Remote Preclinical R&D Specialist — Contract

mercor; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; GBP 62,000 - 104,000; Part time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking a Preclinical R&D Expert for in-house drug development on a contract basis. This remote role requires about 10 hours per week, with compensation ranging from $60 to $100 per hour.

You will review and annotate real-world R&D data, advise on target and modality selection, and help shape data standards for the client’s pipeline. You will engage with the client team to ensure alignment on scientific decisions, contribute to discussions, and support research engagements across

Qualifications

• Hands-on, non-administrative preclinical R&D experience at a company developing its own drug assets.

Responsibilities

• Review technical materials and real‑world R&D data in your area of expertise.
• Label, classify, and annotate scientific data and model outputs to improve model performance.
• Provide expert perspective on key scientific and development decisions, including target/modality selection and optimization.
• Help define structure and quality standards for the client's dataset pipeline.
• Participate in expert discussions, interviews, and research engagements.
• Interface directly with the client team to ensure alignment and progress.

Skills

Preclinical R&D experience

Drug modalities knowledge

Scientific data labeling/annotation

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Mercor is seeking a Preclinical R&D Expert for in-house drug development on a contract basis. This remote role requires about 10 hours per week, with compensation ranging from $60 to $100 per hour.

You will review and annotate real-world R&D data, advise on target and modality selection, and help shape data standards for the client’s pipeline. You will engage with the client team to ensure alignment on scientific decisions, contribute to discussions, and support research engagements across