Preclinical R&D Expert - Fully Remote | Upto $142/hr

mercor; United States; Remote; USD 117,000 - 196,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. A remote contract role seeks a Preclinical R&D Expert with ADC and bispecific experience to review data, annotate outputs, and guide decision-making on targets and modalities.

You will help define data quality standards and participate in expert discussions while working independently to meet deadlines and improve AI model performance.

Qualifications

• Hands-on preclinical R&D experience in-house with drug assets.
• Direct ADC or bispecific antibody experience.
• 5+ years in relevant industry R&D.
• Experience in core R&D functions (biology, chemistry, PK-PD, toxicology etc.).

Responsibilities

• Review technical materials and real-world R&D data across ADC and/or bispecific programs.
• Label, classify, and annotate scientific data and model outputs to improve performance.
• Provide expert perspective on target/modality selection, optimization, risk, and trade-offs.
• Help define structure and quality standards for the dataset pipeline.
• Participate in expert discussions, interviews, and research engagements.
• Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines while improving AI model performance.

Skills

Preclinical R&D

ADC / Bispecifics

Data annotation

Independent work

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 – ADC & Bispecifics Type: Contract Compensation: $85–$142/hour Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

• Review technical materials and real-world R&D data across ADC and/or bispecific programs.
• 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, optimization, trade-offs, and risk.
• Help define structure and quality standards for the client's dataset pipeline.
• Participate in expert discussions, interviews, and research engagements.
• Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines while improving AI model performance.

Qualifications Must-Have

• Hands-on, non-administrative preclinical R&D experience at a company that develops its own drug assets in-house and has taken programs to the clinic.
• Direct experience with ADCs and/or bispecific (or multispecific) antibodies.
• Work in a core R&D function: discovery biology, medicinal chemistry, protein/antibody engineering, computational, in vivo/translational, pharmacology/PK-PD, toxicology, or CMC/formulation.
• 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.

Compensation & Legal

• Hourly contractor