Biochemistry PhD - Life Sciences Expert
$65 - $105 per hourMercor
Job Description
Job Description
About the job
Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark , General Catalyst , Peter Thiel , Adam D'Angelo , Larry Summers , and Jack Dorsey .
Position: Biochemistry & Life Sciences Domain Expert
Type: Contract
Compensation: $65–$105/hour
Location: Hybrid, Bay Area, California
Commitment: 40 hours/week
Role Responsibilities
- Vet the quality of life sciences knowledge work tasks and model outputs. Identify missing behaviors, thin reasoning, and unsupported causal claims.
- Write high-quality instruction specs and produce golden solutions to life sciences problems. Define new tasks that reflect real research practices.
- Design challenging life sciences tasks and evaluation sets. Build domain-specific skills and tools with the research team.
- Collaborate with client researchers to maintain consistent standards. Translate tacit scientific judgment into explicit, teachable criteria.
- Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines while improving AI model performance .
Qualifications
Must-Have
- PhD in biochemistry , molecular biology , genetics , immunology , neuroscience , or related fields.
- 4+ years of substantive research experience at a recognized institution.
- Specialization in areas like molecular biology , biochemistry , immunology , genetics , or neuroscience .
- Seniority with roles such as Senior Scientist or Principal Investigator .
- Record of peer-reviewed publications, ideally first-author work.
- Hands-on use of large language models in professional work.
- Commitment to 40 hours/week for 6 months.
- Reside in the Bay Area, California , with on-site work as required.
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