Health Science Expert - Fully Remote | Upto $119/hr

mercor; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; AUD 186,000 - 235,000; Part time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking a contracted Applied Health & Medicine Benchmark Specialist to work remotely with our AI research focus. You will craft health and medicine benchmark questions, rate difficulty, and assemble correct answers with plausible distractors.

This role requires advanced medical training, strong English writing, and the ability to justify edits with clear reasoning. Commitment is 10+ hours per week; compensation is $94–$119 per hour.

Qualifications

• MD, DO, PhD, or doctoral candidate in Medicine, Biomedical Sciences, Public Health, or related field.
• Master's degree considered for exceptional depth in a subdomain.
• Strong command of graduate-level medical knowledge, clinical reasoning, and biomedical research methodology.
• Board certification, clinical experience, or publications in health fields is a strong plus.
• Excellent written English and ability to express complex ideas clearly and concisely.

Responsibilities

• Author original health and medicine questions that test deep conceptual understanding.
• Ensure questions are unambiguous, self-contained, and precisely defined with all necessary information included.
• Rate each question's difficulty as Medium, Hard, or Expert to challenge expert-level solvers.
• Provide one correct answer and nine plausible but subtly incorrect alternatives.
• Write step-by-step Chain-of-Thought solutions with clear, concise reasoning in markdown format.
• Supply 1–5 academic references per question from reputable sources.
• For verification tasks, flag issues with clarity, completeness, precision, or solvability and justify any edits made.

Skills

Graduate-level medical knowledge

Clinical reasoning

Biomedical research methodology

Written English proficiency

Education

MD/DO/PhD or doctoral candidate in Medicine or related field

Master's degree considered for exceptional depth

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: Applied Health & Medicine Benchmark Specialist

Type: Contract

Compensation: $94–$119/hour

Location: Remote

Commitment: 10+ hours/week

Role Responsibilities

• Author original health and medicine questions that test deep conceptual understanding.
• Ensure questions are unambiguous, self-contained, and precisely defined with all necessary information included.
• Rate each question's difficulty as Medium, Hard, or Expert to challenge expert-level solvers.
• Provide one correct answer and nine plausible but subtly incorrect alternatives.
• Write step-by-step Chain-of-Thought solutions with clear, concise reasoning in markdown format.
• Supply 1–5 academic references per question from reputable sources.
• For verification tasks, flag issues with clarity, completeness, precision, or solvability and justify any edits made.

Qualifications Must-Have

• MD , DO , PhD , or doctoral candidate in Medicine, Biomedical Sciences, Public Health, or a closely related field.
• Master's degree considered for candidates with exceptional depth in a specific subdomain.
• Strong command of graduate-level medical knowledge, clinical reasoning, and biomedical research methodology.
• Board certification, clinical experience, or research publications in health fields is a strong plus.
• Excellent written English and ability to express complex ideas clearly and concisely.