Biology Assessment Specialist - Remote

Mercor; Greater London; Remote; GBP 30,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking expert biologists to author and review high-quality academic assessment content for an AI research initiative. You will create and verify rigorous biology MCQs, assess solution quality, and help establish gold-standard benchmarks used to advance AI capabilities.

Roles include both question authoring and verification, with emphasis on precision and self-contained problem statements. Ideal candidates hold a PhD or are doctoral candidates, with strong graduate-level biology

Qualifications

• PhD or doctoral candidate in Biology, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Neuroscience, or closely related field.
• Master's degree considered for exceptional depth in a subdomain.
• Strong command of graduate-level biology concepts, experimental design, and data interpretation.
• Excellent written English and ability to express complex ideas clearly.

Responsibilities

• Author original biology questions that test deep conceptual understanding.
• Ensure questions are unambiguous, self-contained, and precisely defined.
• Rate each question's difficulty: Medium, Hard, or Expert.
• Provide 1 correct answer and 9 plausible distractors and document any edits for verification.

Skills

Biology expertise

Question design

Academic writing

English writing clarity

Education

PhD in Biology or related field

Master's degree (exceptional depth)

Job description

Mercor is seeking expert biologists to author and review high-quality academic assessment content for an AI research initiative. You will create and verify rigorous biology MCQs, assess solution quality, and help establish gold-standard benchmarks used to advance AI capabilities.

Roles include both question authoring and verification, with emphasis on precision and self-contained problem statements. Ideal candidates hold a PhD or are doctoral candidates, with strong graduate-level biology