Senior Life Sciences AI Specialist (Remote, Hourly)

Mercor; United States; Remote; USD 124,000 - 193,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking senior biologists and life scientists to guide how frontier AI models reason about biology and the life sciences. The role emphasizes expert judgment to review, specify problems, and benchmark model outputs in a fully remote, USA‑based setting.

The ideal candidate holds a PhD with deep domain expertise, a strong publication record, and hands‑on AI experience to distinguish sound arguments from plausible sounding but incorrect ones.

Qualifications

• PhD in life sciences as listed in core qualifications.
• Senior scientific appointment or equivalent senior research role.
• Genuine specialization in at least one life science domain.
• Strong peer‑reviewed publication record; fellowships/awards a plus.
• Hands-on use of large language models in research workflow.
• Excellent written communication and precise feedback.
• Location based in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Expert review of life sciences tasks and model outputs to catch mechanistic hand‑waving or unsupported causal claims.
• Write precise problem statements and rigorous reference solutions reflecting real life sciences research.
• Design challenging, research‑level problems and evaluation sets in your area of specialization.
• Calibrate by turning tacit expert judgment into explicit, teachable criteria.

Skills

AI fluency

Communication

Research leadership

Education

PhD in biochemistry, molecular or cell biology, genetics, immunology, neuroscience, or a closely related life science

Job description

Mercor is seeking senior biologists and life scientists to guide how frontier AI models reason about biology and the life sciences. The role emphasizes expert judgment to review, specify problems, and benchmark model outputs in a fully remote, USA‑based setting.

The ideal candidate holds a PhD with deep domain expertise, a strong publication record, and hands‑on AI experience to distinguish sound arguments from plausible sounding but incorrect ones.