Associate Director, Clinical Ops & People Leadership Remote

Alto Neuroscience

United States

Hybrid

USD 170,000 - 185,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Alto Neuroscience seeks an Associate Director, Clinical Operations to lead a hands-on team (CTA, CRA, CTM, CPM) within an in-house trial model. You will drive site management, monitoring, and trial execution while developing staff and aligning resources with program needs.

Based in Mountain View, CA or Remote (US), you will collaborate with QA, Regulatory, and Development to ensure quality deliverables, budgeting, and capacity planning, in line with ICH-GCP and FDA/EMA standards.

Qualifications

10+ years hands-on clinical trial experience across CTA/CRA/CTM/CPM roles.
3+ years direct people management experience.
Direct in-house site monitoring and trial execution experience.
Strong knowledge of ICH-GCP, FDA/EMA regulations, and trial lifecycle.
Proven ability to develop and coach Clinical Operations staff.

Responsibilities

Direct, hands-on staff management, coaching, performance reviews, and development planning for 6–12 staff across CTA/CRA/CTM/CPM.
Allocate workload and monitor capacity; manage staffing across studies and enrollments.
Oversee site selection, initiation, monitoring, and close-out with in-house teams; avoid CRO delegation.
Ensure adherence to ICH-GCP, SOPs, and regulatory requirements; escalate issues when needed.
Partner with QA, Regulatory, Development, and other functions on program delivery and process improvements.