About the job
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 & Biophysics Researchers (Part-time) Type:Contract Compensation:$125–$225/hour Location:Remote Commitment:8–20 hours/week
Role Responsibilities
Author and review challenging biology and biophysics problems to train and evaluate frontier AI models.
Evaluate model outputs on tasks such as mechanism prediction, experimental design, and literature interpretation.
Identify areas where current models fail, especially mistakes a working PhD would catch.
Collaborate with a small program team and other senior contributors.
Qualifications
Must-Have
First-author or co-first-author publications in journals like Nature, Science, Cell, PNAS, eLife, NEJM, Nature Methods, Nature Medicine, Nature Biotechnology, Nature Communications, or top specialty journals.
Doctoral or postdoctoral training at a top-20 global institution for life sciences or STEM.
Competitive fellowships such as HHMI, NIH F31/F32/K99, NSF GRFP/PRFB, Damon Runyon, Helen Hay Whitney, Jane Coffin Childs, Searle, Pew, Sloan, Packard, Simons, Fulbright, or equivalent.
Issued patents, spin-out companies, or grants where the contributor was a named PI or co-PI.
Currently or recently in an active research role: PhD candidate, postdoc, instructor, faculty, principal scientist, or industry researcher.
Compensation & Legal
W-2 employment with Cincinnatus LLC; payroll, benefits, and compliance handled by Cincinnatus.
No fixed end date; contributors continue as long as the program needs their expertise.
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Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. The company specializes in matching top-tier professionals with AI research organizations to support advanced projects. Mercor facilitates work across multiple domains including financial analysis, hedge fund strategy evaluation, and deal structuring, leveraging AI to enhance model training and research capabilities. The company bridges the gap between specialized talent and cutting-edge AI research institutions.
