Board-Certified Psychiatrist — Subspecialist AI Trainer

Job overview

The Board-Certified Psychiatrist — Subspecialist AI Trainer opportunity is fully remote; eligible candidates may be based in the US, UK, Europe, or Australia, with the US preferred. Compensation is $150 per hour. Mercor connects creative and technical talent with AI research labs. The psychiatrist evaluates how large language models reason through advanced psychiatric cases, creates challenging diagnostic and reasoning exercises, and develops reference answers with clinical reasoning. The role also provides feedback on model failure patterns and collaborates with AI research teams, drawing on psychiatric expertise in areas such as differential diagnosis and risk assessment.

What you'll do

• Evaluate large language model reasoning on advanced psychiatric cases
• design expert-level diagnostic and reasoning challenges
• develop gold-standard answers with clear clinical reasoning
• emphasize edge cases, nuanced differentials, and risk assessment
• collaborate with AI research teams
• provide feedback on common model reasoning failures.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

board-certified psychiatrist

psychiatry subspecialist

ai trainer

remote

mercor

psychiatric case evaluation

clinical reasoning

diagnostic challenges

risk assessment

large language models

$150/hour

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Requires completed psychiatry residency, an MD or DO, active board certification in psychiatry, an unrestricted medical license, and at least three years of independent practice after residency. Psychiatry subspecialty depth is preferred.

About the employer

Mercor is hiring for this role. Industry: Human Resources Consulting Services. Sector: 54.