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 adaptable 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
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📌 Senior Bioinformatics Scientist (Sydney)
🏢 Mercor
📍 Sydney