Remote Biology Specialist
Posted 2026-05-06
Remote, USA
Full-time
Immediate Start
- *About The Job**
- *Mercor**
- connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include
- *Benchmark**
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- *General Catalyst**
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- *Peter Thiel**
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- *Adam D'Angelo**
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- *Larry Summers**
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- *Jack Dorsey**
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- *Position:**
- Biology Expert
- *Type:**
- *Contract**
- *Compensation:**
- *$60–$80/hour**
- *Location:**
- *Remote**
- *Duration:**
- *~2 months**
- *Commitment:**
- *20–40 hours/week**
- *Role Responsibilities**
- Write original & advanced IBO-style biology problems to challenge frontier AI models.
- Evaluate AI-generated solutions for correctness, clarity, and style and identify where models fail.
- Identify logical flaws, incomplete reasoning, or insufficiently-rigorous proofs.
- Provide clear, concise, and correct solutions & chain of thought reasoning using proper LaTeX formatting.
- Maintain extremely high standards of precision and problem difficulty.
- *Qualifications**
- *Must-Have**
- Master’s or PhD in biology (or a related field), or Olympiad participant or medalist in the IBO or equivalent competitions.
- Deep understanding of your domain’s core theoretical and experimental concepts.
- Ability to articulate reasoning and derivations clearly in written form.
- Strong ability to evaluate the rigor and complexity of biology problems.
- Rigorous attention to detail in verifying solutions.
- Highly proficient in writing and formatting documents using LaTeX.
- *Start Date**
- Rolling start dates; setup typically within 1–2 days of approval.
- *Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)**
- Submit your resume or CV highlighting biology background and relevant achievements.
- Complete a brief interview (20–30 minutes).
- Submit a short form detailing your experience writing problems and competing in biology competitions.
- *Resources & Support**
- For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome/welcome
- For any help or support, reach out to: [email protected]
- PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.*
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