Chemistry Expert - AI Tutor - Remote job All others at Mercor

Role Description

Join a leading AI lab’s cutting-edge GenAI team and help build foundational AI models from the ground up. We're seeking talented Chemistry subject-matter experts (SMEs) to bring deep domain expertise and elevate the quality of our AI training data. This is a remote, flexible opportunity to collaborate directly with the research teams of a leading AI lab.

• Guide research teams to close knowledge gaps and improve AI model performance in the Chemistry domain.
• Create and maintain precise annotation standards tailored to Chemistry.
• Develop guidelines and detailed rubrics/evaluation frameworks to assess model reasoning across tasks.
• Design challenging, domain-relevant tasks, and write accurate and well-structured solutions to Chemistry problems.
• Evaluate Chemistry tasks and solutions and provide clear, written feedback.
• Collaborate with other subject matter experts to ensure consistency and accuracy in training data.

Qualifications

• Location: Currently living in the US
• Education: M.S. or PhD in Chemistry
• Experience: Familiarity with AI and have a minimum of 2+ years of practice experience at a reputable institution.
• Sub-Domains: Experience with Organic or Inorganic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Cheminformatics and Data Science or Quantum Chemistry is a plus.
• Ideal Commitment: ~40hrs/week with a minimum availability of ~20 hrs/week. You'll join calibration calls with the client’s team 2-5x per week.

Benefits

• Pay rate between $70 and $80 per hour.
• Long-term (6-12 months) role directly reporting to the research team of a leading AI lab.
• Flexible, remote work that will have a significant impact on the development of advanced AI models.
• If you are passionate about contributing your expertise to revolutionize the world of AI, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.