Molecular Biologist - Fully Remote | Upto $105/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: Molecular Biology Experts
Type: Contract
Compensation: $70–$105/hour
Location: Remote
Commitment: Up to 40 hours/week
Role Responsibilities
- Design and review DNA/RNA sequences and constructs, including primers, plasmids, gRNA/sgRNA, mRNA constructs, and repair templates.
- Author challenging, domain-grounded design tasks and write accurate, well-documented solutions as ground truth.
- Evaluate AI model outputs against expert-quality solutions and provide clear, written feedback on correctness, rigor, and biological reasoning.
- Justify design choices at the sequence level, including guide/target selection, homology-arm length, primer melting temperature and specificity, codon optimization, and regulatory elements.
- Collaborate with other subject-matter experts to ensure consistency and accuracy in training data.
Qualifications
Must-Have
- Practicing or recently practicing molecular biologist with experience in designing nucleic-acid constructs.
- Strong peer-reviewed publication record, especially first-author work in venues like Nature , Cell , eLife , Nucleic Acids Research , PNAS , and EMBO Journal .
- PhD strongly preferred in molecular biology, genetics, biochemistry, synthetic biology, bioengineering, or related life-science fields.
- Strong written communication skills and ability to justify design choices clearly.
Start Date
- Fast start; the program aims to begin as soon as onboarding is complete.
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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