Preclinical R&D Scientist - Drug Expert
$85 - $142 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: Preclinical R&D Expert – In-house Drug Development
Type: Contract
Compensation: $85–$142/hour
Location: Remote
Role Responsibilities
- Review technical materials and real-world R&D data in your area of expertise to improve AI model performance .
- Label, classify, and annotate scientific data and model outputs to enhance model accuracy.
- Provide expert perspective on key scientific and development decisions, including target and modality selection.
- Help define structure and quality standards for the client's dataset pipeline.
- Participate in expert discussions, interviews, and research engagements to guide AI platform development .
Qualifications
Must-Have
- Hands-on, non-administrative preclinical R&D experience at a company that develops its own drug assets.
- Work in a core R&D function: discovery biology, medicinal chemistry, protein/antibody engineering, computational, in vivo/translational, pharmacology/PK-PD, toxicology, or CMC/formulation.
- Hands-on experience with one or more drug modalities (small molecules, monoclonal antibodies, peptides, ADCs, bispecifics, mRNA, siRNA, ASOs, PROTACs, molecular glues, cell therapies, gene therapies, radioligand therapies, etc.).
- 5+ years of relevant industry R&D experience.
Preferred
- Experience taking a program through lead optimization or IND- enabling/preclinical development.
- Experience at mid-sized, emerging, or resource-constrained biotech.
Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)
- Upload resume
- AI interview based on your resume
- Submit form
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Vacancy posted 16 days ago
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