Remote Biology Assessment Designer

Mercor; New York (NY); Remote; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Part time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking expert biologists to author and review high-quality academic assessment content for an AI research initiative. You will write rigorous biology questions, verify solution quality, and help establish gold-standard benchmarks for advancing AI capabilities.

The role is 100% asynchronous and fully remote, with a commitment of 10+ hours per week. Ideal candidates hold a PhD or are doctoral candidates with strong English writing skills and deep knowledge in biology subfields.

Qualifications

• PhD or doctoral candidate in biology or related field.
• Strong command of graduate-level biology concepts, experimental design, and data interpretation.
• Excellent written English and ability to express complex ideas clearly.

Responsibilities

• Author original biology questions that test deep conceptual understanding.
• Rate each question's difficulty: Medium, Hard, or Expert.
• Provide 1 correct answer and 9 plausible but subtly incorrect alternatives.
• Write step-by-step Chain-of-Thought solutions with clear intermediate steps in markdown.
• Supply 1–5 academic references per question from reputable sources.
• For verification tasks: flag issues with clarity, completeness, precision, or solvability and justify edits made.

Skills

Scientific writing

Graduate-level biology concepts

Experimental design

Data interpretation

English writing clarity

Education

PhD or doctoral candidate in Biology or related field

Master's degree considered for exceptional depth

Job description

Mercor is seeking expert biologists to author and review high-quality academic assessment content for an AI research initiative. You will write rigorous biology questions, verify solution quality, and help establish gold-standard benchmarks for advancing AI capabilities.

The role is 100% asynchronous and fully remote, with a commitment of 10+ hours per week. Ideal candidates hold a PhD or are doctoral candidates with strong English writing skills and deep knowledge in biology subfields.