Remote Psychiatry Expert for AI Diagnostic Research

mercor; United States; Remote; USD 170,000 - 243,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor, a San Francisco–based company connecting elite AI researchers with clinical experts, seeks a Psychiatry Expert for a remote contract.

You will evaluate how language models reason through psychiatric cases, design gold-standard answers with clinical reasoning, and provide feedback on failure modes while collaborating with leading AI labs.

US, UK, Europe, or Australia-based candidates preferred; 3+ years post-residency; active board certification and unrestricted license required.

Qualifications

• Completed psychiatry residency: ACGME, AOA, or national equivalent.
• Medical degree : MD or DO . DO and international degrees qualify.
• Active board certification in psychiatry: ABPN, FRCPC, MRCPsych, FRANZCP, or recognized national equivalent.
• Active, unrestricted medical license. No suspension, revocation, or open disciplinary action.
• 3+ years of independent practice after residency, currently or within the last 2 years.
• Practice in an accredited or government-licensed setting: hospital, academic center, community clinic, private practice, or telehealth.
• Based in the US , UK , Europe , or Australia . US preferred.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate how large language models reason through advanced psychiatric cases.
• Design expert-level diagnostic and reasoning challenges that current models fail.
• Develop gold-standard answers with clear clinical reasoning.
• Emphasize edge cases, nuanced differentials, and risk assessment.
• Collaborate directly with research teams at a leading AI lab.
• Provide feedback on common failure modes in model reasoning.

Education

Completed psychiatry residency

MD or DO medical degree

Active board certification in psychiatry

Active unrestricted medical license

3+ years of independent practice after residency

Practice in an accredited or government-licensed setting

Based in the US, UK, Europe, or Australia

Job description

Mercor, a San Francisco–based company connecting elite AI researchers with clinical experts, seeks a Psychiatry Expert for a remote contract.

You will evaluate how language models reason through psychiatric cases, design gold-standard answers with clinical reasoning, and provide feedback on failure modes while collaborating with leading AI labs.

US, UK, Europe, or Australia-based candidates preferred; 3+ years post-residency; active board certification and unrestricted license required.