Medicinal Chemist - Fully Remote | Upto $90/hr

mercor; France; Remote; EUR 74,000 - 111,000; Part time

Job summary

Mercor seeks a Drug Discovery Scientist for a remote, contract role. You will design AI-driven research problems in drug discovery and build data rooms with traceable sources to support decision making.

The position requires a PhD or equivalent track record and expertise in mechanistic enzymology or structure-based drug design, with the ability to defend rigorous conclusions. Remote, 20–40 hours per week, contract basis.

Qualifications

• PhD or equivalent industry track record.
• Expertise in enzymology and structure-based drug design.
• Ability to pose and defend rigorous, well-grounded scientific answers.

Responsibilities

• Design realistic research problems for AI models in drug research and development.
• Build a data room from real, source-grounded data with traceable values.
• Write a grading document that scores a submitted memo on substance and rigor.
• 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.

Skills

Mechanistic enzymology

Structure-guided design

Fragment-based discovery

Structure-based medicinal chemistry

Education

PhD

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 Details

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

• 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