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

mercor · United States · US

Health Tech
Remote
Not yet analysed
Demand74
Career growth38
Healthcare fit58
Remote potential100
Salary band
USD 60 – 75
5-year outlook
Hourly contract rates in the $60–$75 range are competitive for flexible expert work, but this is gig income rather than a salaried career track. Rates for AI training-data authoring may compress as labs build in-house pipelines, so treat it as supplemental rather than a long-term earnings plan.
Clinical license
Not required
Applicant reach
narrow
Seniority
mid
Employment type
–
Date found
2026-09-28

Intelligence details

Flexible work details

Engagement type
Contract
Hours
Variable hours
Eligible countries
United States
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 if you hold a PhD or are a doctoral candidate in a biological science and want flexible, well-paid remote side income that uses your subject expertise. It is not a career pivot — there is no progression, benefits, or clinical/industry skill-building, so do not treat it as a replacement for a structured non-clinical role.

Who should apply

Physician-scientists and MD/PhD researchers with molecular biology, biochemistry, or neuroscience depth; pharmacists with pharmaceutical manufacturing or drug discovery backgrounds; IMG researchers with strong publication records; biology doctoral candidates seeking flexible remote income.

CV angle

Lead with your doctoral credential and research domain, then reframe real lab and publication experience as evidence of graduate-level conceptual mastery: highlight first-author papers, experimental design, statistical/data interpretation, and any teaching, exam-writing, or peer-review work. Emphasize scientific writing clarity and ability to cite primary literature accurately — do not claim assessment-design experience you do not have.

Skills to highlight

  • Molecular biology and biochemistry domain expertise
  • Experimental design and data interpretation
  • Scientific writing and technical clarity
  • Peer-reviewed literature review and citation
  • Assessment/question design or teaching experience
  • Pharmaceutical manufacturing and drug discovery knowledge
  • Attention to detail and precision in problem definition
  • Markdown and structured technical documentation

Role summary

A remote, hourly contract position with Mercor in which doctoral-level biology experts write original, precisely specified biology questions — with one correct answer, nine distractors, step-by-step chain-of-thought solutions, and academic references — to build evaluation benchmarks for AI research labs. Domains span pharmaceutical manufacturing, industrial and synthetic biology, medical research and drug discovery, and agricultural/environmental/food biology, plus verification of existing questions.

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