring, learning, improving.

Grounded Brilliance: You’re sharp and humble—curious, respectful, and collaborative.

Transparent: You communicate clearly and candidly—internally and externally—so trust stays high.

Our company is virtual but most employees are based in Southern California.  While preference is given to SoCal residents, remote employees from other US-based geographies will be considered if you can work times that align with team needs and come in person to our twice a year retreats in So Cal. Change is CONSTANT in this work environment, and everyone pitches in to get the work completed.  We work and play hard together virtually, and also in person during our bi-annual in-person retreats. The hours are unconventional and flexible to accommodate collaboration across time zones, so if you are looking for a set schedule of 8 am – 5 pm; Monday through Friday, this is probably NOT a fit for you.  The upside is you’ll get to work with some of the brightest, most creative and passionate people you’ll ever meet. Don’t just take our word for it, Radicle also topped Fast Company’s list of “Most Innovative Workplaces”.  

TEAM

Radicle is a team of over 35 Rebels with a cause, and was cofounded in 2020 by Pelin Thorogood, M.Eng/MBA (tech founder, Trustee & Vice Chair of UCSD Foundation, INC 200 Female Founder) and Dr. Jeff Chen, MD/MBA (physician-scientist, founded and led UCLA natural products research center).  Advisors include Peter Diamandis (“50 Greatest World Leaders” by Fortune), Dr. Jonathan Fielding (Fielding School of Public Health at UCLA, White House Advisor), and Pamela Harbour (former Commissioner of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission).