Ophthalmologist

**Opportunity Overview**

Handshake is looking for ophthalmologists, including residents in their third postgraduate year (PGY-3) or later, 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 ophthalmology, including retinal disease, glaucoma, cornea, cataract, and ocular imaging, to evaluate AI-generated content and provide feedback that helps AI reason like a practicing ophthalmologist. 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 clinical expertise to create expert-level tasks that today’s top AI models can’t solve, based on real clinical workflows such as ophthalmic examination, interpretation of optical coherence tomography (OCT), fundus photography, and visual field testing, differential diagnosis, and treatment planning
• Review and evaluate AI-generated responses for clinical accuracy, patient safety, and alignment with current ophthalmology 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 and clinical training**:
• Completed MD, DO, or equivalent medical degree
• Either completed residency training in ophthalmology, or currently an ophthalmology resident in postgraduate year 3 (PGY-3) or later
• **Licensure**: Currently licensed to practice medicine in the United States, including a US training license for residents
• **Clinical depth**: Working knowledge in one or more of the following areas:
• Retina and vitreoretinal disease, including OCT interpretation
• Glaucoma, including OCT and visual field interpretation
• Cornea, external disease, and refractive surgery
• Cataract surgery
• Neuro-ophthalmology
• Ocular oncology, oculoplastics, or uveitis
• Pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus

**Additional qualifications** (not required, but strengthen your application)

• Board certification or board eligibility in ophthalmology, or fellowship training in a subspecialty
• Experience at an academic medical center or teaching hospital, familiarity with ophthalmic imaging platforms, peer-reviewed publications, or involvement in clinical research or AI-assisted medical tools

**Required for all applicants**

• Must have US work authorization
• Strong written communication and attention to detail
• Ability to explain complex ophthalmic concepts clearly
• Ability to work independently in a remote, asynchronous environment