Clinical Research Advisor

Plutonic; Georgia; Remote; USD 4,500 - 13,000; Part time

Job summary

Plutonic is seeking a Clinical Research Advisor to partner with the founder and leadership on implementation strategy, research priorities, and external partnerships. This senior advisory role connects clinical evidence to practical health solutions, communicating with insurers, schools, and academic partners.

The role requires reviewing materials, guiding study design and outcomes measurement, and providing strategic feedback on case studies, abstracts, and manuscripts.

Qualifications

• Doctoral degree in psychology, behavioral health, public health, medicine, or a closely related field.
• Experience in clinical or behavioral health research with the ability to translate findings into practical recommendations.
• Strong understanding of clinical implementation, outcomes measurement, and evidence development.
• Experience presenting to or collaborating with health insurers, schools, health systems, academic institutions, or similar stakeholders.
• Ability to communicate clearly with clinical, business, and nontechnical audiences.
• Availability to review materials and attend occasional stakeholder meetings with advance notice.

Responsibilities

• Advise leadership on clinical implementation strategy, including how Plutonic’s services and virtual therapy platform can support different populations and partner needs
• Participate in selected meetings with health insurers, schools, academic institutions, and other stakeholders to provide clinical and research perspective
• Help prepare for stakeholder discussions by reviewing presentations, proposals, clinical findings, and supporting materials
• Advise on research priorities, study design, validated assessments, and outcomes measurement
• Review interpretations of clinical data and help ensure external claims accurately reflect the available evidence
• Guide the development of potential pilot programs, research collaborations, and partnership evaluation plans
• Provide strategic feedback on selected case studies, abstracts, manuscripts, and research presentations
• Identify clinical, ethical, and implementation considerations as the company develops or reviews new digital health tools
• Make relevant introductions when appropriate and mutually agreed

Skills

Clinical research

Stakeholder communication

Evidence development

Education

Doctoral degree in psychology/related field

Job description

Plutonic | Technology Enabled Behavioral Health

Advisory Engagement | Approximately 3 to 5 Hours per Month | Remote

About Plutonic

Plutonic is a behavioral health company developing new ways to make therapy more engaging, accessible, and effective for children, adolescents, young adults, and families. We combine clinical services with proprietary interactive virtual therapy environments and digital tools designed to support engagement, therapeutic alliance, and measurable clinical outcomes.

About the Role

Plutonic is seeking a Clinical Research Advisor to work directly with our founder and leadership team on clinical implementation strategy, research priorities, and external partnerships.

This is a senior advisory role for someone who can connect clinical evidence with practical implementation and help communicate our approach to health insurers, schools, academic institutions, and other potential partners. The advisor will review selected materials, provide strategic guidance, and participate in key stakeholder meetings.

The anticipated commitment is approximately 3 to 5 hours per month, with flexibility to coordinate around scheduled meetings and company priorities.

Responsibilities

• Advise leadership on clinical implementation strategy, including how Plutonic’s services and virtual therapy platform can support different populations and partner needs
• Participate in selected meetings with health insurers, schools, academic institutions, and other stakeholders to provide clinical and research perspective
• Help prepare for stakeholder discussions by reviewing presentations, proposals, clinical findings, and supporting materials
• Advise on research priorities, study design, validated assessments, and outcomes measurement
• Review interpretations of clinical data and help ensure external claims accurately reflect the available evidence
• Guide the development of potential pilot programs, research collaborations, and partnership evaluation plans
• Provide strategic feedback on selected case studies, abstracts, manuscripts, and research presentations
• Identify clinical, ethical, and implementation considerations as the company develops or reviews new digital health tools
• Make relevant introductions when appropriate and mutually agreed

Qualifications

• Doctoral degree in psychology, behavioral health, public health, medicine, or a closely related field
• Experience in clinical or behavioral health research, with the ability to translate findings into practical recommendations
• Strong understanding of clinical implementation, outcomes measurement, and evidence development
• Experience presenting to or collaborating with health insurers, schools, health systems, academic institutions, or similar stakeholders
• Ability to communicate clearly with clinical, business, and nontechnical audiences
• Availability to review materials and attend occasional stakeholder meetings with advance notice

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with child and adolescent behavioral health
• Familiarity with digital mental health, interactive technologies, or innovative therapy delivery models
• Experience with payer partnerships, school partnerships, value based care, or implementation science
• Peer reviewed publications and experience advising on research ethics and human subjects research
• Previous experience advising an early stage healthcare company
• Relationships with relevant clinical, academic, payer, or education organizations
• Approximately 3 to 5 hours per month
• Mostly remote, with mutually coordinated meeting times
• Direct collaboration with the founder and leadership team
• Focused on strategic advice, material review, and selected stakeholder meetings
• Additional project work or expanded responsibilities may be agreed separately

Compensation

Compensation will be discussed based on experience, qualifications, and the agreed scope. The engagement may include stock options, cash compensation, or a combination of both. Any stock option grant would be subject to company approval, vesting, and applicable plan terms.