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Principal Clinical Scientist

Alignerr

$40–80/hr 11 countries Flexible hours 10–40 h/week Senior

Remote contract work reviewing AI analyses of clinical trial design and results against regulatory standards. It suits senior clinical scientists with hands-on protocol and FDA or EMA experience who want to write expert feedback.

About the role

Principal Clinical Scientist (AI Training)
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 : Alignerr
  • Type : Hourly Contract
  • Location : Remote

- Commitment : 10–40 hours/week

  • Commitment : 10–40 hours/week
  • 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

  • Serve as a domain authority at the intersection of clinical science and frontier AI development
  • 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

  • Self-directed and comfortable working independently in an asynchronous, remote environment
  • 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

  • Familiarity with AI tools or interest in how machine learning is applied in biomedical contexts
  • 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

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