AI Research Scientist - PhD

Obsidian; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 75,768 - 123,984; Part time

Job summary

Obsidian is seeking STEM PhDs and Technical Domain Experts for an exciting project with a leading AI lab. This role offers a competitive pay rate ranging from $55 to $90 per hour. Candidates will leverage their expertise in fields such as Medicine, AI, or Computer Science to contribute to innovative AI models.

The ideal candidate has a PhD or equivalent industry experience and possesses strong attention to detail along with excellent communication skills.

Qualifications

• PhD or equivalent industry experience in Medicine, Healthcare, Statistics, Data Science, AI, ML Research, Computer Science, Game Development, or Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering.
• High attention to detail is essential.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills required.

Responsibilities

• Contribute subject matter expertise to a cutting-edge AI project.
• Create high-quality data to drive AI innovation.
• Develop challenging problems in the relevant domain.

Skills

Attention to detail

Written communication skills

Verbal communication skills

Education

PhD or advanced degree in relevant fields

Job description

Mercor is seeking STEM PhDs and Technical Domain Experts for a premier project with one of the world's top AI labs. This role pays between $55-90/hour.

In this role, you will contribute your subject matter expertise to a cutting‑edge project involving state‑of‑the‑art large language models. Specifically, you will help create high‑quality data that will inform the future of AI innovation by coming up with difficult problems in your domain.

You're a good fit if you:

• Have a PhD or advanced degree (or equivalent industry experience) in one of the following domains: Medicine / Healthcare, Statistics and Data Science, AI / ML Research, Computer Science, Game Development or Mechanical / Aerospace Engineering
• Have high attention to detail
• Have exceptional written and verbal communication skills

Screening Process: You will need to complete a short interview and task that will take 20-30 minutes and we will pay for up to 1 hour of onboarding time including this and a few onboarding videos if you are hired.

Currently, we are only accepting applicants from the U.S., UK, and Canada.

Apply today and leverage your leadership and technical expertise to advance cutting‑edge AI models!