Drug Discovery Scientist

atMercorRemoteUS flagUnited StatesFreelanceUncategorizedMid-levelSenior$60 – $90/hour

Posted Sep 28

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

πŸ“‹ Description

β€’ Develop realistic drug research and development challenges for evaluating frontier AI models.

β€’ Generate prompts, data rooms, and assessment documents for each task.

β€’ Detect hidden basins and forcing chains that contribute to defensible conclusions.

β€’ Construct data rooms utilizing authentic, source-verified data.

β€’ Ensure that every critical value is traceable to a legitimate source.

β€’ Draft grading documents that assess submitted memos based on their substance.

β€’ Conduct verification and calibration prior to submission.

β€’ Modify tasks when reviewers request alterations.

β€’ Act as the final authority on scientific and difficulty-related questions for assigned tasks.


⛳️ Requirements

β€’ Proven expertise in mechanistic enzymology, structure-guided peptide or antibody design, fragment-based discovery, or structure-based medicinal chemistry.

β€’ PhD or a comparable industry experience.

β€’ Capability to design thorough, realistic research problems that cannot be resolved through pattern matching or lookup methods.

β€’ Proficiency in evaluating the quality of reasoning, rather than merely final answers.

β€’ Minimum availability of 20 hours per week, with a maximum of 40 hours.

β€’ Comfortable utilizing a browser-based studio and Claude Code.

β€’ Claude Max subscription is mandatory.

β€’ Must function as an independent contractor.

β€’ H-1B and STEM OPT candidates will not be accommodated.


🏝️ Benefits

β€’ Full reimbursement for the Claude Max subscription.

β€’ Weekly payments processed via Stripe or Wise.

β€’ Flexible working hours, allowing you to set your own schedule.

β€’ Fully remote position.

β€’ Competitive compensation.

β€’ Reasonable accommodations available upon request.

β€’ Referral bonus of up to $360 for each successful referral (certain limits apply).

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