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Principal Clinical Scientist

$40-80/hrRemoteFreelanceSTEM

About the Role

What if your years of clinical trial expertise could directly influence how AI reasons about medical evidence, regulatory submissions, and patient outcomes? We're looking for a Principal Clinical Scientist to bring senior-level rigor to AI-driven research — ensuring that the clinical knowledge embedded in next-generation AI systems meets the highest scientific and regulatory standards.

This is a fully remote, flexible contract role designed for experienced clinical scientists who want to do meaningful work at the frontier of AI and biomedical research.

  • Organization: Alignerr
  • Type: Hourly Contract
  • Location: Remote
  • Commitment: 10–40 hours/week

What You'll Do

  • Design and review clinical trial protocols used to generate high-quality, regulator-ready datasets for AI training
  • Interpret and audit clinical trial results to ensure accuracy, consistency, and regulatory relevance
  • Evaluate AI-generated clinical analyses for scientific soundness and alignment with FDA, EMA, or equivalent regulatory expectations
  • Provide expert feedback that directly improves how AI models reason about clinical trial data, endpoints, and outcomes
  • Help establish standards for how frontier AI systems understand and evaluate real-world clinical evidence

Who You Are

  • Senior-level experience designing clinical trial protocols for regulatory submission
  • Deep expertise interpreting clinical data for regulatory agencies such as the FDA, EMA, or equivalent
  • Strong background in clinical research methodology, biostatistics, or translational science
  • Naturally detail-oriented with a rigorous, systematic approach to evaluating data quality
  • Able to communicate complex clinical concepts clearly in written feedback

Nice to Have

  • Prior experience with data annotation, data quality assurance, or evaluation systems
  • Familiarity with AI tools or clinical informatics platforms
  • Background in pharmacovigilance, medical affairs, or health outcomes research
  • Experience working across multiple therapeutic areas or global regulatory frameworks

Why Join Us

  • Work directly on frontier AI systems impacting clinical and biomedical research worldwide
  • Fully remote and flexible — work on your own schedule, from anywhere
  • Freelance autonomy with the structure of meaningful, expert-level work
  • Influence how AI understands, evaluates, and communicates real-world clinical evidence
  • Collaborate with leading AI research teams and labs on cutting-edge projects
  • Potential for ongoing work and contract extension as new projects launch