Computational Biology & Bioinformatics Expert (PhD)

AuraOne; United States; Remote; USD 141,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

AuraOne is seeking a Computational Biology & Bioinformatics Expert (PhD) for a remote contractor role. You will review AI outputs in biology reasoning, reproduce key derivations, and document the correct method to guide model training.

Responsibilities include grading outputs, flagging errors with severity tags, and ensuring consistency across batches. The role requires strong published research experience and the ability to work asynchronously for at least 10 hours weekly.

Qualifications

• PhD or equivalent in biology or a closely related field.
• Experience publishing, teaching, or advising on the topic at a professional level.
• Ability to apply multi-page rubrics consistently across long batches.
• Clear written reasoning that cites methods, papers, or worked examples.
• Reliable async availability for at least 10 hours per week.

Responsibilities

• Review AI outputs against current biology methods, conventions, and prior work for Computational Biology & Bioinformatics Expert (PhD) assignments.
• Reproduce or sanity-check key derivations, calculations, or experimental claims.
• Flag dimensional, methodological, and citation errors with structured severity tags.
• Capture the corrected reasoning or worked example so the modeling team can train on it.
• Adjudicate disputed answers against textbooks, papers, or community standards.
• Maintain reviewer-quality scores in inter-rater calibration cycles.

Skills

Scientific reasoning

Method validation

Citation review

Quantitative analysis

Biology

Education

PhD in Computational Biology or Bioinformatics

Job description

Category: Scientific AI & Domain Experts - Pay: $120 / hr - Location: Remote - US-eligible - Contractor

Computational Biology & Bioinformatics Expert (PhD) is a remote review track for evaluating AI outputs across biology reasoning, calculations, and research workflows. Reviewers grade derivations and assumptions, reproduce key results, and document the correct method so the modeling team can train on it.

Why this role matters

Biology models live or die on whether their derivations actually hold up under scrutiny. AuraOne uses scientific specialists to grade outputs the way a peer reviewer would - checking assumptions, reproducing key steps, and capturing the right method alongside the wrong one.

Responsibilities

• Review AI outputs against current biology methods, conventions, and prior work for Computational Biology & Bioinformatics Expert (PhD) assignments.
• Reproduce or sanity-check key derivations, calculations, or experimental claims.
• Flag dimensional, methodological, and citation errors with structured severity tags.
• Capture the corrected reasoning or worked example so the modeling team can train on it.
• Adjudicate disputed answers against textbooks, papers, or community standards.
• Maintain reviewer-quality scores in inter-rater calibration cycles.

Qualifications

• Graduate-level training or equivalent applied experience in biology or a closely related field for Computational Biology & Bioinformatics Expert (PhD) work.
• Hands-on experience publishing, teaching, or advising on the topic at a professional level.
• Comfort applying multi-page rubrics consistently across long batches.
• Clear written reasoning that cites methods, papers, or worked examples.
• Reliable async availability for at least 10 hours per week.

Example tasks

• Reproduce a biology derivation from a model output and flag any algebraic or dimensional errors.
• Grade a model's literature summary against the cited papers and rate the citation quality.
• Adjudicate a disputed answer between two reviewers using textbook methods.
• Audit a 25-row batch for rubric consistency and report drift to the program lead.

Nice to have

• PhD, postdoc, or industry research experience in the topic area.
• Prior work reviewing AI-assisted research tooling and its failure modes.
• Multilingual fluency for non-English papers and corpora.

Skills

• Scientific reasoning
• Method validation
• Citation review
• Quantitative analysis
• Biology

Work model

Remote - US-eligible. Remote - Independent specialist contractor. Employment type: CONTRACTOR. Applicants must be authorized to work from US.

Compensation

Hourly rate confirmed after the interview process.