Board-Certified Psychiatrist - Subspecialist

Mercor; Niederösterreich; Remote; EUR 144,000 - 216,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking a Psychiatry Expert on a remote contract to evaluate how large language models reason through complex psychiatric cases and design challenging diagnostic prompts. You will develop gold-standard answers with clear clinical reasoning and highlight edge cases and risk assessment.

The role involves collaboration with research teams at a leading AI lab and requires a strong independent practice history, board-certified psychiatry, and an active unrestricted medical license.

Qualifications

• MD/DO degree required.
• Completion of psychiatry residency.
• Active board certification in psychiatry.
• Active, unrestricted medical license.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate how large language models reason through advanced psychiatric cases.
• Design expert-level diagnostic and reasoning challenges that current models fail.
• Develop gold-standard answers with clear clinical reasoning.
• Emphasize edge cases, nuanced differentials, and risk assessment.
• Collaborate directly with research teams at a leading AI lab.
• Provide feedback on common failure modes in model reasoning.

Skills

Clinical reasoning

Diagnostic evaluation

Telehealth

Independent practice

Education

MD/DO degree

Psychiatry residency

Board certification psychiatry

Active medical license

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

Psychiatry Expert

Type

Contract

Compensation

$150/hour

Location

Remote

Role Responsibilities

• Evaluate how large language models reason through advanced psychiatric cases.
• Design expert-level diagnostic and reasoning challenges that current models fail.
• Develop gold-standard answers with clear clinical reasoning.
• Emphasize edge cases, nuanced differentials, and risk assessment.
• Collaborate directly with research teams at a leading AI lab.
• Provide feedback on common failure modes in model reasoning.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• Completed psychiatry residency: ACGME, AOA, or national equivalent.
• Medical degree: MD or DO. DO and international degrees qualify.
• Active board certification in psychiatry: ABPN, FRCPC, MRCPsych, FRANZCP, or recognized national equivalent.
• Active, unrestricted medical license. No suspension, revocation, or open disciplinary action.
• 3+ years of independent practice after residency, currently or within the last 2 years.
• Practice in an accredited or government-licensed setting: hospital, academic center, community clinic, private practice, or telehealth.
• Based in the US, UK, Europe, or Australia. US preferred.

Preferred

• 10+ direct patient-contact hours per week, current. Clinical care only.
• Psychiatry-Specific Subspecialty depth in Addiction, Child/Adolescent, Forensic, Geriatric, or Consultation-Liaison.
• OSCE development or examiner experience.
• Faculty appointment in a department of psychiatry, current or within 2 years.

Interview Process

• Complete a short interview (20–30 minutes).
• The interview explores your clinical background and subspecialty expertise.