Academic Research, Analysis Skills, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Artificial Intelligence (AI) Agents, Benchmarking, Biomarkers, Biotech and Pharmaceutical, Brochures, Clinical Practices/Protocols, Clinical Research, Drug Development, Drug Discovery, Fellowship, Fortune 500 Customers, Investigator INDs, Laboratory Analysis, Oracle, Pharmaceutical Analysis, Pharmacology, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Reporting Skills, Research & Development (R&D), Research Laboratory, Research Protocols, Team Player, Translational Research
San Francisco, California
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: Pharmaceutical Research Expert
Type:Contract
Compensation:$1,150–$1,450 per completed task
Location:Remote
Role Responsibilities
- Build a realistic digital workspace centered on the Drive folders you use daily. Include study protocols, investigator brochures, IND/NDA drafts, pharmacology reports, biomarker analyses, CMC technical reports, DMC briefing documents, and email threads. Represent platforms like Medidata Rave, Oracle Clinical One, Schrödinger Suite, Benchling, and LabArchives.
- Design multi-step tasks grounded in your real workflows. Require navigating multiple apps, files, and stakeholders to challenge frontier AI agents meaningfully.
- 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. Your work 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 one or more 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, MOE (CCG), and Benchling/LabArchives.
- Strong analytical thinking and writing. Able to translate pharma R&D workflows into structured task specs.
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 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: support@mercor.com
PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.