Disability Claims Expert for AI Reasoning & Evaluation

Obsidian; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Part time

Job summary

Mercor is partnering with a leading AI lab to design and evaluate disability adjudication processes for frontier AI models. You will craft realistic disability scenarios, generate determinations and evidence summaries, and assess AI-generated responses against established rubrics.

The role involves interpreting medical, vocational and financial evidence and ensuring documentation supports entitlements. We welcome professionals with disability claims adjudication, underwriting, and related

Qualifications

• 2+ years of professional experience in disability claims adjudication or underwriting
• Experience with group and/or individual disability programs
• Ability to weigh medical, occupational and financial evidence and provide a documented rationale
• Strong written communication and analytical skills
• Familiarity with ERISA, appeals or litigation support is a plus

Responsibilities

• Design realistic disability scenarios (short- and long-term) including definitions, offsets and benefit durations
• Create determinations, benefit calculations and evidence summaries
• Write high-quality reference responses for AI model training
• Grade AI outputs against rubrics for accuracy and fairness
• Identify misapplied definitions and missed offsets in evidence and records
• Provide feedback to research team to improve model behavior
• Engage in onboarding and calibration sessions

Skills

Disability claims adjudication

Disability underwriting

Vocational rehabilitation

Leave and absence management

Evidence evaluation

Return-to-work planning

Analytical writing

Education

CRC

CDMS

CCM

CPDM

RN

Job description

Mercor is partnering with a leading AI lab to design and evaluate disability adjudication processes for frontier AI models. You will craft realistic disability scenarios, generate determinations and evidence summaries, and assess AI-generated responses against established rubrics.

The role involves interpreting medical, vocational and financial evidence and ensuring documentation supports entitlements. We welcome professionals with disability claims adjudication, underwriting, and related