Drug Development Specialist - Fully Remote | Upto $142/hr

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: Preclinical R&D Expert – In-house Drug Development
Type: Contract
Compensation: $85–$142/hour
Location: Remote
Role Responsibilities

- Review technical materials and real-world R&D data in your area of expertise to improve AI model performance .

- Label, classify, and annotate scientific data and model outputs to enhance model accuracy.

- Provide expert perspective on key scientific and development decisions, including target and modality selection.

- Help define structure and quality standards for the client's dataset pipeline.

- Participate in expert discussions, interviews, and research engagements to guide AI platform development .

Qualifications

Must-Have

- Hands-on, non-administrative preclinical R&D experience at a company that develops its own drug assets.

- Work in a core R&D function: discovery biology, medicinal chemistry, protein/antibody engineering, computational, in vivo/translational, pharmacology/PK-PD, toxicology, or CMC/formulation.

- Hands-on experience with one or more drug modalities (small molecules, monoclonal antibodies, peptides, ADCs, bispecifics, mRNA, siRNA, ASOs, PROTACs, molecular glues, cell therapies, gene therapies, radioligand therapies, etc.).

- 5+ years of relevant industry R&D experience.

Preferred

- Experience taking a program through lead optimization or IND-enabling/preclinical development.

- Experience at mid-sized, emerging, or resource-constrained biotech.

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

- Upload resume

- AI interview based on your resume

- Submit form

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