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Biology Expert - Fully Remote | Up to $75/hr

mercor · Australia · AU

Medical Writing
Remote
Not yet analysed
Demand74
Career growth52
Healthcare fit58
Remote potential100
Salary band
USD 60 – 75
5-year outlook
This is hourly contract work rather than a salaried career track, so income depends on sustained task volume and platform demand. Rates for expert AI data annotation are currently strong but could compress as the market matures; it is best treated as supplemental income rather than a long-term salary trajectory.
Clinical license
Not required
Applicant reach
narrow
Seniority
senior
Employment type
–
Date found
2026-09-28

Intelligence details

Flexible work details

Engagement type
Contract
Hours
Variable hours
Eligible countries
Australia
Rate period
Hourly

Why this was classified this way

  • Contractor

Listing via Himalayas.

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Why this is worth applying to

Worth considering as flexible, well-paid remote side income if you hold a PhD-level life-sciences background and strong scientific writing skills. It is not a career-building full-time role and offers no benefits, progression, or clinical pathway.

Who should apply

PhD biologists, biochemists, molecular biologists, or neuroscientists; MDs, PharmDs, or doctoral candidates with substantial laboratory research and publication records; life-sciences graduates with exceptional depth in a specific subdomain seeking flexible remote income.

CV angle

Lead with doctoral-level scientific training and research output: publications, experimental design, data interpretation, and peer-reviewed literature fluency. Reframe any teaching, curriculum design, manuscript/grant writing, or peer review experience as evidence of authoring precise, self-contained technical content with correct answers and citations. Emphasize written English clarity and ability to explain complex biology concisely.

Skills to highlight

  • Molecular biology and biochemistry expertise
  • Experimental design and data interpretation
  • Scientific writing and technical editing
  • Peer-reviewed literature review and citation
  • Assessment/question design and difficulty calibration
  • Chain-of-thought reasoning and stepwise explanation
  • Attention to precision, clarity, and solvability
  • Written English communication

Role summary

A fully remote contract position authoring and verifying graduate-level biology benchmark questions — spanning pharmaceutical manufacturing, synthetic biology, drug discovery, and agricultural/environmental biology — with step-by-step chain-of-thought solutions and academic references, used to evaluate AI models.

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