Medical Affairs Expert - Pharma

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 Affairs & Commercial Expert
Type: Contract
Compensation: $70–$100/hour
Location: Remote
Commitment: 40 hours/week

Role Responsibilities

• Guide research and engineering teams to close knowledge gaps and improve AI model performance in medical affairs strategy, scientific communication, health economics, and market access.
• Design challenging medical and commercial tasks, such as medical information responses and publication planning problems, and write accurate solutions.
• Evaluate AI model outputs on medical and commercial questions for scientific accuracy and compliance, providing clear feedback.
• Develop guidelines and rubrics to assess evidence interpretation and strategic reasoning across tasks.
• Collaborate with other subject matter experts to ensure consistency and accuracy in training data.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• 7+ years of professional experience in Medical Affairs, HEOR, or Commercial within the pharmaceutical or biotech industry.
• Hands-on experience in field medical, publications, HEOR, or brand and launch strategy.
• Working knowledge of compliance requirements for medical and commercial activities.
• 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 medical or commercial work.

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.