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 Finance Expert

Type

Contract

Compensation

$115--$125/hour

Location

Remote

Commitment

20 hours/week

Role Responsibilities

Author and review technical tasks for evaluating AI model performance in quantitative finance.
Produce original problem sets using payoff diagrams, risk charts, return distributions, and time-series plots.
Write reference solutions and apply structured quality checks to ensure accuracy.
Annotate tasks to improve AI model outputs and strengthen reasoning.
Collaborate with AI research teams to enhance training data quality.
Work independently and asynchronously with a flexible schedule.

Qualifications

Must-Have

PhD in Finance, Financial Economics, or Mathematical Finance, or MS in Quantitative Finance or Financial Engineering with 3 years experience, or BA/BS in Finance, Math, or Econ with 5 years experience.
Working fluency in at least two of: asset pricing, derivatives, stochastic calculus, risk management, portfolio theory.
Comfortable with payoff diagrams, risk charts, return distributions, and time-series plots.
Clear technical writing; able to articulate reasoning step-by-step.

Compensation & Legal

Hourly contractor

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

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Resources & Support

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Quantitative Research Analyst | Upto $125/hr Part-time

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