Remote Analytical Chemist for AI Safety & Hazard Analysis

mercor; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 103,000; Part time

Job summary

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.

Mercor seeks an Analytical Chemist for a remote, hourly contract engagement at $65–$75 per hour. The role involves developing and validating methods for trace-level analysis, applying GC-MS, LC-MS/MS, IR, and NMR, and ensuring QA/QC across environmental or

Qualifications

• Experience in detecting and identifying hazardous compounds with GC-MS, LC-MS/MS, IR or NMR.
• Method development and validation for trace-level analysis.
• Background in environmental, occupational, or emergency-response sampling and analysis.
• Experience with reference standards, spectral libraries, and unknown identification.
• Laboratory accreditation, QA/QC, and proficiency testing.

Responsibilities

• Write challenging single-turn prompts in Chemistry and Chemical Safety, labeled as benign, dual-use, and adversarial.
• Evaluate model responses against a defined policy standard to ensure correct handling.
• Write reference answers with technical reasoning for correct responses.
• Differentiate routine professional questions from those fishing for misuse.
• Collaborate with practitioners to draw reliable lines in dual-use scenarios.
• Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines while improving AI model performance.

Skills

Trace-level analysis

QA/QC

Environmental sampling

Emergency response sampling

Tools

GC-MS

LC-MS/MS

IR

NMR

Spectral libraries

Job description

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.

Mercor seeks an Analytical Chemist for a remote, hourly contract engagement at $65–$75 per hour. The role involves developing and validating methods for trace-level analysis, applying GC-MS, LC-MS/MS, IR, and NMR, and ensuring QA/QC across environmental or