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Optimization Specialist | Upto $80/hr

$80 per hour

Mercor

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 Details Position: Operations Research Professional Type: Contract Compensation: $60–$80/hour Location: Remote Commitment: 10+ hours/week Role Responsibilities Author clear, unambiguous, open-ended operations research prompts that elicit evaluable AI responses. Verify prompts are within the scope of the assigned subdomain and correctly rated for difficulty. Ensure all 5 prompts in a task are sufficiently distinct from one another with varying difficulty levels. Apply expert judgment to assess the depth and quality of quantitative reasoning required. Edit prompts and difficulty assignments where standards are not met. Qualifications Must-Have Master's degree or higher in Operations Research, Industrial Engineering, Applied Mathematics, or a closely related field. 2–6 years of professional or research experience in optimization, logistics, or decision science. Strong command of mathematical programming, probabilistic modeling, and algorithmic methods. Excellent written English and ability to craft precise, well-scoped technical questions. Preferred Experience with solvers (Gurobi, CPLEX) or simulation tools is a strong plus. #J-18808-Ljbffr Mercor

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