About the job
Primary Role
The Clinical Science and Site Educator is responsible for providing scientific, clinical, and protocol-specific education to clinical trial sites. This role serves as a key liaison between Clinical Development, Clinical Operations, and investigational sites to ensure high-quality trial conduct, streamlined recruitment, protocol adherence, and consistent understanding of study objectives, procedures, and data requirements. A key part of the role is to visit and educate sites in person to better understand the needs of the site.
What You'll Do
Clinical & Scientific Education
- Deliver protocol, indication, rating scale, and mechanism-of-action training to investigators, site staff, and internal teams.
- Ensure sites understand scientific rationale, endpoints, eligibility criteria, and safety considerations for the specific protocol.
- Communicate scientific and clinical concepts effectively to multiple audiences through verbal, graphic and written communications methods as part of Clinical Development team.
- Develop and maintain high-quality educational materials (slide decks, training guides, FAQs, job aids) for stakeholders internally and externally.
- Provide ongoing scientific support to sites throughout the study lifecycle.
- Reinforce GCP, protocol compliance, and data integrity through education.
- Develop and communicate a compelling value proposition to engage external stakeholders, including investigators, sub-investigators, study coordinators, site directors, etc.
Site Engagement & Support
- Serve as a scientific point of contact for investigator and site questions along with Clinical Development and Clinical Operations.
- Support Clinical Operations with site initiation visits (SIVs), investigator meetings, refresher training, and ad hoc educational sessions.
- Identify knowledge gaps at sites and proactively address them with targeted education.
- Support enrollment optimization through education on patient identification and protocol nuances.
- Engage and collaborate with advocacy groups to support study recruitment.
- Liaise with sites and their recruitment pathways to further develop referral networks to support study enrollment.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Partner closely with Clinical Development, Clinical Operations, Data Management, and other internal Alto teams.
- Support protocol development and amendments by contributing site-facing perspectives.
- Align messaging across functions to ensure consistent scientific communication.
Continuous Improvement
- Gather feedback from sites to improve training content and delivery.
- Stay current on therapeutic area knowledge, competitive landscape, and regulatory expectations.
- Contribute to standardization of site education best practices.
LOCATION
Remote
TRAVEL REQUIRED
50% or more / 2-3 days per week
SALARY RANGE
$150-$225K
- Salary will vary depending on qualifications and experience level
- Compensation includes a base salary, an annual target bonus, and an equity grant.
QUALIFICATIONS
Required Skills:
- Advanced degree strongly preferred (PhD, PharmD, MD, MS, PA, NP, RN, MSW) in life sciences, healthcare, or related field.
- 5+ years of experience in psychiatric clinical care, clinical research, clinical science, medical affairs, or site training. A combination of clinical and research experience is key. Research experience is required.
- Proven track record of excelling in complex, cross-functional environments and operating with urgency.
- Strong understanding of clinical trial design, GCP, and site operations.
- Experience in community engagement and supporting clinical trial diversity.
- Excellent presentation, communication, interpersonal skills, and customer service skills in a clinical research environment.
- Ability to translate complex scientific concepts into clear, practical guidance.
- Proven ability to conduct referral outreach, chart reviews, and data abstraction.
- Ability to work independently and coordinate across multiple functional areas and stakeholders.
- Willingness and ability to travel to clinical sites, investigator meetings, etc. which will likely be more than 50% of time. Required access to a major metropolitan airport.
- Flexible, growth mindset who is solution-focused and outcome oriented.
Preferred Skills
- Experience in direct psychiatric clinical care as well as Clinical Scientist, Medical Science Liaison, Clinical Trial Educator (CTE), or similar roles.
- Experience training investigators and site staff in interventional clinical trials.
- Background in CNS (specifically in psychiatry).
- Experience with virtual training platforms and learning management systems.
WHY ALTO
At Alto Neuroscience, you will play a pivotal role in advancing precision psychiatry and improving how mental health disorders are treated. Join us in building the next generation of personalized neuroscience-based therapeutics.
Alto Neuroscience is an equal-opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of sex, age, race, color, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law. We offer a welcoming and inclusive environment in service to one another, our products, the diverse consumers we represent, and the communities we call home. We do all of this with kindness, empathy and respect for each other. The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It should not be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or physical requirements.
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