Biophysics Researcher Molecular Biology

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: Biology & Biophysics Researchers (India Part-time)
Type: Contract
Compensation: $40$70/hour
Location: Remote
Commitment: 820 hours/week

Role Responsibilities

• Author and review challenging biology and biophysics problems to train and evaluate frontier AI models.
• Evaluate model outputs on tasks like mechanism prediction experimental design and literature interpretation.
• Surface areas where current models fail especially mistakes a working PhD would catch immediately.
• Collaborate with a small program team and other senior contributors.
• Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines while improving AI model performance.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• First-author or co-first-author publications in journals like Nature Science Cell PNAS eLife NEJM Nature Methods Nature Medicine Nature Biotechnology Nature Communications or top specialty journals.
• Doctoral or postdoctoral training at a top-20 global institution for life sciences or STEM.
• Competitive fellowships such as HHMI NIH F31/F32/K99 NSF GRFP/PRFB Damon Runyon Helen Hay Whitney Jane Coffin Childs Searle Pew Sloan Packard Simons Fulbright or equivalent.
• Issued patents spin-out companies or grants where the contributor was a named PI or co-PI.
• Currently or recently in an active research role: PhD candidate postdoc instructor faculty principal scientist or industry researcher.

Compensation & Legal

• W-2 employment with Cincinnatus LLC; payroll benefits and compliance handled by Cincinnatus.
• Compensation reflects research seniority and credentials.
• No fixed end date; contributors continue as long as the program needs their expertise.

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