Pharmacist - Medication Pronunciation Expert

Obsidian; New York (NY); Remote; USD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Obsidian is seeking experienced U.S.-based Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians to support an AI-focused healthcare project. In this role you will review audio samples of medication names, evaluate pronunciation, and apply a structured rubric. Ideal candidates have PharmD/RPh or pharmacy technician experience in the United States and strong U.S.

English with high attention to detail. Join a team evaluating pronunciation accuracy and consistency, with opportunities to participate in calibration

Qualifications

• Licensed Pharmacist (PharmD/RPh) or Pharmacy Technician with US practice experience.
• Strong familiarity with prescription medications, generic and brand drug names used in the US.
• Excellent written and spoken US English with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Review short audio samples containing spoken medication names.
• Evaluate whether medication names are pronounced accurately and clearly.
• Score audio samples using a structured evaluation rubric.
• Identify pronunciation errors, ambiguities, or inconsistencies.
• Apply evaluation standards consistently across review tasks.
• Participate in an initial calibration exercise to align on scoring expectations.
• Complete additional review batches as project needs arise.
• Provide concise feedback where clarification or correction is required.

Skills

Pharmacist experience

Pharmacy Technician experience

US English proficiency

Education

PharmD/RPh

Job description

We are looking for experienced U.S.-based Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians to support an AI-focused healthcare project. This opportunity is ideal for pharmacy professionals with strong familiarity with prescription medications, generic and brand drug names, and standard U.S. medication terminology.

What You’ll Do

• Review short audio samples containing spoken medication names.

• Evaluate whether medication names are pronounced accurately and clearly.

• Score audio samples using a structured evaluation rubric.

• Identify pronunciation errors, ambiguities, or inconsistencies.

• Apply evaluation standards consistently across review tasks.

• Participate in an initial calibration exercise to align on scoring expectations.

• Complete additional review batches as project needs arise.

• Provide concise feedback where clarification or correction is required.

Ideal Background

• Licensed Pharmacist (PharmD/RPh) or experienced Pharmacy Technician.

• Professional pharmacy experience in the United States.

• Strong familiarity with generic and brand-name medications commonly encountered in U.S. pharmacy practice.

• Comfortable recognising and assessing medication terminology when spoken aloud.

• High attention to detail and ability to distinguish subtle pronunciation differences.

• Able to follow detailed rubrics and apply scoring criteria consistently.

• Strong written and spoken U.S. English proficiency.

• Experience in retail, hospital, speciality, mail-order, or other pharmacy settings is welcome.

Preferred Qualifications

• Several years of hands-on pharmacy experience.

• Regular experience communicating medication names verbally with patients, pharmacists, physicians, or other healthcare professionals.

• Familiarity with a broad range of therapeutic areas and medication classes.

• Experience with quality assurance, annotation, clinical review, transcription review, or structured evaluation work is helpful but not required.

Why Join

• Apply your pharmacy expertise to the development and evaluation of advanced AI systems.

• Contribute specialised healthcare knowledge without providing direct patient care.

• Opportunity to participate in additional projects as new review work becomes available.