Remote Chemistry Specialist

turing; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 210,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote

Flexible hours

Job summary

Turing is offering a fully remote contract for PhDs in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or related fields. You will design problems, test AI solutions, and work with researchers to build better benchmarks for frontier AI labs.

This role emphasizes rigorous reasoning and clear written feedback. Experience with AI is not required, and the position supports flexible weekly hours while offering competitive compensation of $100+/hour or more, with up to 40 hours per week.

Qualifications

• PhD (pursuing or completed) in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Biochemistry, or related field.
• Strong chemistry reasoning and problem-solving skills across advanced domains.
• Ability to communicate complex ideas clearly in writing and provide structured feedback.

Responsibilities

• Design advanced chemistry problems to test AI performance (chemical engineering, biochemistry).
• 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 chemistry topics.

Skills

Chemistry reasoning

Strong problem-solving

Written communication

Education

PhD in Chemistry or related

Job description

Remote contract for PhDs in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or related fields. Work on cutting-edge projects with top AI labs while earning up to $100+/hour, fully remote, with flexible weekly hours. No AI experience required.

Role Overview

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

Responsibilities

• Design advanced chemistry problems to test AI performance (e.g., chemical engineering, biochemistry).
• 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 chemistry topics.

Requirements

• PhD (pursuing or completed) in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Biochemistry, or related field.
• Strong chemistry reasoning and problem-solving skills across advanced domains.
• Ability to communicate complex ideas clearly in writing and provide structured feedback.
• No AI experience required.

Perks

• Fully remote, flexible work.
• Work on cutting-edge AI projects with leading LLM companies.

Offer Details

• Pay rate: $100+/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.