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Medicinal Chemist - Fully Remote | Upto $90/hr

$90 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: Drug Discovery Scientist
Type: Contract
Compensation: $60–$90/hour
Location: Remote
Commitment: 20–40 hours/week

Role Responsibilities

  • Design realistic research problems for AI models in drug research and development.
  • Build a data room from real, source-grounded data with every decisive value tracing to a real source.
  • Write a grading document that scores a submitted memo on substance, not style or method.
  • Validate and run verification and calibration before submission.
  • Revise and own the rework if a reviewer requests changes.
  • Work independently and asynchronously to ensure high-quality deliverables.

Qualifications

Must-Have

  • Working expertise in mechanistic enzymology, structure-guided peptide or antibody design, fragment-based discovery, or structure-based medicinal chemistry.
  • PhD or equivalent industry track record.
  • Ability to pose a problem whose answer can be defended rigorously.
  • Comfortable judging reasoning quality, not just final answers.

Compensation & Legal

  • Hourly contractor

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

  • Upload resume
  • AI interview based on your resume
  • Submit form

Resources & Support

PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.

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