Remote Biology Researcher (PhD)

Turing; Chicago (IL); Remote; USD 56,826 - 80,934; Full time

Job summary

A leading research accelerator for AI is seeking PhDs in Biology, Biotechnology, or related fields for remote contract roles. The role involves designing advanced biology questions to evaluate AI performance, collaborating with researchers, and providing structured feedback. Candidates can earn up to $50+ per hour and work flexibly on cutting-edge projects. The ideal applicant will possess strong reasoning skills and a clear communication style. No AI experience is required.

Qualifications

• Strong biology reasoning and problem-solving skills across advanced domains.
• Ability to communicate complex ideas clearly in writing and provide structured feedback.

Responsibilities

• Design advanced biology questions to test AI performance.
• Develop clear, step-by-step solutions with rigorous logic.
• Evaluate AI outputs for accuracy and quality of reasoning.
• Collaborate with researchers to refine benchmarks across biology topics.

Skills

Biology reasoning

Problem-solving skills

Clear communication

Education

PhD in Biology, Biotechnology, Biochemistry, or related field

Job description

Remote contract for PhDs in Biology, Biotechnology, Biochemistry, or related fields. Work on cutting-edge projects with top AI labs while earning up to $50+/hour, fully remote, with flexible weekly hours. No AI experience required.

Role Overview:

Help fine-tune large language models (like ChatGPT) using your biology knowledge. You’ll design problems, check how well AI solves them, and work with researchers to build better benchmarks.

Responsibilities

• Design advanced biology questions to test AI performance.
• Develop clear, step-by-step solutions with rigorous logic.
• Evaluate AI outputs for accuracy and quality of reasoning.
• Collaborate with researchers to refine benchmarks across undergraduate to PhD-level biology topics.

Requirements

• PhD (pursuing or completed) in Biology, Biotechnology, Biochemistry, or a related field.
• Strong biology reasoning and problem-solving skills across advanced domains.
• Ability to communicate complex ideas clearly in writing and provide structured feedback.
• No AI experience required
• Fully remote, flexible work.
• Work on cutting-edge AI projects with leading LLM companies.
• Pay rate: $50+/hour (depends on role and candidate expertise).
• Assessment: Shortlisted experts complete an evaluation before selection.
• Assignments: Contract roles with defined start/end dates; up to 40 hrs/week.

About Turing:

Based in San Francisco, California, Turing is the world’s leading research accelerator for frontier AI labs and a trusted partner for global enterprises deploying advanced AI systems. Turing supports customers in two ways: first, by accelerating frontier research with high-quality data, advanced training pipelines, plus top AI researchers who specialize in coding, reasoning, STEM, multilinguality, multimodality, and agents; and second, by applying that expertise to help enterprises transform AI from proof of concept into proprietary intelligence with systems that perform reliably, deliver measurable impact, and drive lasting results on the P&L.

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