Board-Certified Psychiatrist - Subspecialist

Mercor; Lazio; Remote; EUR 152,000 - 216,000; Part time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking a Psychiatry Expert for a remote, contract-based engagement. The role involves evaluating and designing advanced psychiatric case reasoning for AI models, developing gold-standard answers with clear clinical logic, and collaborating with top research teams.

Requirements include psychiatry residency completion, medical degree, active board certification, and unrestricted license, with US/UK/Europe/Australia focus.

Qualifications

• Completed psychiatry residency: ACGME, AOA, or national equivalent.
• Medical degree: MD or DO.
• Active board certification in psychiatry: ABPN, FRCPC, MRCPsych, FRANZCP, or equivalent.
• Active, unrestricted medical license.
• 3+ years of independent practice after residency.

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 care

Education

Residency in Psychiatry (ACGME/AOA or national)

Medical degree (MD or DO)

Board certification in Psychiatry (ABPN/FRCPC/MRCPsych/FRANZCP)

Unrestricted medical license

3+ years independent practice after residency

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: Psychiatry Expert
Type: Contract
Compensation: $150/hour
Location: Remote

Role 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.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• Completed psychiatry residency: ACGME, AOA, or national equivalent.
• Medical degree: MD or DO. DO and international degrees qualify.
• Active board certification in psychiatry: ABPN, FRCPC, MRCPsych, FRANZCP, or recognized national equivalent.
• Active, unrestricted medical license. No suspension, revocation, or open disciplinary action.
• 3+ years of independent practice after residency, currently or within the last 2 years.
• Practice in an accredited or government-licensed setting: hospital, academic center, community clinic, private practice, or telehealth.
• Based in the US, UK, Europe, or Australia. US preferred.

Preferred

• 10+ direct patient-contact hours per week, current. Clinical care only.
• Psychiatry-Specific Subspecialty depth in Addiction, Child/Adolescent, Forensic, Geriatric, or Consultation-Liaison.
• OSCE development or examiner experience.
• Faculty appointment in a department of psychiatry, current or within 2 years.

Interview Process

• Complete a short interview (20–30 minutes).
• The interview explores your clinical background and subspecialty expertise.

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]