Analytical Chemist — AI Safety Red Team & Prompt Writer

Obsidian; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor is assembling a panel of chemistry and chemical safety experts to red-team frontier AI models. The role requires writing challenging prompts in benign, dual-use, and adversarial levels. You will evaluate model responses against a defined policy standard and craft the reference answer with a clear technical rationale.

This writing-intensive work demands precise reasoning and documented judgments. Applicants with backgrounds in hazardous compounds testing and method validation are

Qualifications

• Background in detection and identification of hazardous compounds (GC-MS, LC-MS/MS, IR, NMR).
• Experience with method development and validation for trace-level analysis.

Responsibilities

• Write challenging prompts in benign, dual-use, and adversarial categories for red-teaming models.
• Evaluate model responses against a defined policy standard and judge correctness.
• Draft reference answers with technical rationales for correct responses.

Job description

Mercor is assembling a panel of chemistry and chemical safety experts to red-team frontier AI models. The role requires writing challenging prompts in benign, dual-use, and adversarial levels. You will evaluate model responses against a defined policy standard and craft the reference answer with a clear technical rationale.

This writing-intensive work demands precise reasoning and documented judgments. Applicants with backgrounds in hazardous compounds testing and method validation are