Clinical Medicine Domain Expert

Job overview

The Clinical Medicine Domain Expert is a hybrid role in the Bay Area, California, with compensation of $70–$110 per hour. Mercor connects specialized talent with leading AI research labs. The physician evaluates clinical knowledge tasks and AI model outputs, identifies gaps or unsafe recommendations, and creates instruction specifications and reference solutions. The work translates clinical judgment into explicit evaluation standards to help the research team improve AI model performance.

What you'll do

• Evaluate clinical knowledge tasks and AI model outputs
• identify missing behaviors, weak reasoning, and unsafe recommendations
• write instruction specifications and produce reference solutions
• define clinical tasks reflecting medical practice
• design clinical evaluation tasks and sets
• build medicine-specific skills and tools with the research team
• collaborate with researchers and specialists to maintain consistent standards
• and work independently and asynchronously.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

clinical medicine domain expert

physician

clinical evaluation

ai model outputs

medical ai

hybrid

bay area california

mercor

contract

$70–$110/hour

40 hours/week

board certified

md or do

completed residency

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

The posting describes an hourly contractor engagement requiring 40 hours per week for an initial six months. Applicants must have an MD or DO, completed residency, at least four years of post-residency clinical practice, an active unrestricted U.S. medical license, board certification, and residence in the Bay Area, California.

About the employer

Mercor is hiring for this role. Industry: Custom Computer Programming Services. Sector: 54.