Remote Emergency Medicine Specialist (AI Research Contract)

mercor; United States; Remote; USD 179,000 - 248,000; Part time

Job summary

Mercor is hiring an Emergency Medicine Expert for a remote contract with rolling start. The role requires 20+ hours per week and involves designing prompts, writing high-quality reference responses, and grading AI outputs for clinical realism.

Contract work paid weekly at $130–$180/hour, with Mercor managing payments. Ideal candidates are board-certified or board-eligible with an active medical license and available to start soon.

Qualifications

• Active medical license (unrestricted).
• Board-certified attending or board-eligible in primary specialty.
• Active, unrestricted license required for practice in the U.S.

Responsibilities

• Design clinically realistic prompts and scenarios from Emergency Medicine practice, including triage and procedural sedation.
• Write "golden" reference responses at attending-level quality for clinical scenarios.
• Grade AI-generated responses using structured rubrics to ensure evidence-based standards.
• Provide written feedback to the research team to improve model behavior and outputs.
• Participate in onboarding office hours and specialty calibration sessions for alignment.

Skills

Medical licensure

Education

Board-certified Physician

Board-eligible or resident

Active unrestricted medical license

Job description

Mercor is hiring an Emergency Medicine Expert for a remote contract with rolling start. The role requires 20+ hours per week and involves designing prompts, writing high-quality reference responses, and grading AI outputs for clinical realism.

Contract work paid weekly at $130–$180/hour, with Mercor managing payments. Ideal candidates are board-certified or board-eligible with an active medical license and available to start soon.