Analytical Chemist, Hazardous Compounds, AI Trainer
Compensation
$65 – $75 /yr
Employment type
Full-time
Work setting
On-site
Location
San Francisco, CA
Schedule
Day shift
Posted
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Job overview
The Analytical Chemist, Hazardous Compounds, AI Trainer role is remote; compensation is $65–$75 per task, with hourly contractor pay stated in the posting. Mercor connects technical talent with leading AI research labs. The chemist applies expertise in chemical safety to create and evaluate prompts and model responses. The work helps improve AI model performance by distinguishing routine professional questions from potentially harmful or adversarial requests and providing technically reasoned reference answers.
What you'll do
- Write single-turn prompts in chemistry and chemical safety labeled benign, dual-use, or adversarial
- evaluate model responses against policy standards
- write reference answers with technical reasoning
- distinguish routine questions from misuse-seeking requests
- collaborate with practitioners on dual-use scenarios
- work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines.
What we're looking for
- Skills & competencies
- analytical chemisthazardous compoundsai trainerremotemercorchemical safetyai model evaluationgc-mslc-ms/msirnmrqa/qc
- Work arrangement
- Weekend coverage required
Why this role
Remote contractor work focused on chemical safety evaluation and AI model performance.
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.
Additional details
- Industry sector
- 54
- Industry
- Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Occupation code
- 19-2031.00
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Listing ID: 1ff76a6c-5be0-4f9e-8a1d-19a732c14597