About Alto Neuroscience, Inc. At Alto Neuroscience, you will play a pivotal role in advancing precision psychiatry and improving how mental health disorders are treated. Join us in building the next generation of personalized neuroscience-based therapeutics. Backed by Stanford.
About the role
The Senior Manager/Associate Director, Clinical Operations provides line management and functional oversight for a team of clinical trial staff spanning Clinical Trial Associate (CTA), Clinical Research Associate (CRA), Clinical Trial Manager (CTM), and Clinical Project Manager (CPM) levels. Trials are run in-house rather than outsourced to a CRO, so this role and its team hold direct, hands-on responsibility for site management, monitoring, and trial execution rather than oversight of a CRO's delivery.
What they're looking for
- 10+ years of hands-on clinical trial experience across multiple Clinical Operations roles, including CTA, CRA, CTM, and/or CPM experience
- 3+ years of direct people management experience
- Direct experience with site monitoring, site management, and clinical trial execution in an in-house operating model
- Strong working knowledge of ICH-GCP, FDA/EMA regulations, and the clinical trial lifecycle
- Demonstrated experience managing and developing Clinical Operations staff across varying levels of seniority
- Strong organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities across multiple studies
More about this role
Primary Role
The Senior Manager/Associate Director, Clinical Operations provides line management and functional oversight for a team of clinical trial staff spanning Clinical Trial Associate (CTA), Clinical Research Associate (CRA), Clinical Trial Manager (CTM), and Clinical Project Manager (CPM) levels. Trials are run in-house rather than outsourced to a CRO, so this role and its team hold direct, hands-on responsibility for site management, monitoring, and trial execution rather than oversight of a CRO's delivery. This role is responsible for staff development, workload/resource allocation across assigned studies or programs, and ensuring consistent quality and process adherence across the team, while individual contributors retain day-to-day accountability for their assigned trials.
What you'll do
People Management
- Directly manage, coach, and develop a team of 6–12 clinical staff across CTA, CRA, CTM, and CPM levels
- Conduct performance reviews, goal setting, and career development planning tailored to each direct report's role and level
- Lead recruitment, onboarding, and training for new team members
- Identify training needs and coordinate role-specific development (e.g.,...
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