Research Biologist – Life Science
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 Expert
Type: Contract
Compensation: $60–$80/hour
Location: Remote
Duration: ~2 months
Commitment: 20–40 hours/week
Role Responsibilities
Must-Have
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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 Expert
Type: Contract
Compensation: $60–$80/hour
Location: Remote
Duration: ~2 months
Commitment: 20–40 hours/week
Role Responsibilities
- Write original & advanced IBO-style biology problems to challenge frontier AI models.
- Evaluate AI-generated solutions for correctness, clarity, and style and identify where models fail.
- Identify logical flaws, incomplete reasoning, or insufficiently-rigorous proofs.
- Provide clear, concise, and correct solutions & chain of thought reasoning using proper LaTeX formatting.
- Maintain extremely high standards of precision and problem difficulty.
Must-Have
- Master’s or PhD in biology (or a related field), or Olympiad participant or medalist in the IBO or equivalent competitions.
- Deep understanding of your domain’s core theoretical and experimental concepts.
- Ability to articulate reasoning and derivations clearly in written form.
- Strong ability to evaluate the rigor and complexity of biology problems.
- Rigorous attention to detail in verifying solutions.
- Highly proficient in writing and formatting documents using LaTeX.
- Rolling start dates; setup typically within 1–2 days of approval.
- Submit your resume or CV highlighting biology background and relevant achievements.
- Complete a brief interview (20–30 minutes).
- Submit a short form detailing your experience writing problems and competing in biology competitions.
- For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome/welcome
- For any help or support, reach out to: [email protected]
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