Biochemistry Expert - Fully Remote | Upto $70/hr
- Toronto, ON, Canada
Remote
$70 CAD / hour
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Job details
- Pay
- $70 CAD / hour
- Workplace
- Remote
- Posting language
- English
Original job description
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: Biology PhD Coding Experts
Type: Contract
Compensation: $70/hour
Location: Remote
Duration: 6 weeks
Commitment: 20+ hours/week
Role Responsibilities
- Source material from published papers, Kaggle datasets, or open-source repositories to create research problems.
- Write scientific prompts and develop grading criteria for correct answers.
- Calibrate tasks against frontier models, ensuring strong models fail more often than they succeed.
- Utilize Python, R, or other programming languages for scientific computing.
- Work with Git/GitHub and Docker for code execution and quality checks.
- Collaborate asynchronously and independently to meet deadlines and improve AI model performance.
Qualifications
Must-Have
- PhD in biology, biological sciences, biochemistry, genetics, ecology, or a closely related field.
- Depth in at least two subdomains: ecology, biochemistry, genetics.
- Proficiency in Python, R, or another relevant programming language.
- Comfortable with Git/GitHub and Docker.
Preferred
- Publications in peer-reviewed journals.
- Prior scientific software or research engineering experience.
Start Date
- Immediate
Interview Process
- Upload your resume and application form.
- A 25-minute conversational interview covering your background, experience, and motivations.
- Follow up within a few days with next steps and onboarding.
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: support@mercor.com
PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.
More about this job
Responsibilities
The Biology PhD coding expert at Mercor will source research problems from published papers, datasets and repositories, and write scientific prompts with grading criteria. They will also test tasks against frontier AI models and run scientific code in Python or R.
Requirements
Candidates need a PhD in biology or a closely related field, depth in at least two of ecology, biochemistry and genetics, and proficiency in Python or R. Familiarity with Git, GitHub and Docker is also required.
Skills
- Python
- R
- Git
- GitHub
- Docker
- Scientific computing
- Research problem design
- Grading criteria development
- Biochemistry
- Genetics
- Ecology
- Scientific writing
- Asynchronous collaboration
Categories
- Data & Analytics
- Technology
- Science & Research
Keywords
- Biology PhD
- Biochemistry
- Genetics
- Ecology
- Python
- R
- Git
- GitHub
- Docker
- Scientific computing
- AI training
- Remote contract
- Research problems
- Grading criteria
- Bioinformatics
- Kaggle
Seniority
Mid level
Tools
- Python
- R
- Git
- GitHub
- Docker
Languages
- English
Fields of study
- Biology
- Biochemistry
- Genetics
- Ecology
- Biological sciences