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Data Science Expert - Fully Remote

$70 - $100 per hour

Mercor

New York, NY
  • Remote job

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: Expert Professionals — AI & Data Science
Type: Contract
Compensation: $70–$100/hour
Location: Remote
Commitment: 40 hours/week

Role Responsibilities

  • Guide research and engineering teams to close knowledge gaps in AI and data science domains. Surface nuances that distinguish expert-level work from surface-level reasoning.
  • Design challenging agentic tasks rooted in real-world ML , data science , data engineering , and software workflows. Write accurate, well-documented solutions that serve as ground truth.
  • Evaluate AI agent outputs against your solutions. Provide detailed written feedback capturing correctness, efficiency, and reasoning quality.
  • Develop and refine evaluation frameworks and rubrics for assessing agentic behavior on AI and data science tasks.
  • Collaborate with other subject matter experts to ensure consistency and accuracy in training data.

Qualifications

Must-Have

  • 3+ years of research, academic, or industry experience in Machine Learning , Data Science , Software Engineering , Computer Science , Statistics , Biology , Electrical/Mechanical/Civil Engineering , Physics , Chemistry , Mathematics , Materials Science , or other STEM background.
  • Demonstrated technical expertise in programming, data analysis, ML modeling , statistical methods, or computational methods.
  • Ability to commit to 40 hours per week during weekdays for the duration of the engagement.
  • Strong written communication skills and the ability to explain technical decisions clearly.

Preferred

  • Prior experience with data annotation, labeling, evaluation, or human feedback collection.
  • Experience with LLMs , AI systems , or agentic workflows; familiarity with agentic frameworks.

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

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Vacancy posted a month ago
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