Biological Content Expert - Fully Remote | Upto $75/Hr

Mercor; Sydney; Remote; AUD 118,000 - 147,000; Part time

Job summary

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with AI research labs. The Applied Biology Benchmark Specialist contract role is remote with a commitment of 10+ hours per week, offering compensation of $60–$75 per hour. The responsibilities focus on crafting rigorous biology assessment content, with emphasis on deep conceptual testing and high-quality references. This opportunity suits a strong PhD candidate or doctoral student seeking flexible, project-based work.

Qualifications

• PhD in biology or doctoral candidate required.
• Master's degree considered for exceptional depth.
• Strong command of graduate-level biology concepts, experimental design, and data interpretation.
• Publications or laboratory experience in biological sciences is a strong plus.
• Excellent written English and ability to express complex ideas clearly and concisely.

Responsibilities

• Create original biology questions that test deep understanding and are self-contained.
• Rate each question's difficulty: Medium, Hard, or Expert.
• Provide 1 correct answer and 9 plausible distractors.
• Include step-by-step Chain-of-Thought solutions in markdown format.
• Provide 1–5 academic references per question from reputable sources.
• Flag clarity or solvability issues and justify edits.

Skills

Biology concepts

Experimental design

Data interpretation

Scientific writing

Education

PhD in Biology

Master's degree

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: Applied Biology Benchmark Specialist
Type: Contract
Compensation: $60–$75/hour
Location: Remote
Commitment: 10+ hours/week

Role Responsibilities

• Author original biology questions that test deep conceptual understanding, not surface-level recall.
• Ensure questions are unambiguous, self-contained, and precisely defined. All necessary information must be in the problem statement.
• Rate each question's difficulty: Medium (intro undergraduate), Hard (advanced undergraduate), or Expert (post-graduate and above).
• Provide 1 correct answer and 9 plausible but subtly incorrect alternatives that challenge expert-level solvers.
• Write step-by-step Chain-of-Thought solutions with clear, concise intermediate steps in markdown format.
• Supply 1–5 academic references per question from reputable sources like peer-reviewed journals and university repositories.
• For verification tasks: flag issues with clarity, completeness, precision, or solvability and justify any edits made.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• PhD or doctoral candidate in Biology, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Neuroscience, or a closely related field.
• Master's degree considered for candidates with exceptional depth in a specific subdomain.
• Strong command of graduate-level biological concepts, experimental design, and data interpretation.
• Research publications or laboratory experience in biological sciences is a strong plus.
• Excellent written English and ability to express complex ideas clearly and concisely.