Molecular Biologist | Remote

Crossing Hurdles; United States; On-site; USD 55,104 - 82,656; Part time

Job summary

Crossing Hurdles is seeking a remote, part-time Phylogenetics evaluator to review AI-generated problems and evaluations for scientific accuracy and grading.

You will provide detailed annotations, feedback, and collaborate with AI research teams to improve evaluation workflows. Availability: 15–20 hours over the next days, with 8 hours daily and at least 4 hours overlap with PST.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree or substantial professional experience in phylogenetics.
• Strong scientific reasoning and research capabilities.
• Excellent remote collaboration and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Review AI-generated phylogenetics problems, tasks, and evaluation scenarios.
• Assess scientific accuracy, realism, and correct grading.
• Evaluate AI outputs for biology accuracy, reasoning, and completeness.
• Identify errors, inconsistencies, and gaps in content.
• Provide detailed annotations, feedback, and quality assessments.
• Collaborate with AI research teams to improve evaluation workflows.
• Apply phylogenetics expertise to support frontier AI model development.

Skills

Analytical reasoning

Research skills

Structured communication

Remote collaboration

Self-motivation

Independent work

Education

Master's/PhD in Phylogenetics

4+ years in Phylogenetics

Job description

Commitment: At least 8 hours per day with 4 hours overlap with PST

Role Responsibilities

• Review AI-generated phylogenetics problems, research tasks, and evaluation scenarios.
• Assess whether problems are scientifically accurate, realistic, and correctly graded.
• Evaluate AI-generated responses for biological accuracy, reasoning quality, and completeness.
• Identify scientific errors, logical inconsistencies, and gaps in phylogenetics-related content.
• Provide detailed annotations, constructive feedback, and quality assessments to improve AI outputs.
• Collaborate with AI research teams to enhance evaluation workflows and benchmark quality.
• Apply expertise in phylogenetics and evolutionary biology to support frontier AI model development.

Requirements

• Master's/PhD in Phylogenetics, Evolutionary Biology, Bioinformatics, Genetics, Computational Biology, Life Sciences, or a related field, OR 4+ years of professional experience in Phylogenetics.
• Strong scientific reasoning, analytical, and research skills.
• Ability to provide detailed feedback and high-quality annotations.
• Excellent structured communication and collaboration skills in a remote environment.
• Self-motivated and able to work independently.
• Ability to start immediately and commit approximately 15 20 hours over the next few days.
• Availability for 8 hours per day with at least 4 hours of overlap with PST.