Biology Expert (PhD)

Remote · Flexible Hours · Mid-Senior Level

🌍 Remote Flexible Hours Mid-Senior Quality Assurance
About This Role
Mercor is seeking Biology PhDs for a premier project with one of the world's top AI labs.

In this role, you will contribute your subject matter expertise to a cutting-edge project involving frontier large language models. Specifically, you will craft high-quality, challenging problems in your domain expertise with real-world applicability to inform the future of AI innovation.

Ideal Qualifications:

  • Have a PhD in Biology from a top US university.
  • Previous experience in both wet-lab and bioinformatics.
  • Have high attention to detail.
  • Have exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
  • Have excellent proficiency in English.
  • Are a citizen of the United States.
  • Are currently based in the United States.

Key Responsibilities:

  • You will work asynchronously with a team of highly qualified experts across your domain.
  • You will craft, solve, and review challenging problems with real world applicability.

Timeline

  • The project will require 15-20 hours of work over a 3-5 day period in mid March.
  • Exact dates will be confirmed closer to the start date.

Interview Process

  • You will complete a short interview and questionnaire to assess your domain expertise.
  • You will be paid for up to 1 hour of onboarding time including the screening process and a few onboarding videos if you are hired.

Interview Prep Guide

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Many top hiring platforms use AI-powered screening as the first step. Here's how to stand out when applying for a Biology Expert (PhD) role:

Critical Thinking: Demonstrate your ability to assess content for factual accuracy, logical consistency, and source credibility. Show a systematic evaluation framework.

Attention to Detail: Be prepared with examples of catching subtle errors or inconsistencies that others might miss. Precision is the core skill being evaluated.

Calibration: Discuss how you maintain consistent evaluation standards across many items. Self-awareness about your own biases is a strong signal.

Practice Behavioral Question

"Walk me through a project where you had to learn a new domain quickly. How did you ramp up, and what would you do differently?"