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Drug Discovery Scientist - PhD

Mercor

Role overview

Qualifications

  • Working expertise in mechanistic enzymology, structure-guided peptide or antibody design, fragment-based discovery, or structure-based medicinal chemistry.
  • PhD or equivalent industry track record.
  • Ability to pose a problem whose answer can be defended rigorously.
  • Comfortable judging reasoning quality, not just final answers.

Responsibilities

  • Design realistic research problems for AI models in drug research and development.
  • Build a data room from real, source-grounded data with every decisive value tracing to a real source.
  • Write a grading document that scores a submitted memo on substance, not style or method.
  • Validate and run verification and calibration before submission.

Key facts

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Problem Solving
  • Critical Thinking

About the company

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Mercor

Job Boards & Talent Marketplaces

Our vast talent network trains frontier AI models in the same way teachers teach students: by sharing knowledge, experience, and context that can't be captured in code alone. Today, more than 30,000 experts in our network collectively earn over $2 million a day.

Company details

IndustryJob Boards & Talent Marketplaces
Company size51 - 200

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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.

Position: Drug Discovery Scientist
Type: Contract
Compensation: $60–$90/hour
Location: Remote
Commitment: 20–40 hours/week

Role Responsibilities

  • Design realistic research problems for AI models in drug research and development.
  • Build a data room from real, source-grounded data with every decisive value tracing to a real source.
  • Write a grading document that scores a submitted memo on substance, not style or method.
  • Validate and run verification and calibration before submission.
  • Revise and own the rework if a reviewer requests changes.
  • Work independently and asynchronously to ensure high-quality deliverables.

Qualifications

Must-Have

  • Working expertise in mechanistic enzymology, structure-guided peptide or antibody design, fragment-based discovery, or structure-based medicinal chemistry.
  • PhD or equivalent industry track record.
  • Ability to pose a problem whose answer can be defended rigorously.
  • Comfortable judging reasoning quality, not just final answers.

Compensation & Legal

  • Hourly contractor

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

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