Chemistry Specialist - Fully Remote | Upto $75/task Task based

mercor; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 103,000; Part time

Job summary

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.

This remote contract role focuses on chemicals safety for redteaming, with compensation of $65–$75 per hour. You will work asynchronously to craft prompts and evaluate AI model responses.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in synthesis, analytical chemistry, or chemical safety.
• Strong technical writing with a clear rationale for judgments.

Responsibilities

• Write challenging single-turn prompts in chemistry, labeled as benign, dual-use, or adversarial.
• Evaluate model responses against defined policy standards to ensure correct handling.
• Write reference answers with technical reasoning for correct responses.
• Judge the calibration of prompts, distinguishing between mechanism and procedure.
• Work independently and asynchronously to improve AI model performance.

Skills

Analytical chemistry

Chemical safety

Hands-on synthesis

Technical writing

Job description

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: Chemicals Safety for Redteaming Type: Contract Compensation: $65–$75/hour Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

• Write challenging single-turn prompts in chemistry , labeled as benign, dual-use, or adversarial.
• Evaluate model responses against defined policy standards to ensure correct handling.
• Write reference answers with technical reasoning for correct responses.
• Judge the calibration of prompts, distinguishing between mechanism and procedure.
• Work independently and asynchronously to improve AI model performance.

Qualifications Must-Have

• Hands‑on experience in synthesis , analytical chemistry , or chemical safety .
• Strong technical writing skills with a clear rationale for judgments.

Preferred

• Experience in AI evaluation or red‑teaming .
• Backgrounds in Chemical Defense Research , Synthetic/Process Chemistry , Analytical Chemistry , Industrial Hygiene , or Forensic/Toxicological Chemistry .