About The Job Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark , General Catalyst , Peter Thiel , Adam D'Angelo , Larry Summers , and Jack Dorsey . Position: Chemistry - Scientific Domain Expert Type: Contract Compensation: $90–$130/hour Location: San Francisco Duration: 6 months Commitment: 40 hours/week Role Responsibilities
Design chemistry-focused tasks and model evaluation workflows to test scientific reasoning.
Translate chemistry expertise into clear instructions, rubrics, grading criteria, and review processes.
Read and synthesize scientific papers and technical materials for model training.
Evaluate model-generated outputs for scientific correctness and rigor; provide clear written technical feedback.
Partner with research and engineering teams to improve data quality and evaluation design.
Collaborate with other subject matter experts to ensure consistency and accuracy in training data.
Qualifications Must-Have
PhD or equivalent research experience in chemistry or a closely related field.
Strong scientific reasoning to assess correctness and rigor of chemistry-related claims and model outputs.
Hands-on technical fluency with datasets, notebooks, Python, LLMs, and scientific software.
Ability to commit to 40 hours/week, fully onsite in San Francisco for 6 months.
Strong written communication skills to explain scientific decisions clearly.
Preferred
Experience in computational chemistry, cheminformatics, molecular modeling, or adjacent computational research.