Clinical Scientist, Neuroscience (Alzheimer's Disease & Dementia)

Join Clario, a part of Thermo Fisher Scientific and help advance clinical research through innovative electronic Clinical Outcome Assessment (eCOA) solutions that support the development of life-changing therapies worldwide. As a Clinical Scientist, you will serve as a trusted scientific partner to sponsors, investigative sites, and internal stakeholders, ensuring the successful delivery of scientific services across global clinical trials. Working in a highly collaborative and client-facing environment, you will provide scientific leadership, support endpoint quality, drive operational excellence, and contribute directly to the generation of high-quality clinical evidence. This role offers the opportunity to combine scientific expertise, stakeholder engagement, and project leadership while making a meaningful impact on patient outcomes.

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation and incentives.

• Private health, pension, and life insurance.

• Flexible time off and hybrid work.

• Engaging employee programs.

• Modern technology for remote collaboration.

What You'll Be Doing

• Serve as the primary scientific contact for assigned international clinical trials, providing scientific leadership and expertise to sponsors, investigative sites, and internal stakeholders.

• Co-lead study execution alongside Project Management teams, ensuring scientific integrity, operational excellence, and successful project delivery.

• Participate in and lead sponsor meetings, investigator meetings, scientific discussions, and cross-functional project reviews.

• Monitor study performance metrics and develop meaningful analyses, dashboards, and reports highlighting trends, risks, outliers, and mitigation strategies.

• Identify and resolve clinical quality, endpoint quality, and data integrity issues in accordance with study requirements and Good Clinical Practice (GCP).

• Develop and deliver rater training, calibration activities, and remediation programs aligned with study-specific requirements.

• Provide scientific consultation and support regarding clinical outcome assessments, study design considerations, endpoint strategy, and protocol implementation.

• Respond to sponsor inquiries related to scoring methodologies, endpoint quality, scientific interpretation, and study conduct.

• Coordinate cross-functional activities to ensure project milestones, deliverables, and scientific objectives are achieved.

• Support the development and review of study materials, including electronic forms, training content, endpoint documentation, scale verification activities, and scientific guidance materials.

• Contribute scientific expertise to feasibility assessments, proposal development, and business development activities.

• Establish and maintain strong relationships with sponsors, investigators, consultants, key opinion leaders, and clinical research professionals.

• Participate in scientific research initiatives and contribute to publications, conference presentations, and other scientific dissemination activities.

• Support the development and continuous improvement of SOPs, work instructions, training materials, and operational processes.

• Maintain awareness of evolving industry trends, clinical research methodologies, regulatory requirements, and therapeutic area advancements relevant to assigned studies.

What We Look For

• Graduate degree in Life Sciences, Psychology, Neuroscience, Clinical Research, Public Health, Pharmacy, or a related scientific discipline.

• Minimum of 5 years of experience within the clinical research industry, preferably within a CRO, biopharmaceutical, healthcare, or related environment.

• At least 3 years of experience in a Clinical Scientist, Clinical Trial Science Lead, Medical Science, or other client-facing scientific role.

• Minimum of 4 years of experience supporting the administration, training, or oversight of clinical outcome assessments, rating scales, or study endpoints.

• Demonstrated experience in neuroscience, whether through education, clinical research, therapeutic expertise, patient populations, or endpoint experience.

• Comprehensive understanding of clinical trial methodology, study execution, scientific principles, and endpoint quality management.

• Strong knowledge of Good Clinical Practice (GCP), ICH guidelines, and clinical research regulations.

• Understanding of research methods, data interpretation, and applied statistics.

• Proven ability to manage multiple studies, priorities, and stakeholder relationships in a dynamic global environment.

• Strong leadership skills with the ability to influence, collaborate, and drive outcomes across cross-functional teams.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including experience presenting to sponsors, investigators, and large audiences.

• Fluency in English; additional language skills are advantageous.

• Willingness and ability to travel internationally approximately 10-20% as business needs require.

• Strong problem-solving, critical thinking, organizational, and stakeholder management skills.

At Clario, a part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, a part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, our purpose is to transform lives by unlocking better evidence. It’s a cause that unites and inspires us. It’s why we come to work—and how we empower our people to make a positive impact every day. Whether you're advancing clinical science, building innovative technology, or supporting our global teams, your work helps bring life-changing therapies to patients faster.