Biophysics Researcher - Molecular Biology
$125 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: Biology & Biophysics Researchers (Part-time)
Type: Contract
Compensation: $125–$225/hour
Location: Remote
Commitment: 8–20 hours/week
Role Responsibilities
- Author and review challenging biology and biophysics problems to train and evaluate frontier AI models .
- Evaluate model outputs on tasks such as mechanism prediction, experimental design, and literature interpretation.
- Identify areas where current models fail, especially mistakes a working PhD would catch.
- Collaborate with a small program team and other senior contributors.
Qualifications
Must-Have
- First-author or co-first-author publications in journals like Nature , Science , Cell , PNAS , eLife , NEJM , Nature Methods , Nature Medicine , Nature Biotechnology , Nature Communications , or top specialty journals.
- Doctoral or postdoctoral training at a top-20 global institution for life sciences or STEM .
- Competitive fellowships such as HHMI , NIH F31/F32/K99 , NSF GRFP/PRFB , Damon Runyon , Helen Hay Whitney , Jane Coffin Childs , Searle , Pew , Sloan , Packard , Simons , Fulbright , or equivalent.
- Issued patents, spin-out companies, or grants where the contributor was a named PI or co-PI.
- Currently or recently in an active research role: PhD candidate, postdoc, instructor, faculty, principal scientist, or industry researcher.
Compensation & Legal
- W-2 employment with Cincinnatus LLC; payroll, benefits, and compliance handled by Cincinnatus.
- No fixed end date; contributors continue as long as the program needs their expertise.
Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)
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