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Drug Development Specialist - Fully Remote | Upto $142/hr

Mercor

Role overview

Qualifications

  • Hands-on, non-administrative preclinical RD experience at a company that develops its own drug assets.
  • Work in a core RD function: discovery biology, medicinal chemistry, protein/antibody engineering, computational, in vivo/translational, pharmacology/PK-PD, toxicology, or CMC/formulation.
  • Hands-on experience with one or more drug modalities (small molecules, monoclonal antibodies, peptides, ADCs, bispecifics, mRNA, siRNA, ASOs, PROTACs, molecular glues, cell therapies, gene therapies, radioligand therapies, etc.).
  • 5+ years of relevant industry RD experience.

Responsibilities

  • Review technical materials and real-world RD data in your area of expertise to improve AI model performance.
  • Label, classify, and annotate scientific data and model outputs to enhance model accuracy.
  • Provide expert perspective on key scientific and development decisions, including target and modality selection.
  • Help define structure and quality standards for the client's dataset pipeline.

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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: Preclinical R&D Expert – In-house Drug Development
Type: Contract
Compensation: $85–$142/hour
Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

  • Review technical materials and real-world R&D data in your area of expertise to improve AI model performance.
  • Label, classify, and annotate scientific data and model outputs to enhance model accuracy.
  • Provide expert perspective on key scientific and development decisions, including target and modality selection.
  • Help define structure and quality standards for the client's dataset pipeline.
  • Participate in expert discussions, interviews, and research engagements to guide AI platform development.

Qualifications

Must-Have

  • Hands-on, non-administrative preclinical R&D experience at a company that develops its own drug assets.
  • Work in a core R&D function: discovery biology, medicinal chemistry, protein/antibody engineering, computational, in vivo/translational, pharmacology/PK-PD, toxicology, or CMC/formulation.
  • Hands-on experience with one or more drug modalities (small molecules, monoclonal antibodies, peptides, ADCs, bispecifics, mRNA, siRNA, ASOs, PROTACs, molecular glues, cell therapies, gene therapies, radioligand therapies, etc.).
  • 5+ years of relevant industry R&D experience.

Preferred

  • Experience taking a program through lead optimization or IND-enabling/preclinical development.
  • Experience at mid-sized, emerging, or resource-constrained biotech.

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

  • Upload resume
  • AI interview based on your resume
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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

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