Biochemistry Expert - Fully Remote | Upto $70/hr
mercorMillbrae, CA
$70/hour
APPLYBiochemistry Expert - Fully Remote | Upto $70/hr
mercorMillbrae, CASenior L5
$70/hour
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Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark, General Catalyst, Peter Thiel, Adam D'Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey.
Position: Biology PhD Coding Experts
Type: Contract
Compensation: $70/hour
Location: Remote
Duration:
6 weeks
Commitment: 20+ hours/week
Role Responsibilities:
Source material from published papers, Kaggle datasets, or open-source repositories to create research problems.
Write scientific prompts and develop grading criteria for correct answers.
Calibrate tasks against frontier models, ensuring strong models fail more often than they succeed.
Utilize Python, R, or other programming languages for scientific computing.
Work with Git/GitHub and Docker for code execution and quality checks.
Collaborate asynchronously and independently to meet deadlines and improve AI model performance.
Qualifications:
Must-HavePhD in biology, biological sciences, biochemistry, genetics, ecology, or a closely related field.
Depth in at least two subdomains: ecology, biochemistry, genetics.
Proficiency in Python, R, or another relevant programming language.
Comfortable with Git/GitHub and Docker.
PreferredPublications in peer-reviewed journals.
Prior scientific software or research engineering experience.
Start DateImmediate
Interview Process:
A 25-minute conversational interview covering your background, experience, and motivations.
Follow up within a few days with next steps and onboarding.
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