Biology Researcher - Fully Remote | Upto $110/hr Part-time

• First-author or co-first-author publications in journals like Nature, Science, Cell, PNAS, eLife, NEJM, Nature Methods, Nature Medicine, Nature Biotechnology, or Nature Communications. • A doctorate or postdoctoral training from a top-20 global institution in the life sciences or a related STEM field. • A competitive fellowship, such as an HHMI fellowship (including EXROP, Hanna H. Gray, or Investigator), an NIH F31/F32/K99, an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship or Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, or a Damon Runyon, Helen Hay Whitney, Jane Coffin Childs, Searle, Pew, Sloan, Packard, Simons, or Fulbright award. • Issued patents, a spin-out company, or grants held as a named Principal Investigator or Co-Investigator. • Current or recent experience in an active research role, as a PhD candidate, postdoctoral researcher, instructor, faculty member, principal scientist, or industry researcher.

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 D'Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey. Position: Biology & Biophysics Research Collaborator (Part-time) Type:Contract Compensation:$80–$110/hour Location:Remote Commitment:Up to 20 hours/week Role Responsibilities • Review and evaluate research papers in biology and biophysics for rigor, novelty, and scientific validity. • Author and review challenging biology/biophysics problems to train and evaluate frontier AI models. • Evaluate model outputs on tasks like mechanism prediction, experimental design, and literature interpretation. • Identify areas where current models fail, focusing on mistakes a working PhD would catch. • Collaborate with a small program team and other senior contributors. 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, or Nature Communications. • A doctorate or postdoctoral training from a top-20 global institution in the life sciences or a related STEM field. • A competitive fellowship, such as an HHMI fellowship (including EXROP, Hanna H. Gray, or Investigator), an NIH F31/F32/K99, an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship or Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, or a Damon Runyon, Helen Hay Whitney, Jane Coffin Childs, Searle, Pew, Sloan, Packard, Simons, or Fulbright award. • Issued patents, a spin-out company, or grants held as a named Principal Investigator or Co-Investigator. • Current or recent experience in an active research role, as a PhD candidate, postdoctoral researcher, instructor, faculty member, principal scientist, or industry researcher. Engagement • Part-time: up to 20 hours/week. • Compensation reflects research seniority and credentials. Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete) • Upload resume • AI interview based on your resume • Submit form Resources & Support • For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: • For any help or support, reach out to: PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity. Originally posted on Himalayas Biology-Research, Scientific-Research, Biophysics, AI-Research-Collaborator, Research-and-Evaluation, Remote-Part-Time-Research-Specialist, Biology-Research-Scientist, Research-Scientist-Biology, Remote-Research-Associate