Epidemiologist – Drug Development Expert

Job overview

Epidemiologist – Drug Development Expert is a remote contract role for US-based professionals. Pay is $175–$275 per hour. Mercor connects technical and creative talent with leading AI research labs. The epidemiologist evaluates patient-population estimates for drugs and indications and develops or critiques analytical rubrics. The work applies epidemiology and real-world data expertise to improve AI model performance during a 1–2 week pilot requiring 10–20 hours.

What you'll do

• Create and critique rubrics for commercial drugs and drug-development programs
• estimate patient populations, including prevalence and incidence
• assess sourcing and soundness of estimates and flag over- or under-counting
• apply expertise across drugs and indications
• work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines and improve AI model performance.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

epidemiologist

drug development

patient population sizing

real-world data

biotech and pharma

ai model evaluation

remote

us-based

contract

$175–$275/hour

1–2 week pilot

10–20 hours

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Remote 1–2 week pilot with a 10–20 hour commitment; requires 5+ years of epidemiology practice and a graduate degree in epidemiology, biostatistics, or public health.

About the employer

Mercor is hiring for this role. Industry: Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology). Sector: 54.