Research & Development Scientist

San Francisco, CA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 2 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

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: Mathematics Biology Chemistry and Physics Professional
Type: Freelance
Compensation: $70$90/hour
Duration: 12 months
Commitment: 1525 hours/week with flexibility up to 80 hours/week

Role Responsibilities

Identify and analyze high-impact research papers in Physics Chemistry Math or Science that introduce novel code-implementable methods.
Break down high-level scientific problems into logical independently testable subproblems.
Develop Gold Standard Python solutions for each subproblem and create unit tests to verify accuracy.
Review peer prompts golden solutions and unit tests for accuracy comprehensiveness and difficulty.
Work independently and asynchronously to improve AI model performance.

Qualifications

Must-Have

Bachelors Masters or PhD in a STEM field (Physics Chemistry Mathematics Biochemistry or related Computational Sciences).
Strong experience in Python and scientific computing libraries (e.g. NumPy SciPy Matplotlib JAX or domain-specific packages like RDKit or OpenMM).
Ability to translate dense academic research into clear structured problem statements for a technical audience.
Proficiency with Git including branch management and pull request workflows.
Familiarity with testing frameworks like pytest and the ability to write robust validation scripts for mathematical/scientific code.

Start Date

Immediate

Application Process (Takes 2030 mins to complete)

Upload your resume
AI interview: 3 short 15-minute conversational sessions to understand your background experience and interest in the role
Follow-up communication within a few days with next steps and onboarding details

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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: Mathematics Biology Chemistry and Physics Professional Ty...