Pharmaceutical R&D Expert - Fully Remote | Upto $100/Hr

Mercor; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; GBP 62,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking a Preclinical R&D Expert for an in-house drug development project. This contract, remote role requires 10 hours per week, offering $60–$100/hour.

You will review R&D data, annotate model outputs, and advise on target selection and pipeline structure. Candidates should have hands-on preclinical R&D experience and 5+ years in core R&D functions across modalities.

Qualifications

• Hands-on, non-administrative preclinical R&D experience at a company developing its own drug assets.
• Experience in core R&D functions: discovery biology, medicinal chemistry, protein/antibody engineering, computational, in vivo/translational, pharmacology/PK-PD, toxicology, or CMC/formulation.
• Hands-on experience with one or more drug modalities: small molecules, monoclonal antibodies, peptides, ADCs, bispecifics, mRNA, siRNA, ASOs, PROTACs, molecular glues, cell therapies, gene therapies, radioligand therapies, etc.
• 5+ years of relevant industry R&D experience.

Responsibilities

• Review technical materials and real-world R&D data in your area of expertise.
• Label, classify, and annotate scientific data and model outputs to improve model performance.
• Provide expert perspective on key scientific and development decisions, including target/modality selection and optimization.
• Help define structure and quality standards for the client's dataset pipeline.
• Participate in expert discussions, interviews, and research engagements.
• Interface directly with the client team to ensure alignment and progress.

Skills

R&D experience

Preclinical development

Discovery biology

Medicinal chemistry

Protein engineering

Computational biology

In vivo/translational

Pharmacology/PK-PD

Toxicology

5+ years experience

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: Preclinical R&D Expert – In-house Drug Development
Type: Contract
Compensation: $60–$100/hour
Location: Remote
Commitment: 10 hours/week

Role Responsibilities

• Review technical materials and real-world R&D data in your area of expertise.
• Label, classify, and annotate scientific data and model outputs to improve model performance.
• Provide expert perspective on key scientific and development decisions, including target/modality selection and optimization.
• Help define structure and quality standards for the client's dataset pipeline.
• Participate in expert discussions, interviews, and research engagements.
• Interface directly with the client team to ensure alignment and progress.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• Hands-on, non-administrative preclinical R&D experience at a company developing its own drug assets.
• Experience in core R&D functions: discovery biology, medicinal chemistry, protein/antibody engineering, computational, in vivo/translational, pharmacology/PK-PD, toxicology, or CMC/formulation.
• Hands-on experience with one or more drug modalities: small molecules, monoclonal antibodies, peptides, ADCs, bispecifics, mRNA, siRNA, ASOs, PROTACs, molecular glues, cell therapies, gene therapies, radioligand therapies, etc.
• 5+ years of relevant industry R&D experience.

Preferred

• Experience taking a program through lead optimization or IND-enabling/preclinical development.
• Experience at mid-sized, emerging, or resource-constrained biotech, ideally outside the top-20 pharmaceutical companies.

Resources & Support

• For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome
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