Principal Clinical Scientist
About the Role
What if your career-long expertise in clinical trial design and regulatory science could directly shape how AI understands and evaluates medical evidence? We're looking for a Principal Clinical Scientist to bring senior-level clinical rigor to the AI systems that are redefining biomedical research.
At Alignerr, we partner with the world's leading AI research labs to build and train cutting-edge models. In this role, you won't just consult on the margins — you'll be at the center of ensuring that AI systems reason about clinical data the way the world's most demanding regulators expect.
This is a fully remote, flexible contract role designed for senior clinical professionals who want to work at the frontier of AI without leaving their scientific roots behind.
Organization
Organization: Alignerr
Type
Type: Hourly Contract
Location
Location: Remote
Commitment
Commitment: 10–40 hours/week
What You'll Do
- Design and review clinical trial protocols used to generate high-quality, regulator-ready training datasets for AI systems
- Interpret and audit clinical trial results to ensure accuracy, consistency, and alignment with regulatory standards
- Evaluate AI-generated clinical analyses for scientific soundness and regulatory relevance
- Provide expert, structured feedback that improves how AI models reason about clinical trial data, endpoints, and outcomes
- Serve as a domain authority at the intersection of clinical science and frontier AI development
Who You Are
- Senior-level clinical scientist with hands-on experience designing trial protocols for regulatory submission
- Deep expertise interpreting clinical data for agencies such as the FDA, EMA, or equivalent bodies
- Strong grounding in clinical research methodology, biostatistics, or translational science
- Rigorous, detail-oriented thinker who can clearly articulate why something meets — or falls short of — regulatory expectations
- Self-directed and comfortable working independently in an asynchronous, remote environment
Nice to Have
- Prior experience with data annotation, data quality review, or AI evaluation workflows
- Background in clinical data management or medical writing for regulatory submissions
- Familiarity with AI tools or interest in how machine learning is applied in biomedical contexts
Why Join Us
- Work directly on frontier AI systems making a real impact on clinical and biomedical research
- Fully remote and flexible — structure your hours around your life, not the other way around
- Freelance autonomy with the intellectual depth of genuinely meaningful, senior-level work
- Influence how AI understands, evaluates, and communicates real-world clinical evidence at scale
- Collaborate with world-class AI researchers and clinical domain experts across the globe
- Potential for ongoing work and contract extension as new projects launch