Biology PhD - Scientific Coder

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

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PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.

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