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
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