Materials Informatics Scientist - AI Trainer

DataAnnotation; United States; Remote; USD 55,000 - 172,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible remote work

Project-based tasks

Job summary

DataAnnotation is seeking a Chemist to evaluate AI chemical reasoning, identify unsafe or incorrect steps, and provide well-reasoned answers as a trained chemist. You will craft prompts that probe mechanisms and synthesis routes, and interpret analytical data for accuracy and safety.

The role emphasizes clear written English, graduate-level chemistry prowess, and the ability to work remotely on varied tasks. Compensation is task-based with flexible, remote opportunities.

Qualifications

• Graduate-level chemistry background or equivalent lab experience.
• Comfort across organic, inorganic, or physical chemistry.
• Clear written English: explanations are the training signal.

Responsibilities

• Write prompts that probe chemical reasoning: mechanisms, synthesis routes, and analytical interpretation.
• Review AI output for impossible mechanisms, unsafe procedures, and misread spectra, and rate the reasoning.
• Write the correct answer when the model falls short, with proper attention to conditions and safety.

Skills

Chemistry knowledge

Education

Graduate-level chemistry background

Job description

Models routinely propose impossible mechanisms, unsafe procedures, and syntheses that no bench chemist would attempt.

As a Chemist you'll evaluate AI chemical reasoning, catch what's wrong or unsafe, and write the answers a trained chemist would give.

What you’ll actually do

• Write prompts that probe chemical reasoning: mechanisms, synthesis routes, and analytical interpretation.
• Review AI output for impossible mechanisms, unsafe procedures, and misread spectra, and rate the reasoning.
• Write the correct answer when the model falls short, with proper attention to conditions and safety.

What we look for

• Graduate-level chemistry background or equivalent lab experience.
• Comfort across organic, inorganic, or physical chemistry.
• Clear written English: your explanations are the training signal.
• No degree required. We care about what you can do, not where you learned it.

Compensation

Up to $40 – $125+/hr depending on task difficulty and specialization. Many contributors add $10k–$100k+ a year; some make it their full-time income.

About DataAnnotation

DataAnnotation is where 100k+ experts train the world’s leading AI models. $150M+ paid to contributors to date, and the average contributor stays 5+ years. Flexible, remote, and always project-available.