Biochemistry Expert - Fully Remote

Mercor; Greater London; A distancia; GBP 77.000 - 83.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Mercor is seeking a Biology PhD Coding Expert for a 6-week remote contract. You will source material from papers, Kaggle datasets, and open repositories to craft research problems and grading criteria. You will calibrate tasks against frontier models and use Python, R, or other languages for scientific computing.

Proficiency with Git/GitHub and Docker is required. Immediate start with 20+ hours per week. Prior publications or software experience are preferred.

Formación

• PhD required in biology or closely related field.
• Experience with Python or R for scientific computing.
• Familiarity with Git/GitHub and Docker.

Responsabilidades

• Source material from papers, Kaggle datasets, or open sources to create research problems.
• Write prompts and develop grading criteria for correct answers.
• Calibrate tasks against frontier models to challenge advanced systems.
• Use Python, R, or other programming languages for scientific computing.
• Collaborate asynchronously to meet deadlines and improve AI model performance.

Conocimientos

Python

R

Git/GitHub

Docker

Educación

PhD in biology

Ecology

Biochemistry

Genetics

Herramientas

Git/GitHub

Docker

Descripción del empleo

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: Biology PhD Coding Experts
Type: Contract
Compensation: $70/hour
Location: Remote
Duration: 6 weeks
Commitment: 20+ hours/week

Role Responsibilities

• Source material from published papers, Kaggle datasets, or open-source repositories to create research problems.
• Write scientific prompts and develop grading criteria for correct answers.
• Calibrate tasks against frontier models, ensuring strong models fail more often than they succeed.
• Utilize Python, R, or other programming languages for scientific computing.
• Work with Git/GitHub and Docker for code execution and quality checks.
• Collaborate asynchronously and independently to meet deadlines and improve AI model performance.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• PhD in biology, biological sciences, biochemistry, genetics, ecology, or a closely related field.
• Depth in at least two subdomains: ecology, biochemistry, genetics.
• Proficiency in Python, R, or another relevant programming language.
• Comfortable with Git/GitHub and Docker.

Preferred

• Publications in peer-reviewed journals.
• Prior scientific software or research engineering experience.

Start Date

• Immediate

Resources & Support

• For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome
• For any help or support, reach out to: [e-mail]