Computational Biologist - AI Trainer

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

Quantitative Biology Expert

Type

Contract

Compensation

$85--$95/hour

Location

Remote

Commitment

20 hours/week

Role Responsibilities

• Author and review technical tasks to evaluate AI model performance on quantitative biology problems.
• Produce original problem sets grounded in sequence alignments, phylogenetic trees, expression heatmaps, and pathway figures.
• Write reference solutions and apply structured quality checks to ensure task accuracy.
• Collaborate with AI research teams to improve training data quality and downstream performance.
• Work independently and asynchronously with a flexible schedule to meet deadlines.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• PhD in Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, or Quantitative Biology; or MS in Bioinformatics or Computational Biology with 3 years applied research or industry experience; or BS in Biology, CS, or Math with 5 years applied quantitative biology or bioinformatics experience.
• Working fluency in at least two of: sequence analysis, phylogenetics, systems biology, statistical genetics, computational modeling.
• Comfortable reading and interpreting sequence alignments, phylogenetic trees, expression heatmaps, and pathway figures.
• Clear technical writing; able to articulate reasoning step-by-step in written form.

Compensation & Legal

• Hourly contractor
• Paid weekly

Application Process (Takes 20--30 mins to complete)

• Upload resume
• AI interview based on your resume
• Submit form

Resources & Support

• For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome
• For any help or support, reach out to: [email protected]

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