Remote Psychiatry Expert for AI Research (Contract)

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

Job summary

Mercor is seeking a Psychiatry Expert for a remote contract role. The candidate will evaluate how AI models reason through complex psychiatric cases, design diagnostic challenges, and develop gold-standard answers with clear clinical reasoning.

The role requires board-certified psychiatry, MD/DO, active license, and 3+ years in independent practice, with eligibility to work in the US/UK/Europe/Australia. OSCE/examiner experience and academic affiliation are preferred. Support available at Mercor.

Qualifications

• MD or DO degree
• Completed psychiatry residency (ACGME/AOA or national equivalent)
• Active board certification in psychiatry (ABPN, FRCPC, MRCPsych, FRANZCP) or national equivalent
• Active, unrestricted medical license
• 3+ years of independent practice after residency
• Practice in an accredited or government-licensed setting
• Based in US, UK, Europe or Australia

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

10+ direct patient-contact hours per w

OSCE development / examiner experience

Faculty appointment in psychiatry (des

Subspecialty depth: Addiction, Child/…

Education

MD or DO

Completed psychiatry residency (ACGME/AOA/national)

Active board certification in psychiatry (ABPN/FRCPC/MRCPsych/FRANZCP)

Active, unrestricted medical license

3+ years of independent practice after residency

Accredited/government-licensed setting experience

Based in US/UK/Europe/Australia

Job description

Mercor is seeking a Psychiatry Expert for a remote contract role. The candidate will evaluate how AI models reason through complex psychiatric cases, design diagnostic challenges, and develop gold-standard answers with clear clinical reasoning.

The role requires board-certified psychiatry, MD/DO, active license, and 3+ years in independent practice, with eligibility to work in the US/UK/Europe/Australia. OSCE/examiner experience and academic affiliation are preferred. Support available at Mercor.