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: Biology & Biophysics Researchers (India, Part time) Type: Contract Compensation: $40–$70/hour Location: Remote Commitment: 8–20 hours/week Role Responsibilities Author and review challenging biology and biophysics problems to train and evaluate frontier AI models . Evaluate model outputs on tasks like mechanism prediction, experimental design, and literature interpretation. Surface areas where current models fail, especially mistakes a working PhD would catch immediately.
Collaborate with a small program team and other senior contributors. Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines while improving AI model performance .
Qualifications Must-Have First-author or co-first-author publications in journals like Nature , Science , Cell , PNAS , eLife , NEJM , Nature Methods , Nature Medicine , Nature Biotechnology , Nature Communications , or top specialty journals. Doctoral or postdoctoral training at a top-20 global institution for life sciences or STEM .
Competitive fellowships such as HHMI , NIH F31/F32/K99 , NSF GRFP/PRFB , Damon Runyon , Helen Hay Whitney , Jane Coffin Childs , Searle , Pew , Sloan , Packard , Simons , Fulbright , or equivalent.
Issued patents, spin-out companies, or grants where the contributor was a named PI or co-PI.
Currently or recently in an active research role: PhD candidate, postdoc, instructor, faculty, principal scientist, or industry researcher.
Compensation & Legal W-2 employment with Cincinnatus LLC; payroll, benefits, and compliance handled by Cincinnatus.
Compensation reflects research seniority and credentials. No fixed end date; contributors continue as long as the program needs their expertise.
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📌 Biophysics Researcher - Molecular Biology (Mumbai)
🏢 Mercor
📍 Mumbai