Manager, Clinical Science & Site Educator

About Alto Neuroscience, Inc.

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.

We are seeking an experienced Manager, Clinical Science & Site Education to lead a team responsible for providing scientific, clinical, and protocol‑specific education to clinical trial sites. This role will oversee day‑to‑day site education and engagement activities, support team development and performance, and serve as a key liaison between Clinical Development, Clinical Operations, and investigational sites. The Manager will also maintain direct site engagement to understand site needs, address barriers, and support high‑quality study execution and recruitment.

• Manage, coach, and develop a team of Clinical Science & Site Educators.
• Set priorities, allocate site coverage, and oversee day‑to‑day team activities.
• Ensure consistent, high‑quality scientific and protocol education across sites.
• Support team performance, development, and onboarding.

• Oversee and participate in protocol, indication, rating scale, and mechanism-of-action training for investigators and site staff.
• Ensure sites understand scientific rationale, endpoints, eligibility criteria, and safety considerations.
• Oversee development and maintenance of site educational materials.
• Provide ongoing scientific support and reinforce GCP, protocol compliance, and data integrity.

• Oversee site education and engagement activities across assigned studies.
• Identify site‑specific knowledge gaps, recruitment barriers, and support needs.
• Partner with Clinical Operations on SIVs, investigator meetings, refresher training, and targeted site support.
• Support enrollment through education on patient identification, eligibility criteria, protocol nuances, and referral pathways.
• Maintain direct engagement with sites and external stakeholders as needed.

• Partner closely with Clinical Development, Clinical Operations, Data Management, and other Alto teams.
• Consolidate site and team insights and communicate recurring trends, risks, and opportunities to study teams.
• Contribute site‑facing perspectives to protocol development, amendments, and study materials.
• Ensure consistent scientific and protocol messaging across the educator team.

• Establish and maintain consistent site education tools, processes, and best practices.
• Gather feedback from sites and the educator team to improve training and support.
• Stay current on therapeutic area knowledge, competitive landscape, and regulatory expectations.

Remote with approx 50% travel (2-3 days/week)

$160k-175k
* depending on qualifications and experience level

50% travel (2-3 days/week)

• Strong understanding of clinical trial design, GCP, and site operations.
• Experience supporting clinical trial recruitment, patient identification, and referral pathways.
• Excellent presentation, communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills.
• Ability to translate complex scientific concepts into clear, practical guidance.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and coordinate across multiple functions and stakeholders.
• Willingness and ability to travel more than 50% of the time; access to a major metropolitan airport required.
• Flexible, growth‑oriented, solution‑focused, and outcomes‑driven.

• Direct psychiatric clinical care experience and/or experience as a Clinical Scientist, Medical Science Liaison, Clinical Trial Educator, or similar role.
• Experience…