Medical Device R&D Specialist

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: Medical Devices Expert
Type: Contract
Compensation: $1,150–$1,450/task
Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

• Build a realistic digital workspace centered on the Drive folders you use day-to-day. Include design history files, regulatory submissions, DHF/DMR documents, risk-analysis matrices, validation protocols, CAPA records, and email threads. Represent platforms like ANSYS Fluent, Siemens Opcenter MES, and DocuSign.
• Design multi-step tasks grounded in your real workflows. Require navigation of multiple apps, files, and stakeholders to challenge frontier AI agents.
• Collaborate with other medical-device 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 medical-device 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

• 3+ years of full-time experience at a Fortune 500 medical-device manufacturer or large Tier-1 contract developer/manufacturer.
• Background in regulatory affairs, quality engineering, R&D, manufacturing engineering, or clinical affairs.
• Day-to-day use of ANSYS Fluent, Siemens Opcenter, or DocuSign.
• Strong analytical thinking and writing skills.

Preferred

• Certifications: RAC, ASQ CQE/CRE/CBA.

Compensation & Legal

• Task Completion Pay: Competitive and based on task quality (~$1,150–$1,450 per completed task).
• Performance Bonus: Weekly bonus incentive for top performers.
• Hourly Opportunity: Transition to hourly compensation 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.