Life Sciences Researcher (AI Evaluation)

Gramian Consulting; United States; Remote; PKR 1,378,000 - 2,755,000; Part time

Job summary

Gramian Consultancy is seeking experienced Life Sciences researchers to design advanced scientific reasoning tasks for an AI evaluation benchmark focused on biology and related disciplines.

The role is a non-coding research position focusing on creating self-contained problems from realistic experiments, datasets, figures, and literature-style evidence to test interpretation and synthesis of scientific information.

Qualifications

• PhD or equivalent advanced research in Life Sciences.
• Deep expertise in at least one biological discipline.
• Strong ability to interpret scientific experiments, data and findings.
• Strong understanding of experimental design and scientific reasoning.

Responsibilities

• Design challenging life-sciences reasoning problems for AI evaluation.
• Create tasks based on realistic experiments, biological datasets, figures, sequences, structures and scientific evidence.
• Write questions with clear, objectively defensible answers.
• Develop rigorous expert reference answers explaining the required scientific reasoning.
• Ensure tasks test interpretation and synthesis, not simple factual recall.
• Validate biological claims, calculations, assumptions and conclusions.
• Identify ambiguity, alternative valid interpretations and poorly constrained questions.
• Build tasks that differentiate advanced AI models based on scientific reasoning ability.
• Incorporate reviewer feedback while maintaining high quality and throughput.

Skills

Scientific reasoning

Literature analysis

Education

PhD or equivalent advanced research in Life Sciences

Job description

Gramian Consultancy is a boutique consultancy specializing in IT professional services and engineering talent solutions. With a strong background in software engineering and leadership, we help companies build high-performing teams by matching them with professionals who truly fit their needs.

Role Overview

We are looking for experienced Life Sciences researchers and subject-matter experts to create advanced scientific reasoning tasks for an AI evaluation benchmark focused on biology and related disciplines.

This is a non-coding research role. The work centers on designing rigorous, self-contained scientific problems based on realistic experiments, biological data, figures, sequences, structures, literature-style evidence, and research scenarios. The goal is to create tasks that test whether AI systems can genuinely interpret evidence, reason scientifically, and synthesize information, rather than simply recall facts.

Relevant backgrounds include Molecular Biology, Genetics & Genomics, Cell Biology, Biochemistry, Neuroscience, Microbiology, Immunology, Evolutionary Biology, Ecology, Structural Biology, Biophysics, Developmental Biology, Cancer Biology, Pharmacology, and related fields.

CONTRACT

Contractor assignment, 6 weeks

COMMITMENT

Hourly, up to 40h/week

LOCATIONS

Remote - Argentina, Bangladesh, Brazil, Colombia, Egypt, Nigeria , Ghana, India, Indonesia, Turkey, Vietnam, Kenya, Pakistan, Chile, Peru, Sri Lanka, Saudi Arabia, Nepal, Mexico

PROCESS

Application form -> 60 min online test (analyzing biochemical measurements and distinguishing among mechanistic defects in enzyme variants)

Key Responsibilities

• Design challenging life-sciences reasoning problems for AI evaluation.
• Create tasks based on realistic experiments, biological datasets, figures, sequences, structures, and scientific evidence.
• Write questions with clear, objectively defensible answers.
• Develop rigorous expert reference answers explaining the required scientific reasoning.
• Ensure tasks test interpretation and synthesis, not simple factual recall.
• Validate biological claims, calculations, assumptions, and conclusions.
• Identify ambiguity, alternative valid interpretations, and poorly constrained questions.
• Build tasks that meaningfully differentiate advanced AI models based on scientific reasoning ability.
• Incorporate reviewer feedback while maintaining high quality and throughput.
• Document tasks clearly and reproducibly where applicable

Requirements

• PhD, postdoctoral experience, or equivalent advanced research experience in the Life Sciences.
• Deep expertise in at least one biological discipline.
• Strong ability to interpret scientific experiments, data, and research findings.
• Strong understanding of experimental design and scientific reasoning