Remote Psychiatry Subspecialist (Contract) — $150/hr

Mercor; Sydney; Remote; AUD 239,000 - 359,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking a Psychiatry Expert for a remote contract role at $150/hour. The candidate will evaluate how AI models reason through complex psychiatric cases and design rigorous diagnostic challenges.

The role requires completion of psychiatry residency, active board certification, and an unrestricted medical license. 3+ years of independent practice and US/UK/Europe/Australia readiness are preferred.

Qualifications

• MD or DO degree required and board-certified in psychiatry.
• Active medical license in good standing.
• 3+ years independent practice after residency.
• Experience in hospital, academic, clinic, or telehealth settings.

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

Direct patient contact hours

OSCE development

Examiner experience

Clinical practice

Education

MD/DO

Psychiatry residency (ACGME/AOA)

Board-certified in Psychiatry

Active medical license

3+ years independent practice

Practice in licensed setting

Based in US/UK/Europe/Australia

Job description

Mercor is seeking a Psychiatry Expert for a remote contract role at $150/hour. The candidate will evaluate how AI models reason through complex psychiatric cases and design rigorous diagnostic challenges.

The role requires completion of psychiatry residency, active board certification, and an unrestricted medical license. 3+ years of independent practice and US/UK/Europe/Australia readiness are preferred.