Genetics Expert - Fully Remote | Upto $105/hr

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: Molecular Biology Experts
• Type: Contract
• Compensation: $70–$105/hour
• Location: Remote
• Commitment: 20–40 hours/week
• Role Responsibilities

Guide research and engineering teams to close knowledge gaps and improve AI model performance in molecular biology , nucleic-acid sequence design, and construct engineering.

Design challenging, domain-relevant tasks and write accurate, well-documented solutions for primers, plasmids, gRNA/sgRNA, mRNA constructs, and HDR/repair templates.

Evaluate molecular-biology tasks and AI model outputs against expert-quality solutions. Provide clear, written technical feedback on correctness, rigor, and biological reasoning.

Develop guidelines and detailed rubrics/evaluation frameworks to assess sequence-design quality, including guide/target selection and codon optimization.

Collaborate with other subject matter experts to ensure consistency and accuracy in training data.

Requirements

• PhD strongly preferred in molecular biology , genetics, biochemistry, synthetic biology, bioengineering, or a related life-science field.
• Hands-on experience designing nucleic-acid constructs, including primers, plasmids/vectors, gRNA/sgRNA, mRNA, and HDR/repair templates.
• Strong peer-reviewed publication record, especially first-author work in notable venues.
• Demonstrable career progression.
• Ability to engage reliably for at least 20 hours/week during weekdays.
• Strong written communication skills.

Preferred

Past experience in AI training , model evaluation, and data annotation.

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