Molecular Biologist AI Trainer

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 DAngelo Larry Summers and Jack Dorsey.

Position: Biology Research Scientist (BA MS PhDs)
Type: Contract
Compensation: $50$70/hour
Location: Remote
Duration: 12 month minimum extension likely
Commitment: 1020 hours/week

Role Responsibilities

• Access primary sources such as papers and patents to verify protein target assignments against UniProt records.
• Flag and classify target assignment errors using a structured taxonomy to improve data accuracy.
• Propose correct UniProt accessions where assignments are incorrect to ensure data integrity.
• Write concise evidence-grounded notes explaining your reasoning to support AI drug discovery pipelines.
• Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines while enhancing AI model performance.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• BA/BS with 5 years MS with 2 years or PhD in pharmacology biochemistry molecular biology or chemical biology.
• Industry or drug discovery research experience at a biotech pharma or CRO.
• Hands-on binding or functional assay experience (SPR TR-FRET radioligand binding kinase assays GPCR functional assays IC50/Ki/KD).
• Currently bench-active in a research scientist or associate scientist role.
• Working fluency with UniProt or adjacent workflows: SAR support HTS target validation biochemical profiling or IND-enabling studies.

Preferred

• Direct experience with ChEMBL BindingDB or PubChem.
• Selectivity profiling or counterscreening experience.
• Familiarity with agonist/antagonist vs. activator/inhibitor distinctions.

Start Date

• Immediate start

Application Process (Takes 2030 mins to complete)

• Upload resume
• AI interview based on your resume
• Submit form

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