Pharmacist

AI Pharmacist Opportunity

Mercor is hiring on behalf of a leading AI research lab developing next-generation clinical AI systems. We're seeking experienced, licensed US Pharmacists to help improve AI-powered prior authorization workflows by answering medication-related clinical questions and reviewing AI-generated responses for clinical accuracy, safety, clarity, and completeness. This is an opportunity to apply your clinical expertise to real-world healthcare AI while helping build safer, more reliable clinical decision-support systems.

What You'll Do

Answer medication-related clinical questions using patient context, source materials, and labeling guidelines.

Review AI-generated responses for clinical accuracy, safety, clarity, completeness, and evidence support.

Correct inaccurate or incomplete responses and provide structured annotations and written feedback.

Identify and escalate cases involving insufficient evidence, conflicting guidance, unclear clinical context, or patient safety concerns.

Apply project rubrics and quality standards consistently while participating in calibration and feedback sessions.

Representative topics include:

• Medication indications
• Dosing recommendations
• Contraindications
• Drug interactions
• Treatment history
• Prior authorization criteria
• Supporting clinical documentation

Qualifications

• Active US Pharmacist license (PharmD or equivalent).
• Strong experience with medications, pharmacy workflows, and clinical decision-making.
• Excellent understanding of drug interactions, contraindications, and prescribing guidelines.
• Strong written communication skills and attention to detail.
• Comfortable following structured annotation guidelines.
• Available for 30–40 hours per week during the project.

Preferred Experience

• Prior authorization or specialty pharmacy
• Managed care or medication access
• Epic, Cerner, or other electronic health record (EHR) systems
• Clinical quality assurance
• AI evaluation, clinical content review, or healthcare data annotation
• 340B or medication assistance programs

What Success Looks Like

• Consistently accurate, evidence-based clinical reviews.
• High agreement with project quality standards.
• Reliable throughput and timely delivery.
• Clear identification and escalation of safety-critical or ambiguous cases.
• Rapid incorporation of calibration feedback.

We consider all qualified applicants without regard to legally protected characteristics and provide reasonable accommodations upon request.

Contract and Payment Terms

• You will be engaged as an independent contractor.
• This is a fully remote role that can be completed on your own schedule.
• Projects can be extended, shortened, or concluded early depending on needs and performance.
• Your work at Mercor will not involve access to confidential or proprietary information from any employer, client, or institution.
• Payments are weekly on Stripe or Wise based on services rendered.
• Please note: We are unable to support H1-B or STEM OPT candidates at this time.

About Mercor

Mercor partners with leading AI labs and enterprises to train frontier models using human expertise. You will work on projects that focus on training and enhancing AI systems. You will be paid competitively, collaborate with leading researchers, and help shape the next generation of AI systems in your area of expertise.