Chemist

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: Role Title
Type: Contract Type
Compensation: $105/hour
Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

• Evaluate the accuracy and depth of AI-generated content in Chemistry to strengthen reasoning and rigor in model outputs.
• Review complex chemical procedures for alignment with domain principles and methodologies.
• Provide clear structured feedback to AI research teams to improve training data quality and downstream performance.
• Develop evaluation rubrics and benchmarks for assessing AI-generated chemical tasks and solutions.
• Collaborate with subject matter experts to ensure consistency relevance and coverage across datasets.
• Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines while improving AI model performance.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• PhD in Chemistry or closely related field (Chemical Engineering Materials Science).
• No prior chemical weapons synthesis experience.
• U.S. person currently located in a Five Eyes country.

Preferred

• Strong organic or synthetic chemistry background.
• Comfortable working independently on open-ended research tasks.
• Ability to assess technical accuracy of procedural information.

Application Process (Takes 2030 mins to complete)

• Upload resume
• AI interview based on your resume
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