# Senior Manager/Director of Contracts and Procurement at Alto Neuroscience

- Company: Alto Neuroscience
- What the company does: 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.
- Company website: https://altoneuroscience.com
- Type: Startups
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: Mountain View, CA
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $160K to $190K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-10-19
- Apply by: 2026-12-03
- Apply: https://ats.rippling.com/alto-neuroscience-inc/jobs/00e08d5d-e410-40ec-b22c-bc797712dde6?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/alto-neuroscience-senior-manager-director-of-procurement/

## About the role

We are seeking a Sr. Manager/Director of Contracts and Procurement to lead global vendor contracting and management across our research and clinical operations teams. This leader will own the procurement function end to end, from strategy and policy to negotiating and structuring our most complex supplier agreements. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- 10+ years of progressive procurement experience in biotech, pharmaceutical or life sciences companies, including 5+ years in a leadership role
- Demonstrated expertise with life sciences agreements, including CRO, CDMO/CMO, clinical supply and quality agreements
- Working knowledge of GxP, FDA and EMA requirements as they apply to suppliers and outsourced activities
- Experience building procurement policies and controls in a public or pre-IPO company, including SOX
- Proven ability to negotiate high-value agreements ($10M+) and manage executive-level supplier relationships
- Strong financial acumen, including total cost of ownership analysis and budget partnership with Finance

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