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Clinical Operations Specialist - Fully Remote | Up to $100/hr

Role overview

Summary

This role focuses on enhancing AI model performance in clinical trials by guiding research and engineering teams. You will work within Mercor, which connects talent with AI research labs, ensuring compliance with clinical development standards.

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of experience in Clinical Development or Clinical Operations within the pharmaceutical or biotech industry.
  • Experience designing or running Phase I to III interventional trials.
  • Working knowledge of ICH GCP (E6), trial design principles (E8, E9), and systems like CTMS, EDC, and eTMF.
  • Current or recent role at Senior Manager or Associate Director level or above.
  • Strong written communication skills.

Responsibilities

  • Guide research and engineering teams to improve AI model performance in clinical trial design, operations, and GCP-compliant study conduct.
  • Design challenging clinical development tasks and write accurate, well-structured solutions.
  • Evaluate AI model outputs on clinical questions for accuracy against ICH E6 (GCP), E8, and E9 principles.
  • Develop guidelines and rubrics to assess protocol design quality and risk-based monitoring decisions.

Key facts

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Communication

About the company

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Mercor

  • Job Boards & Talent Marketplaces
  • 51–200
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.

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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: Clinical Development & Operations Expert
Type: Contract
Compensation: $70–$100/hour
Location: Remote
Commitment: 40 hours/week

Role Responsibilities

  • Guide research and engineering teams to improve AI model performance in clinical trial design, operations, and GCP-compliant study conduct.
  • Design challenging clinical development tasks and write accurate, well-structured solutions.
  • Evaluate AI model outputs on clinical questions for accuracy against ICH E6 (GCP), E8, and E9 principles.
  • Develop guidelines and rubrics to assess protocol design quality and risk-based monitoring decisions.
  • Collaborate with other subject matter experts to ensure consistency and accuracy in training data.

Qualifications

Must-Have

  • 7+ years of experience in Clinical Development or Clinical Operations within the pharmaceutical or biotech industry.
  • Experience designing or running Phase I to III interventional trials.
  • Working knowledge of ICH GCP (E6), trial design principles (E8, E9), and systems like CTMS, EDC, and eTMF.
  • Current or recent role at Senior Manager or Associate Director level or above.
  • Ability to engage reliably for 40 hours/week during weekdays.
  • Strong written communication skills.

Preferred

  • Experience with AI training or evaluation work, or hands-on use of AI tools in clinical development.

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.

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