Freelance Statistician (Python) for AI Evaluation

Mindrift; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 61,000 - 101,000; Part time

Job summary

Mindrift connects specialists with project-based AI opportunities for leading tech companies, focusing on testing, evaluating, and improving AI systems. The role is project-based, not permanent employment, with flexible hours and paid per contribution.

Contributors may design rigorous statistics problems, evaluate AI solutions, validate calculations using Python libraries, and improve AI reasoning to align with industry-standard logic on a part-time basis.

Qualifications

• Degree in Statistics or related fields (e.g., Probability Theory, Mathematical Statistics, Applied Statistics)
• 3+ years of professional mathematics experience
• Strong written English (C1/C2)
• Strong Python proficiency for numerical validation
• Stable internet connection

Responsibilities

• Design rigorous statistics problems reflecting professional practice
• Evaluate AI solutions for correctness, assumptions, and constraints
• Validate calculations or simulations using Python (NumPy, Pandas, SciPy, Statsmodels, and Scikit-learn)
• Improve AI reasoning to align with industry-standard logic
• Apply structured scoring criteria to multi-step problems

Skills

Statistics

Python

English proficiency

Data analysis

Numerical methods

Education

Degree in Statistics or related fields

Tools

NumPy

Pandas

SciPy

Scikit-learn

Job description

Mindrift connects specialists with project-based AI opportunities for leading tech companies, focusing on testing, evaluating, and improving AI systems. The role is project-based, not permanent employment, with flexible hours and paid per contribution.

Contributors may design rigorous statistics problems, evaluate AI solutions, validate calculations using Python libraries, and improve AI reasoning to align with industry-standard logic on a part-time basis.