AI Trainer - STEM

Planet Pharma; Chicago (IL); On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Planet Pharma is seeking experienced STEM professionals to help evaluate and improve cutting-edge AI systems by testing how they perform on real-world scientific and engineering challenges.

You will design realistic scenarios, analyze data, run experiments, perform engineering calculations, document findings, and compare AI outputs to professional standards. This role offers opportunities to contribute to reliable AI systems while working with a global staffing leader.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of practical experience in STEM fields such as Physics, Chemistry, Biology or Mathematics.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Experience with real‑world data, experiments, testing, simulations or technical documentation.
• Familiarity with Python, MATLAB or R is a strong advantage; experience with AI/LLM tools is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Create realistic technical scenarios based on your professional experience and assess frontier AI models.
• Data analysis and interpretation.
• Experimental design and validation.
• Engineering calculations and design reviews.
• Failure investigations and root cause analyses.
• Technical reporting and documentation.
• Simulation review and verification.
• Compare AI outputs against professional standards and help improve AI systems.

Skills

Physics

Chemistry

Biology

Mathematics

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Tools

Python

MATLAB

R

Job description

We're looking for experienced STEM professionals to help evaluate and improve cutting-edge AI systems by testing how they perform on real-world scientific and engineering challenges.

Responsibilities:

• You'll create realistic technical scenarios based on your professional experience and assess how frontier AI models respond. This could include:
• Data analysis and interpretation
• Experimental design and validation
• Engineering calculations and design reviews
• Failure investigations and root cause analyses
• Technical reporting and documentation
• Simulation review and verification
• You'll compare AI-generated outputs against professional standards, identify errors, and help build more capable and reliable AI systems.

Requirements:

• 2+ years of practical experience in: Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Experience working with real-world data, experiments, testing, simulations, or technical documentation
• Familiarity with Python, MATLAB, R, or similar tools is a strong advantage
• Experience using AI/LLM tools

Planet Pharma is an American parented Employment Business/Agency that provides global staffing services with its headquarters in Chicago and our EMEA regional office located in Central London. We have invested significantly in creating a robust international platform that enables us to work compliantly in 30+ countries with a current network of 2500+ active contractors globally as well as a very strong permanent / direct hire recruitment offering.

Our specialist knowledge and close relationships with our clients and the wider industry really makes us unique in our field. Just recently we were recognized by FORBES as the 17th best professional staffing firm and have won multiple awards from industry accredited bodies for our commitment to excellence and service delivery. We have extensive functional expertise including Regulatory Affairs, Pharmacovigilance, QA, QC, Submissions experts, Clinical development, Quality, Biostatistics, and Medical Affairs / Writing.

We are an equal opportunities Recruitment Business and Agency. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

www.planet-pharma.com