About the role
Opportunity Overview
Handshake is looking for pharmacists to support AI research through flexible, part-time contract work. This is not a traditional job. You’ll draw on your clinical training and hands-on experience in pharmacy practice, including medication therapy management, drug interactions, dosing, and patient counseling, to evaluate AI-generated content and provide feedback that helps AI reason like a practicing pharmacist. The Handshake AI program runs year-round, with project opportunities opening periodically across different areas of expertise.
This is an ongoing, project-based opportunity you can take on alongside your current role.
What You’ll Do
Use your pharmacy expertise to create expert-level tasks that today’s top AI models can’t solve, based on real clinical workflows such as medication review, drug interaction screening, dose verification, therapeutic selection, and patient counseling Review and evaluate AI-generated responses for clinical accuracy, patient safety, and alignment with current pharmacy practice and guidelines Provide clear, structured written feedback to help improve AI model performance Work remotely and complete tasks at your own pace, with no set schedule or minimum hour requirement
Qualifications
Degree: Completed PharmD or equivalent doctoral pharmacy degree Licensure: Currently licensed, or eligible for licensure, as a pharmacist Practice depth: Working knowledge in one or more of the following areas: Community or retail pharmacy Hospital or inpatient clinical pharmacy Ambulatory care or medication therapy management Pharmacology, toxicology, or drug information Specialty areas such as oncology, infectious disease, critical care, or pediatrics Additional qualifications (not required, but strengthen your application)
Experience across multiple practice settings, or with electronic health records, drug interaction databases, and clinical decision support tools Board certification (e.g., BCPS, BCOP, BCIDP), residency training, or peer-reviewed publications Required for all applicants
Must have US work authorization Strong written communication and attention to detail Ability to explain complex pharmacy and pharmacology concepts clearly Ability to work independently in a remote, asynchronous environment