Rater Oversight Lead

Alto Neuroscience; United States; On-site; USD 160,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Scorpion Therapeutics seeks a Rater Oversight Lead to drive operational strategy ensuring endpoint data quality in CNS/psychiatry trials. You will supervise rater qualification, certification, and training and govern central rater vendors.

Collaborate with Clinical Development, Data Science and QA, manage site/rater risk, and ensure audit-readiness for complex, multi-study CNS trials. Remote US role with ~25% travel.

Qualifications

• ≥10 years in clinical rating science or endpoint quality in CNS/psychiatry trials.
• Experience managing vendor governance and central rater operations.
• Statistical literacy and ability to make operational decisions under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Oversee rater qualification, certification, and training.
• Govern central rater vendors and oversee data quality.
• Conduct rating surveillance and analyze endpoint data.
• Collaborate with Clinical Development, Data Science, QA and external vendors.
• Manage risk at site and rater levels; ensure audit-readiness.

Skills

Clinical rating science

Outcome assessment

Endpoint quality

Vendor governance

Statistical literacy

Operational decision-making

Education

BS/BA in Life Sciences, Psychology, Neuroscience or related

Master’s or Ph.D. preferred

Job description

Role: Rater Oversight Lead responsible for operational strategy to ensure endpoint data quality in CNS/psychiatry clinical trials. Responsibilities: oversee rater qualification, certification, and training; govern central rater vendors; conduct rating surveillance and analyze endpoint data; collaborate with internal teams (Clinical Development, Data Science, QA) and external vendors; manage risk at site and rater levels; ensure audit-readiness.

Requirements: ≥10 years in clinical rating science, outcome assessment, or endpoint quality within CNS/psychiatry trials; experience managing vendor governance; statistical literacy; ability to make operational decisions under pressure.

Preferred: clinical psychology/neuroscience background, experience with multi-study surveillance, proficiency with audio/video rating workflows.

Qualifications: BS/BA in Life Sciences, Psychology, Neuroscience or related; Master’s or Ph.D. preferred.

Location: remote US; travel ~25%.

High-Value: CNS/psychiatry focus, clinical outcome assessments, central rating vendor oversight, extensive stakeholder collaboration, GxP and audit readiness.