AlignerrDomain experts
Principal Clinical Scientist
up to $80/hr
About this role, in Alignerr's words
What if your years of clinical trial expertise could directly influence how AI reasons about medical evidence, regulatory submissions, and patient outcomes? We're looking for a Principal Clinical Scientist to bring senior-level rigor to cutting-edge AI research — helping ensure the AI systems shaping the future of medicine actually get the science right.
What you'll do
- Design and review clinical trial protocols used to generate high-quality, regulator-ready datasets for AI training
- 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
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- Provide expert feedback that directly improves how AI models reason about clinical data, trial outcomes, and evidence quality
- Work independently and asynchronously — fully on your own schedule
Candidate background
Who You Are
- Senior-level experience designing clinical trial protocols for regulatory submission (FDA, EMA, or equivalent)
- Deep expertise interpreting clinical data in the context of regulatory review and submission
- Strong background in clinical research methodology, biostatistics, or translational science
- Naturally rigorous and detail-oriented — you hold scientific work to a high standard
- Able to communicate complex clinical concepts clearly in written feedback
- Comfortable working independently in a remote, task-based environment
Nice to Have
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- Prior experience with data annotation, data quality evaluation, or AI training workflows
- Background in pharmacovigilance, medical affairs, or clinical operations
- Familiarity with AI tools or research platforms as an end user
- Experience across multiple therapeutic areas or trial phases
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Principal Clinical Scientist (AI Training)
About the Role
What if your years of clinical trial expertise could directly influence how AI reasons about medical evidence, regulatory submissions, and patient outcomes? We're looking for a Principal Clinical Scientist to bring senior-level rigor to cutting-edge AI research — helping ensure the AI systems shaping the future of medicine actually get the science right.
This is a fully remote, flexible contract role designed for experienced clinical scientists who want to do meaningful, high-impact work on their own terms.
- Organization: Alignerr - Type: Hourly Contract - Location: Remote - Commitment: 10–40 hours/week
What You'll Do
* Design and review clinical trial protocols used to generate high-quality, regulator-ready datasets for AI training * 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 feedback that directly improves how AI models reason about clinical data, trial outcomes, and evidence quality * Work independently and asynchronously — fully on your own schedule
Who You Are
* Senior-level experience designing clinical trial protocols for regulatory submission (FDA, EMA, or equivalent) * Deep expertise interpreting clinical data in the context of regulatory review and submission * Strong background in clinical research methodology, biostatistics, or translational science * Naturally rigorous and detail-oriented — you hold scientific work to a high standard * Able to communicate complex clinical concepts clearly in written feedback * Comfortable working independently in a remote, task-based environment
Nice to Have
* Prior experience with data annotation, data quality evaluation, or AI training workflows * Background in pharmacovigilance, medical affairs, or clinical operations * Familiarity with AI tools or research platforms as an end user * Experience across multiple therapeutic areas or trial phases
Why Join Us
* Work directly on frontier AI systems impacting clinical and biomedical research worldwide * Fully remote and flexible — work when and where it suits you * Freelance autonomy with the structure of meaningful, expert-level work * Influence how AI understands and evaluates real-world clinical evidence at a foundational level * Potential for ongoing work and contract extension as new projects launch
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- Getting paid
- Billed weekly, Monday to Sunday, with approved work paid by the following Friday, according to Labelbox's help center. Payment goes through Stripe Connect or PayPal depending on your location, with one provider per country. intercom.help/labelbox/en/articles/13600616-alignerr-paym..., alignerr.com/process
- Before your first paid task
- Sign up, apply, verify your identity, set up billing and onboard. Some jobs add a Zara AI interview or domain assessments. alignerr.com/process
- How much work
- Time to your first project depends on demand and your skills, and there is no minimum number of hours. alignerr.com/faqs
- Contract
- Independent contractor, under terms with ALIGNERR LLC. alignerr.com/faqs, alignerr.com/privacy
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Pay across the field: Domain experts
Across 699 roles in this field with a stated hourly rate in US dollars, on 18 platforms, the middle half pays $65 to $130 an hour at the top of the range, and the median is $100. This role's top rate, $80, is in the middle half. Of the 261 distinct rates we count, 97 are lower and 155 are higher.
| Platform | Roles | Top of range, per hour |
|---|---|---|
| Alignerr (this platform) | 148 | $24 to $200 · median $80 |
| micro1 | 136 | $28 to $400 · median $110 |
| AfterQuery | 88 | $45 to $175 · median $100 |
| Handshake AI | 79 | $30 to $300 · median $85 |
| Mercor | 78 | $55 to $450 · median $120 |
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- First seen here on 27 Aug 2026, and still on Alignerr's list when we last read it on 13 Oct 2026.
- The listed pay has not changed since then.
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- Listing ID
- 012d035e-68aa-4ecc-bec4-16636788269f
Pay as the source states it: “$40-80/hr”.
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