Molecular Biologist - 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: Up to 40 hours/week
• Role Responsibilities

Design and review DNA/RNA sequences and constructs, including primers, plasmids, gRNA/sgRNA, mRNA constructs, and repair templates.

Author challenging, domain-grounded design tasks and write accurate, well-documented solutions as ground truth.

Evaluate AI model outputs against expert-quality solutions and provide clear, written feedback on correctness, rigor, and biological reasoning.

Justify design choices at the sequence level, including guide/target selection, homology-arm length, primer melting temperature and specificity, codon optimization, and regulatory elements.

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

Requirements

• Practicing or recently practicing molecular biologist with experience in designing nucleic-acid constructs.
• Strong peer-reviewed publication record, especially first-author work in venues like Nature , Cell , eLife , Nucleic Acids Research , PNAS , and EMBO Journal .
• PhD strongly preferred in molecular biology, genetics, biochemistry, synthetic biology, bioengineering, or related life-science fields.
• Strong written communication skills and ability to justify design choices clearly.

Start Date

Fast start; the program aims to begin as soon as onboarding is complete.

• Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)
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