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Salary: USD 220,000 - 260,000 / annual
Alto Neuroscience is seeking an experienced Director of Scientific Communications to lead publication and scientific data dissemination strategy across the company's pipeline of precision psychiatry therapeutics. This role will partner closely with Clinical Development, Biostatistics, Medical Affairs, Regulatory, and Commercial teams to translate clinical data into rigorous, consistent scientific communications for healthcare professionals, key opinion leaders (KOLs), payers, and the broader scientific community.
Key Responsibilities:
Publication & Scientific Communications Strategy: Own the publication plan across Alto's pipeline, including abstracts, manuscripts, and congress presentations, from data readout through peer-reviewed publication. Develop and maintain the scientific narrative platform to ensure consistent, evidence-based external communications across differentiated pipeline programs. Drive publication planning, sequencing, and execution in alignment with program milestones and broader corporate and Medical Affairs objectives.
Cross-Functional Partnership: Partner with Clinical Development, Biostatistics, Medical Affairs, Regulatory, and Commercial to translate clinical data into accurate and strategically sequenced scientific communications. Support health economics and outcomes research (HEOR) publication strategy, including sequencing of abstracts, presentations, and manuscripts. Ensure scientific communications remain aligned with program and launch-readiness strategies while maintaining scientific independence and integrity. Represent Scientific Communications in cross-functional launch-readiness and program planning activities.
Operations & Execution: Manage medical communications agency relationships, deliverables, timelines, and budgets for publications and congress support. Coordinate scientific content through appropriate medical, legal, and regulatory review processes. Establish and maintain publication timelines, processes, and standards to support high-quality and timely execution.
This position is initially envisioned as an individual contributor role with potential to build and lead Scientific Communications capabilities as the organization grows. Light travel required, including attendance at relevant scientific congresses and internal meetings.
Requirements:
Required: 8+ years of scientific or medical communications experience within biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry, including direct ownership of publication plans. Demonstrated experience developing and executing abstracts, manuscripts, congress presentations, and other scientific communications. Strong ability to interpret and communicate complex clinical and scientific data to multiple audiences. Experience managing medical communications agencies, publication timelines, and budgets. Experience working within medical, legal, and regulatory review processes. Strong cross-functional collaboration, project management, and communication skills.
Bonus: CNS or psychiatry therapeutic area experience. Experience supporting multiple pipeline programs simultaneously with distinct scientific communication needs. Experience developing publication and scientific communications strategy in preparation for first commercial launch. Experience partnering with HEOR, Medical Affairs, and Commercial teams in pre-launch environment.
Education: Advanced degree in a scientific or healthcare-related field (PhD, PharmD, MD) preferred; master's degree or equivalent relevant experience considered.
