Remote ML Specialist & AI Trainer (Contract)

Meridial; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 41,000 - 69,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Contract-based

Flexible schedule

Job summary

Meridial is seeking a Machine Learning Specialist - AI Trainer to tackle hands-on ML challenges that resemble research competitions but with direct real-world impact. You will work on debugging, benchmarking, and improving AI systems in a remote, contract-based setting.

Ideal candidates bring strong ML/NLP backgrounds, proficiency in Python and ML frameworks, and a track record of research or production ML work. Masters/PhD preferred. Excellent communication to show your reasoning is essential.

Qualifications

• Strong background in machine learning, NLP, or data science.
• Experience with supervised/unsupervised learning, deep learning, reinforcement learning, probabilistic modeling, and applied NLP.
• Proficiency in Python, ML frameworks, and cloud-based workflows.
• Master's or PhD in CS/ML/data science preferred; peer-reviewed research or production ML systems a strong plus.
• Clear communication skills, able to explain reasoning and show your work.

Responsibilities

• Solve applied ML tasks: iterating on problems that test and improve model reasoning, from baseline solutions to optimized workflows.
• Evaluate scientific writing: compare research abstracts and introductions using review rubrics for clarity, correctness, and impact.
• Debug advanced model behavior: probe LLMs on optimization, fairness, regularization, transformers, and applied NLP, documenting failure modes.
• Design new benchmark tasks: identify datasets, analyze state-of-the-art papers, build evaluation scripts, and provide reference implementations.
• Improve training datasets: deliver structured feedback that makes AI outputs more accurate, reliable, and useful.

Skills

ML & NLP knowledge

Supervised/Unsupervised learning

Deep Learning

Python & ML frameworks

Communication & show work

Education

Master's/PhD in CS/ML/DS

Tools

Python

ML frameworks

Cloud platforms

Job description

Meridial is seeking a Machine Learning Specialist - AI Trainer to tackle hands-on ML challenges that resemble research competitions but with direct real-world impact. You will work on debugging, benchmarking, and improving AI systems in a remote, contract-based setting.

Ideal candidates bring strong ML/NLP backgrounds, proficiency in Python and ML frameworks, and a track record of research or production ML work. Masters/PhD preferred. Excellent communication to show your reasoning is essential.