Remote Forensic & Toxicology Chemist — AI Safety Red Team

Mercor; Renton (WA); Remote; USD 90,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor is assembling a panel of chemistry and chemical safety experts to red-team frontier AI models. The goal is to test whether a model can correctly judge the misuse potential of chemical threats in AI systems.

This remote, full-time role offers paid training through a two-week Academy out of state. Candidates should have a background in chemistry and safety, and be comfortable working with cross-disciplinary teams on sensitive evaluation tasks.

Qualifications

• New hires must attend a two-week Academy training out of state.
• Work involves assembling a panel of chemistry and chemical safety experts to red-team frontier AI models.
• You will test model ability to judge misuse potential.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with chemistry and safety experts to design red-team prompts.
• Evaluate AI model outputs for misuse potential and report findings.

Skills

Chemistry

Chemical safety

AI safety

Job description

Mercor is assembling a panel of chemistry and chemical safety experts to red-team frontier AI models. The goal is to test whether a model can correctly judge the misuse potential of chemical threats in AI systems.

This remote, full-time role offers paid training through a two-week Academy out of state. Candidates should have a background in chemistry and safety, and be comfortable working with cross-disciplinary teams on sensitive evaluation tasks.