# Senior Director Clinical Development at Alector

- Company: Alector
- What the company does: Alector is a biopharmaceutical company that develops therapies for the treatment of neurodegeneration diseases. Backed by GV.
- Company website: https://www.alector.com
- Type: Startups
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: United States
- Work setup: Remote
- Pay: $290K to $380K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-08-25
- Apply by: 2026-10-09
- Apply: https://jobs.lever.co/alector/3936ba85-b802-4a25-91e8-65c84bf4769f
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/alector-senior-director-clinical-development/

## About the role

As Senior Director, Clinical Development , you will serve as Alector’s senior clinical development physician and a key clinical leader for AL137 as the program enters Phase 1 clinical trials . You will bring your medical judgment, scientific curiosity, and drug development experience to help translate an innovative program into meaningful clinical evidence.

## What they're looking for

- M.D. or Ph.D. in Neuroscience, Neurobiology, or equivalent field required
- 8+ years' experience leading clinical development in the biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry, experience taking programs through early clinical development is essential
- Drug development experience in neurodegenerative disease
- Strong knowledge of clinical trial design, medical monitoring, clinical data interpretation, benefit-risk assessment, and the regulatory requirements supporting clinical drug development
- Experience designing and executing first-in-human and Phase 1 and 2 studies, including dose escalation and interpretation of early safety, pharmacokinetic, pharmacodynamic, and biomarker data
- Experience working with regulators and contributing clinical content to regulatory submissions and interactions

Tags: Clinical Development