Radiological Safety Red-Teaming Specialist

Obsidian; New York (NY); Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor is assembling a panel of radiological safety experts to red-team frontier AI models. You will write prompts in three levels and judge model outputs against a policy standard.

This role emphasizes clear, written rationales for every decision, with prior technical writing or expert witness experience a strong signal. If you have regulated security experience, you may be a good fit for sustained work on high-stakes safety reviews.

Qualifications

• Written rationale for judgments that non‑specialists can follow.
• Prior technical writing, publications, or expert witness experience is a plus.
• Experience with regulated radiological safety or Category 1/2 sources is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Write prompts across benign, dual-use, and adversarial levels.
• Evaluate model responses against a defined policy standard.
• Draft reference answers and the technical rationale explaining decisions.

Skills

Security assessment

Regulatory compliance

Radiological safety knowledge

Job description

Mercor is assembling a panel of radiological safety experts to red-team frontier AI models. You will write prompts in three levels and judge model outputs against a policy standard.

This role emphasizes clear, written rationales for every decision, with prior technical writing or expert witness experience a strong signal. If you have regulated security experience, you may be a good fit for sustained work on high-stakes safety reviews.