About Us:
LumosFit (https://www.lumosfit.com) is developing an agentic AI-coach for behavior change that can allow 98 million people with prediabetes to easily and effectively sustain healthy lifestyle choices to reduce their risk of diabetes. Our product uniquely combines the principles of behavioral science, economics, gaming, and the evidence-based approach of the diabetes prevention program (DPP) and aims to deliver sustained behavior change. The team behind this innovation is led by Hema Mandlekar (https://www.linkedin.com/in/hemamandlekar), an ex-Apple senior software engineer and leader with a strong track record in R&D and product launches.
Responsibilities
- Lead the behavioral science strategy for our product: formulate how the user journey, interventions, nudges, and feedback loops can be optimized to improve user’s decision making ability, elicit motivation, and lower the burden of healthful eating ultimately reducing their risk for type 2 diabetes.
- Collaborate with our clinical/medical/engineering/business teams to translate behavioral science insights into concrete product features.
- Design and oversee multiple pilot studies.
- Write or significantly contribute to the research protocol and guide the Institutional Review Board (IRB) submission and approval process.
- Be open and adaptable: as a startup you may wear multiple hats, including generating hypotheses, analyzing pilot data, and iterating design based on behavioral findings.
Key Qualifications:
- PhD in behavioral science, neuroscience, psychology, behavioral economics, or related field, with specific experience in diabetes prevention/management (CDCES), or lifestyle interventions.
- Strong track record in translating behavioral theory into product features with measurable health outcomes.
- Experience in designing protocols for user/clinical studies, including IRB submissions and statistical planning.
- Self-starter, comfortable with ambiguity, and excited by fast-moving, mission-driven startup culture.
Benefits and Perks:
- A unique opportunity to combine behavioral science and AI to accelerate diabetes prevention.
- Competitive equity options that grant a substantial stake in the company’s success.
If you dare to ideate, experiment, fail, iterate, and innovate, please apply by sending your CV/Resume to