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: Medical Expert
Type:Contract
Compensation:$130–$180/hour
Location:Remote
Duration:Ongoing, reviewed monthly
Commitment:20+ hours/week
Role Responsibilities
Design clinically realistic prompts and scenarios from your specialty, including diagnostic reasoning and treatment planning.
Write "golden" reference responses at attending-level quality to guide AI model training.
Grade AI-generated responses using structured rubrics to ensure evidence-based standards.
Provide written feedback to the research team to improve model behavior and outputs.
Participate in onboarding office hours and specialty calibration sessions for continuous improvement.
Qualifications
Must-Have
Attending Physicians: Must be board certified with current, active, unrestricted medical license.
Resident physicians: Must be in final year of residency; recent graduates must be board-eligible.
Fellows: Must be board-certified/board-eligible in primary specialty and have current active, unrestricted medical license.
Start Date
Rolling, after onboarding sign-off.
Compensation & Legal
Remote, 100% asynchronous.
Paid weekly via Mercor.
Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)
Upload resume
AI interview based on your resume
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Resources & Support
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PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.
Originally posted on Himalayas
Who can apply
Eligible countries: United States. Accepted UTC offsets: UTC-10, UTC-9, UTC-8, UTC-7, UTC-6, UTC-5, UTC+14. Review the full description for employer-specific work authorization, residency and schedule requirements.