Chief Clinical Officer – Digital Health (Vaping Cessation)

Title: Chief Clinical Officer – Digital Health (Vaping Cessation)

Start: Hiring immediately

Location: UK-based preferred (remote-first, flexible)

Evex Digital Health is an early-stage start-up dedicated to helping young people quit vaping.

We are building a smart quitting companion designed specifically for people who vape. Vaping is now deeply embedded in everyday life for a new generation, but the tools to help people stop have not caught up.

We are developing a solution that is digital, behavioural, and evidence-based , tailored to the psychology and patterns of modern nicotine use. Our approach intelligently guides people to cut down, build new habits, and ultimately quit for good.

We are now hiring a Chief Clinical Officer to lead the clinical vision, research strategy, and programme design as we move from validated need to a scalable solution.

This role may begin fractional, part-time, or fixed-term , with the opportunity to transition to full-time as the company grows.

Short-term:

• Design an evidence-based vaping cessation programme
• Define psychological and clinical frameworks underpinning the product
• Ensure alignment with current best practice and emerging research
• Translate scientific literature into practical, engaging content.

Long-term:

• Set outcome measures and clinical success criteria
• Design research studies to evaluate efficacy
• Support ethics approvals and research governance processes
• Lead or co-author academic publications and conference outputs
• Act as clinical spokesperson for partners, regulators, and investors
• Help shape long-term regulatory and evidence pathways.

• Scientific degree or PhD in a relevant discipline
• Neuroscience, public health, addiction medicine, psychology, behavioural science, respiratory medicine, or similar
• Published in peer-reviewed journals
• Professional experience in at least one of:
• Smoking or vaping cessation
• Nicotine dependence research
• Addiction science
• Digital health intervention design
• Experience working with behavioural change methodologies
• Comfortable working in an early-stage startup environment.

Candidates must have the right to work in the UK. We are currently unable to offer Visa sponsorship.

• Prior involvement in digital therapeutics or mHealth studies
• Experience with NHS, NICE, or equivalent regulatory frameworks
• Experience with young adult or high-frequency nicotine users
• History of securing or contributing to grant-funded research.

We are open to:

• Fractional C-suite engagement
• Part-time employment
• Fixed-term project contract

Compensation : approximately £40k–£60k FTE-equivalent (typically aligned with a senior part-time engagement), depending on experience and structure, with flexible arrangements and potential equity participation.

If you are interested in this role, please apply with your CV and a Cover Letter.

Please ensure that your Cover Letter includes a brief summary of your preferred working arrangements, such as fractional, part-time, fixed term and that you have outlined the days and hours that you are available to commit to this role each week.

If you have any questions about the role or would like to request reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact hello@evexdigitalhealth.co.uk