Pharmacokinetics Systems Biology Expert

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: STEM Computational Scientific Software & Evaluation Design - Pharmacokinetics & Systems Biology
Type: Contract
Compensation: $70$100/hour
Location: Remote
Commitment: 1520 hours/week

Role Responsibilities

• Design challenging computational problems using domain-specific scientific software libraries like libRoadRunner Tellurium or SBML-based tools.
• Develop problems that test AI systems ability to implement complex multi-step scientific workflows and strategic reasoning.
• Calibrate tasks against state-of-the-art AI models refining problem design to achieve target difficulty.
• Collaborate with AI research teams to improve model outputs and training data quality.
• Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines and improve AI model performance.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• Graduate-level training in a relevant STEM domain (MS PhD or equivalent research experience).
• Proficiency with at least one listed scientific software library evidenced by research publications open-source contributions or professional work.
• Strong Python programming skills for writing problem setups oracle functions and solution validators.
• Ability to work independently and iterate on problem designs based on calibration feedback.
• Comfortable in a Linux/terminal environment with remote compute sandboxes.

Preferred

• Experience across multiple listed domains or tools.
• Familiarity with benchmark or evaluation design.
• Background in scientific pedagogy or exam/problem-set design.
• Experience with computational reproducibility and containerized environments.

Application Process (Takes 2030 mins to complete)

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

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Employment Type : Full Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1