Drug Discovery Specialist - AI Trainer

Drug Discovery Specialist - AI Trainer Mercor - 3.9 San Jose, CA Job Details Part-time $1,150 - $1,450 a day 1 day ago Qualifications Drug development research projects FDA submissions Doctor of Medicine Medicine Technical report writing Investigational new drug (IND) applications 3 years Collaborative research Pre-clinical study projects Analysis skills Doctor of Pharmacy Doctor of Philosophy Pharmaceutical company experience Scientific protocols Master of Science Pharmacy Regulatory submissions Benchmarking Senior level Translational research Pharmaceutical research AI applications Full Job Description 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 .

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Pharmaceutical Research Expert Type:

Contract Compensation:

$1,150-$1,450 per completed task

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Remote Role Responsibilities Build a realistic digital workspace centered on the Drive folders you use day-to-day. Include study protocols, investigator brochures, IND/NDA drafts , pharmacology reports, biomarker analyses, CMC technical reports , and email threads. Represent platforms like Medidata Rave , Oracle Clinical One , Schrödinger Suite , and Benchling . Design multi-step tasks grounded in your real workflows. Require navigating multiple apps, files, and stakeholders to meaningfully challenge frontier AI agents . Collaborate with other pharmaceutical-research experts to design the environment, shape task scope, and review scenarios for realism and rigor. Work asynchronously with research teams to refine task designs and evaluation criteria for pharma-research agent benchmarks. Contribute to frontier AI research and benchmarking. The work you produce directly informs how leading labs train and evaluate the next generation of AI systems . Qualifications Must-Have PhD , MD , PharmD , or MS with deep experience; industry fellowship training a plus. 3+ years of full-time experience at a Fortune 500 pharma/biotech or top academic research center. Background in areas such as target ID/drug discovery, preclinical/translational research, clinical development, regulatory affairs, or real-world evidence. Day-to-day use of Medidata Rave , Oracle Clinical One , Schrödinger Suite , and Benchling . Strong analytical thinking and writing skills.

Compensation & Legal Task Completion Pay:

Competitive and based on task quality (~ $1,150-$1,450 per completed task, subject to change as the project evolves).

Performance Bonus:

Top performers receive a weekly bonus incentive on top of their per task rate.

Hourly Opportunity:

Top performers may be invited to transition to an hourly compensation model based on sustained quality and throughput. 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: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome For any help or support, reach out to:

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