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: Public Health Expert Type: Contract Compensation: $85–$93/hour Location: Remote Commitment: ~20 hours/week Role Responsibilities Author and review technical tasks to evaluate AI model performance on public health problems. Produce original problem sets using epidemiologic charts , surveillance data , and population health figures . Write reference solutions and apply structured quality checks. Collaborate with AI research teams to improve training data quality and model outputs. Work independently and asynchronously with a flexible schedule. Qualifications Must-Have PhD or DrPH in Epidemiology , Biostatistics , Health Policy , or related field, or MD/DO with MPH and 3+ years of public health practice, or MPH with 5+ years in applied epidemiology,
surveillance, or health policy. Working fluency in at least two of: epidemiologic study design , biostatistics , infectious disease , chronic disease , or health policy . Comfortable with epi curves , forest plots , and surveillance dashboards . Preferred Experience in government, NGO, or academic public health track. Compensation & Legal Hourly contractor 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:
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📌 Epidemiologist (New South Wales)
🏢 Mercor
📍 New South Wales