AI Safety Specialist - Expert

mercor; United States; A distancia; USD 55.000 - 69.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Mercor is seeking an AI Safety Specialist for a remote contractor role. You will evaluate AI safety content, review safety protocols, and provide structured feedback to research teams to improve model performance.

The role requires strong written English, independent work under tight deadlines, and experience across AI safety, red teaming, or related fields. Join a fast-moving team focused on rigorous safety and policy evaluation.

Formación

• Must have experience in AI safety, red teaming, cybersecurity, trust and safety, content moderation, policy evaluation, or adversarial testing.
• Strong written English and attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently under tight deadlines.

Responsabilidades

• Evaluate the accuracy and depth of AI-generated content in AI safety to strengthen reasoning and rigor in model outputs.
• Review complex AI safety protocols for alignment with domain principles and methodologies.
• Provide clear, structured feedback to AI research teams to improve training data quality and downstream performance.
• Develop evaluation rubrics and benchmarks for assessing AI-generated safety tasks and solutions.
• Collaborate with subject matter experts to ensure consistency, relevance, and coverage across datasets.
• Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines while improving AI model performance.

Conocimientos

AI safety

Red teaming/Cybersecurity

Written English

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

Position: AI Safety Specialist

Type: Contract

Compensation: $45/hour

Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

• Evaluate the accuracy and depth of AI-generated content in AI safety to strengthen reasoning and rigor in model outputs.
• Review complex AI safety protocols for alignment with domain principles and methodologies.
• Provide clear, structured feedback to AI research teams to improve training data quality and downstream performance.
• Develop evaluation rubrics and benchmarks for assessing AI-generated safety tasks and solutions.
• Collaborate with subject matter experts to ensure consistency, relevance, and coverage across datasets.
• Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines while improving AI model performance.

Qualifications Must-Have

• Must currently be based in the United States
• Strong written English and attention to detail
• Experience in AI safety , red teaming , cybersecurity , trust and safety , content moderation , policy evaluation , or adversarial testing
• Comfort working independently under tight deadlines