Drug Discovery Scientist PhD

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 DAngelo Larry Summers and Jack Dorsey.

Position: Drug Discovery Scientist
Type: Contract
Compensation: $60$90/hour
Location: Remote
Commitment: 2040 hours/week

Role Responsibilities

• Design realistic research problems for AI models in drug research and development.
• Build a data room from real source-grounded data with every decisive value tracing to a real source.
• Write a grading document that scores a submitted memo on substance not style or method.
• Validate and run verification and calibration before submission.
• Revise and own the rework if a reviewer requests changes.
• Work independently and asynchronously to ensure high-quality deliverables.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• Working expertise in mechanistic enzymology structure-guided peptide or antibody design fragment-based discovery or structure-based medicinal chemistry.
• PhD or equivalent industry track record.
• Ability to pose a problem whose answer can be defended rigorously.
• Comfortable judging reasoning quality not just final answers.

Compensation & Legal

• Hourly contractor

Application Process (Takes 2030 mins to complete)

• Upload resume
• AI interview based on your resume
• Submit form

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