Analytical Chemist — AI Safety Red Team & Hazards

Mercor; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor is assembling a panel of chemistry and chemical safety experts to red-team frontier AI models. You will craft prompts across benign, dual-use, and adversarial categories and rigorously evaluate the responses against a policy standard.

You will write the reference answers with clear technical reasoning for safe handling of sensitive topics. This writing-intensive role requires experience with hazardous compounds analysis and proven ability to communicate complex judgments to

Qualifications

• Experience in identifying and validating methods for hazardous compounds.
• Proven ability to produce clear, audience-friendly rationales.
• Experience in environmental or emergency-response contexts preferred.

Responsibilities

• Write challenging prompts in benign, dual-use, and adversarial categories.
• Evaluate model responses against a policy standard and document judgments.
• Draft reference answers with detailed technical justifications.
• Assess sustained misuse scenarios and provide actionable feedback.

Skills

Hazardous compounds analysis

Red-team experience

Technical writing

Education

PhD in Chemistry

Tools

GC-MS

LC-MS/MS

IR

NMR

Job description

Mercor is assembling a panel of chemistry and chemical safety experts to red-team frontier AI models. You will craft prompts across benign, dual-use, and adversarial categories and rigorously evaluate the responses against a policy standard.

You will write the reference answers with clear technical reasoning for safe handling of sensitive topics. This writing-intensive role requires experience with hazardous compounds analysis and proven ability to communicate complex judgments to