Government Relations Lead

Our mission at Oura is to empower every person to own their inner potential. Our award-winning products help our global community gain a deeper knowledge of their readiness, activity, and sleep quality by using their Oura Ring and its connected app. We've helped millions of people understand and improve their health by providing daily insights and practical steps to inspire healthy lifestyles.

Empowering the world starts with living our values and empowering our team. As a quickly growing company focused on helping people live healthier and happier lives, we ensure that our team members have what they need to do their best work - both in and out of the office.


At ŌURA, we're building the future of proactive health by translating human signals into actionable insights that improve performance, recovery, and long-term wellbeing. As we continue to scale our healthcare and enterprise partnerships, we're expanding our Government Relations function and are looking for a Government Relations Lead to help advance ŌURA's federal policy priorities. This role is grounded in government relations and healthcare policy, while also requiring comfort operating across a broad range of issues and stakeholders. The ideal candidate brings a strong healthcare policy background, understands business and revenue considerations, and can flex between strategic thinking and hands-on execution while partnering closely with teams across Human Performance (HP), Healthcare, Legal, and Commercial.

While this is a remote opportunity, due to the specific requirements of the role, the successful candidate must reside in the Washington, D.C. metro area and be willing to travel occasionally as needed.

What You'll Do

• Support and help execute ŌURA's federal government relations strategy, with a focus on healthcare, human performance, access, and revenue-related policy issues
• Work closely with ŌURA's Human Performance (HP) and healthcare teams to ensure policy efforts are aligned with clinical, research, and enterprise priorities
• Monitor, assess, and communicate relevant legislative, regulatory, and political developments that may impact ŌURA's business, partnerships, or growth opportunities
• Develop policy positions, advocacy materials, and briefings that translate complex healthcare and technology topics into clear, business-relevant insights
• Build and maintain relationships with Members of Congress, Congressional staff, trade associations, federal agencies, and other key external stakeholders to educate and advocate on ŌURA's policy priorities
• Support and coordinate meetings, briefings, and engagements on Capitol Hill and with external partners as needed
• Assist in managing ŌURA's participation in relevant trade associations, coalitions, and industry groups, ensuring alignment with company objectives
• Operate comfortably across multiple workstreams, stepping in to support emerging priorities, time-sensitive issues, and cross-functional initiatives as the business evolves

What We're Looking For

• Background in healthcare policy, government relations, public policy, or regulatory affairs, preferably within health tech, medtech, life sciences, or a related field
• Experience engaging with Congress, federal agencies, and trade associations
• Strong understanding of how public policy intersects with business strategy, enterprise partnerships, and revenue growth
• Ability to work cross-functionally and translate policy developments into actionable guidance for business teams
• Comfortable balancing strategic priorities with hands-on execution in a fast-moving environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• DC-based, travel as needed, and regularly engage on Capitol Hill

Benefits

At ŌURA, we care about you and your well-being. Everyone here at ŌURA has a ring of their own and we are continually looking to improve employee health and add to our benefits!

What we offer:

• Competitive salary and equity packages
• Health, dental, vision insurance, and mental health resources
• An ŌURA Ring of your own plus employee discounts for friends & family
• 20 days of paid time off plus 13 paid holidays plus 8 days of flexible wellness time off
• Paid sick leave and parental leave
• Amazing culture of collaborative and passionate coworkers

ŌURA takes a market-based approach to pay, which may vary depending on your location. US locations are categorized into tiers based on a cost of labor index for that geographic area. While most offers will be closer to the starting range, successful candidates' pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, internal peer equity, and market conditions. These ranges may be modified in the future. The following is the market-based range for Washington DC:

• Region 2: $154,700 - $182,000

Oura is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Individuals seeking employment at Oura are considered without regard to age, ancestry, color, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, protected family care or medical leave status, race, religion (including beliefs and practices or the absence thereof), sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. We will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.

We will work to ensure individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

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