Applied Biology Benchmark Specialist — Remote

Job overview

The Applied Biology Benchmark Specialist is a remote contract role with a commitment of 10 or more hours per week, paying $60–$75 per hour. Mercor connects creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. The role develops and reviews biology benchmark questions and solutions, helping assess deep conceptual understanding through precise, challenging problems supported by academic references.

What you'll do

• Author original biology questions
• ensure problems are unambiguous, self-contained, and precisely defined
• rate question difficulty
• provide one correct answer and nine plausible incorrect alternatives
• write step-by-step solutions in markdown
• supply one to five academic references per question
• flag and explain clarity, completeness, precision, or solvability issues during verification.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

remote

contract

applied biology

benchmark specialist

biology questions

question writing

difficulty rating

academic references

ai research

10+ hours per week

$60–$75/hr

mercor

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Requires a PhD or doctoral candidacy in biology or a closely related field; a master’s degree may be considered for exceptional depth in a subdomain.

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.