Applied Biology Benchmark Specialist – Remote

Job overview

The Applied Biology Benchmark Specialist role is remote, with compensation of $60–$75 per hour and a commitment of at least 10 hours per week. Mercor connects technical talent with AI research labs. The specialist creates and reviews biology assessment questions and solutions across pharmaceutical manufacturing, industrial and synthetic biology, medical research and drug discovery, and agricultural, environmental, and food biology. The work supports evaluation of deep conceptual understanding and question quality.

What you'll do

• Author original biology questions
• ensure questions are unambiguous and self-contained
• rate difficulty and provide one correct answer with nine plausible alternatives
• write step-by-step solutions in Markdown
• provide one to five academic references per question
• review verification tasks for clarity, completeness, precision, and solvability.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

applied biology

biology benchmarking

remote

$60–$75/hour

10+ hours per week

question authoring

pharmaceutical manufacturing

synthetic biology

drug discovery

academic references

phd or doctoral candidate

mercor

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Remote contract assignment requiring a PhD or doctoral candidacy, with a master’s degree considered for exceptional subject-matter depth.

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.