Job Overview
Job description
- Salary:
- USD 70 - 100 per hour
- Location:
- Germany
- Work arrangement:
- Remote
Role Summary
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: STEM Computational Scientific Software & Evaluation Design - Pharmacokinetics & Systems Biology
- Type: Contract
- Compensation: $70–$100/hour
- Location: Remote
- Commitment: 15–20 hours/week
- Role Responsibilities
Design challenging computational problems using domain-specific scientific software libraries like libRoadRunner , Tellurium , or SBML-based tools .
Develop problems that test AI systems' ability to implement complex multi-step scientific workflows and strategic reasoning.
Calibrate tasks against state-of-the-art AI models, refining problem design to achieve target difficulty.
Collaborate with AI research teams to improve model outputs and training data quality.
Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines and improve AI model performance.
Requirements
- Graduate-level training in a relevant STEM domain ( MS, PhD, or equivalent research experience ).
- Proficiency with at least one listed scientific software library, evidenced by research publications, open-source contributions, or professional work.
- Strong Python programming skills for writing problem setups, oracle functions, and solution validators.
- Ability to work independently and iterate on problem designs based on calibration feedback.
- Comfortable in a Linux/terminal environment with remote compute sandboxes.
Preferred
- Experience across multiple listed domains or tools.
- Familiarity with benchmark or evaluation design.
- Background in scientific pedagogy or exam/problem-set design.
- Experience with computational reproducibility and containerized environments.
- Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)
- Upload resume
- AI interview based on your resume
- Submit form
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Additional Information
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Company profile
mercor
mercor.comMercor is an AI data company that connects domain experts across hundreds of professional fields with frontier AI labs and enterprises. Experts on its platform train and evaluate AI models, and its APEX benchmark family measures how AI performs on real-world professional work. Mercor Enterprise helps large companies capture how their most skilled people work and turn that expertise into AI agents. Founded in 2023, the company has offices in San Francisco, NYC and London.
- Founded
- 2023
- Funding Stage
- Series C
