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Life, physical & social sciences AI training jobs

Compare life, physical & social sciences opportunities across the platforms below. Of the 22 roles on this page, 17 advertise hourly pay. Listed rates range from $60 to $200/hr; rates and eligibility vary by role.

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mercorPosted 2026-09-14

Forensic / Toxicological Chemist

Neon · Life, physical & social sciences

$65–$75/taskRemoteLocation requirements not specified

About the work Mercor is assembling a panel of chemistry and chemical safety experts to red-team frontier AI models. The goal is to test whether a model can correctly judge the mis…

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mercorPosted 2026-09-09

Nuclear Engineering & Safeguards Experts for Red Team

Neon · Life, physical & social sciences

$65–$75/taskRemoteLocation requirements not specified

About the work Mercor is assembling a panel of nuclear domain experts to red-team frontier AI models. The goal is to test whether a model can correctly judge the misuse potential o…

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mercorPosted 2026-09-09

Radiologicals Safety for Redteaming

Neon · Life, physical & social sciences

$65–$75/taskRemoteLocation requirements not specified

About the work Mercor is assembling a panel of radiological safety experts to red-team frontier AI models. The goal is to test whether a model can correctly judge the misuse potent…

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mercorPosted 2026-09-09

Energetic Materials Expert for Redteaming

Neon · Life, physical & social sciences

$60/hrRemoteLocation requirements not specified

About the work Mercor is assembling a panel of explosives and energetic materials experts to red-team frontier AI models. The goal is to test whether a model can correctly judge th…

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mercorPosted 2026-09-09

Chemicals Safety for Redteaming

Neon · Life, physical & social sciences

$65–$75/taskRemoteLocation requirements not specified

About the work Mercor is assembling a panel of chemistry domain experts to red-team frontier AI models. The goal is to test whether a model can correctly judge the misuse potential…

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mercorPosted 2026-08-31

Drug Discovery Scientist

Mercor · Life, physical & social sciences

$60–$90/hrRemoteLocation requirements not specified

About the role This is an evaluation framework for frontier AI models in drug research and development. Domain experts write realistic research problems wrapped around messy eviden…

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mercorPosted 2026-08-19

Biochemistry & Life Sciences Domain Expert

Mercor · Life, physical & social sciences

$65–$105/hrOn siteUS residents onlyJob location: Bay Area, CA

Join a leading AI lab's cutting-edge GenAI team to be at the core of the AI revolution, where your expertise fuels the development of the most advanced AI models. 1\. Overview We a…

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mercorPosted 2026-08-19

Pharmaceutical R&D Domain Expert

Mercor · Life, physical & social sciences

$75–$115/hrOn siteUS residents onlyJob location: Bay Area, CA

Join a leading AI lab's cutting-edge GenAI team to be at the core of the AI revolution, where your expertise fuels the development of the most advanced AI models. 1\. Overview We a…

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mercorPosted 2026-08-15

Preclinical R&D Expert – In-house Drug Development

Mercor · Life, physical & social sciences

$60–$100/hrRemoteLocation requirements not specified

Mercor is partnering with a venture-backed AI lab building frontier AI platforms and physics-based foundation models for chemistry, materials science, and drug discovery. They're e…

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mercorPosted 2026-08-13

Applied Physics Benchmark Specialist

Mercor · Life, physical & social sciences

$61–$77/hrRemoteLocation requirements not specified

Role Overview We are seeking expert physicists to author and review high-quality academic assessment content for an AI research initiative. You will write and verify rigorous multi…

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mercorPosted 2026-08-12

Preclinical R&D Expert – ADC & Bispecifics

Mercor · Life, physical & social sciences

$60–$100/hrRemoteLocation requirements not specified

Mercor is partnering with a venture-backed AI lab building frontier AI platforms and physics-based foundation models for chemistry, materials science, and drug discovery. They're e…

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mercorPosted 2026-08-05

Biotech Investment Analyst — Drug Asset & Company Assessment

Mercor · Life, physical & social sciences

$120–$200/hrRemoteUS residents onlyJob location: US-based or deep US-market experience

Mercor is partnering with a biotech and pharma research team on expert human-evaluation work — creating and critiquing rubrics that analyze commercial drugs and drug-development pr…

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mercorPosted 2026-08-05

Epidemiologist — Patient Population Sizing

Mercor · Life, physical & social sciences

$150–$175/hrRemoteUS residents onlyJob location: US-based or deep US-market experience

Mercor is partnering with a biotech and pharma research team on expert human-evaluation work — creating and critiquing rubrics that analyze commercial drugs and drug-development pr…

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mercorPosted 2026-08-05

Payer & Market Access Expert — Gross-to-Net & Formulary Strategy

Mercor · Life, physical & social sciences

$175–$200/hrRemoteUS residents onlyJob location: US-based or deep US-market experience

Mercor is partnering with a biotech and pharma research team on expert human-evaluation work — creating and critiquing rubrics that analyze commercial drugs and drug-development pr…

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mercorPosted 2026-08-01

Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) Experts

Mercor · Life, physical & social sciences

$84/hrRemoteUS residents only

Mercor is seeking experts in Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) and thin-film processes to support a frontier AI research lab building models for semiconductors and the physical science…

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mercorPosted 2026-07-28

Stanford Youth Study — US Parents & Kids (Age 9–13)

Stanford Research · Life, physical & social sciences

$110/hrRemoteUS residents onlyJob location: (United States)

Mercor is recruiting participants for the Youth Well-being Project, a research study led by Stanford University in collaboration with Bocconi University, focused on how smartphones…

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mercorPosted 2026-02-27

Biologist Talent Network

Mercor · Life, physical & social sciences

$60–$80/hrRemoteLocation requirements not specified

About Mercor’s talent network Join our Biologist Expert Network to connect with leading AI labs and companies seeking your expertise. This is an open application for future contrac…

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mercorPosted 2026-02-27

Chemist Talent Network

Mercor · Life, physical & social sciences

$60–$80/hrRemoteLocation requirements not specified

About Mercor’s talent network Join our Chemist Expert Network to connect with leading AI labs and companies seeking your expertise. This is an open application for future contract …

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mercorPosted 2026-02-27

Physical Scientist Talent Network

Mercor · Life, physical & social sciences

$60–$80/hrRemoteLocation requirements not specified

About Mercor’s talent network Join our Physical Scientist Expert Network to connect with leading AI labs and companies seeking your expertise. This is an open application for futur…

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mercorPosted 2026-02-27

Physicist Talent Network

Mercor · Life, physical & social sciences

$60–$80/hrRemoteLocation requirements not specified

About Mercor’s talent network Join our Physicist Expert Network to connect with leading AI labs and companies seeking your expertise. This is an open application for future contrac…

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