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Principal Scientist, Translational Medicine, Neuroscience

USA - Pennsylvania - West Point💼 Full-time💰 $255,800–$255,800🗓 2026-09-11 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead early clinical development and translational research for novel therapeutics in neurologic and psychiatric diseases, bridging preclinical discovery with human clinical trials.

Role type

Principal Scientist (Clinical Director), physician-scientist

Builds

Novel therapeutics for central and peripheral nervous system diseases

Domain

Biopharmaceuticals, Neuroscience, Translational Medicine

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Biomedical research, Clinical development, Clinical trial planning, Translational research, Biomarker strategy, Clinical pharmacology, Target validation, Cross-functional leadership, Scientific publication, Regulatory filing support

Preferred skills

Neurology or Psychiatry board certification, Academic faculty experience, Experimental medicine studies

Technologies

Imaging, Electrophysiological devices, Wearable devices, Blood/tissue sampling

Responsibilities

Design and execute early clinical development strategies (Phase I-IV), validate novel targets and pathways, develop and execute biomarker strategies, lead clinical pharmacology studies, engage with external scientific community for partnerships

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC with strategic leadership

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