Research Statistician
Job Location:
Job Location:
San Francisco, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Monthly Salary:
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Posted on:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
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: Statistics Expert
Type: Contract
Compensation: $72$80/hour
Location: Remote
Commitment: 20 hours/week
Role Responsibilities
- Author technical tasks to evaluate AI model performance on statistics problems.
- Review and annotate tasks involving statistical charts regression output and distribution plots.
- Produce original problem sets grounded in diagnostic figures and apply structured quality checks.
- Write reference solutions and articulate reasoning step-by-step in written form.
- Work independently and asynchronously with a flexible schedule to improve AI model outputs.
Qualifications
Must-Have
- PhD in Statistics or Biostatistics or MS in Statistics with 3 years applied research data science or teaching experience or BS in Statistics or Math with 5 years applied statistical analysis or data science experience.
- Working fluency in at least two of: probability inference regression Bayesian methods experimental design.
- Comfortable reading and interpreting statistical charts regression output distribution plots and diagnostic figures.
- Clear technical writing skills.
Compensation & Legal
- Hourly contractor
- Paid weekly via Stripe Connect
Application Process (Takes 2030 mins to complete)
- Upload resume
- AI interview based on your resume
- Submit form
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