✦ Luna Orbit — Healthcare & Medical

Senior Principal Scientist, Psychiatry

at CogState

📍 Remote, US Remote 💰 $165K – $180K USD / year Posted April 10, 2026
Salary $165K – $180K USD / year
Type Full-Time
Experience senior
Exp. Years 6+ years
Education Postgraduate degree in psychology, psychiatry, neuroscience, or related field
Category Healthcare & Medical

Lead scientific strategy and delivery of psychiatry-focused clinical trial services, including rater training, central monitoring, and end-point data quality across a portfolio of studies.

  • Oversee scientific delivery of psychiatry clinical trial services including rater training and central monitoring
  • Contribute to study-specific delivery plans for endpoint quality and central monitoring integration
  • Provide direction to internal study teams on feasibility, scale, administration standards, and timing
  • Serve as primary scientific contact for assigned studies and sponsor communications
  • Develop and implement rater training programs (MADRS, HAM-D, YMRS) including certification and calibration

Scope includes psychiatric rating scales (MADRS, HAM-D, YMRS, PANSS), structured interview methodologies (SIGMA), rater training, central monitoring, and data quality oversight within CNS/psychiatry trials; emphasis on SOPs and training materials.

The ideal candidate is a senior scientist with a deep background in psychiatry/neuropsychology, extensive experience implementing psychiatric rating scales (MADRS, HAM-D, YMRS, PANSS) in CNS clinical trials, and a track record in rater training and central monitoring to ensure data quality.

Experience with psychiatric rating scales (MADRSPANSSHAM-DYMRS)Rater trainingCentral monitoringData quality oversightClinical trials (CNS/psychiatry)
Experience with CNS/psychiatry clinical trial deliveryMentoring staffPublications or patents in neuroscience/psychiatry
SOPstraining materialsMicrosoft Office
psychiatryneuroscienceneuropsychologyrater trainingcentral monitoringdata quality oversightMADRSHAM-DYMRSPANSSSIGMAStructured Interview Guide for the MADRSclinical trialsCNSpsychiatric endpoint assessmentendpoint data collectionSOPstraining materials
MADRSMontgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating ScaleHAM-DHamilton Depression Rating ScaleYMRSYoung Mania Rating ScalePANSSPositive and Negative Syndrome ScaleSIGMAStructured Interview Guide for the MADRSrater trainingcentral monitoringdata quality oversightneuropsychological assessment toolsclinical trialsendpoint data collection
communicationleadershipteamworkproblem-solvingattention to detailinitiativecollaboration
Industry Healthcare & Medical
Job Function Lead scientific oversight of psychiatry-focused clinical trial services and endpoint data quality across a portfolio
Role Subtype Leadership & Senior Scientific Oversight
Senior Principal ScientistPsychiatryMADRSMontgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating ScaleHAM-DHamilton Depression Rating ScaleYMRSYoung Mania Rating ScalePANSSPositive and Negative Syndrome ScaleSIGMAStructured Interview Guide for the MADRSrater trainingcentral monitoringdata qualityclinical trialsCNSpsychiatric endpoint assessmentendpoint data collectionneuropsychologicalSOPstraining materials

Lack of experience with psychiatric rating scales, No background in clinical trials CNS/psychiatry

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