biologist
Title posted on Talent.com - Computational Biologist
Posted on April 29, 2026 by Employer details Mercor
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<p><strong>About the job</strong></p> <p><strong>Mercor</strong> connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include <strong>Benchmark</strong>, <strong>General Catalyst</strong>, <strong>Peter Thiel</strong>, <strong>Adam D'Angelo</strong>, <strong>Larry Summers</strong>, and <strong>Jack Dorsey</strong>.</p> <p><strong>Position:</strong> Quantitative Biology Expert<br/> <strong>Type:</strong> <strong>Contract</strong><br/> <strong>Compensation:</strong> <strong>$85?$95/hour</strong><br/> <strong>Location:</strong> <strong>Remote</strong><br/> <strong>Commitment:</strong> <strong>20 hours/week</strong></p> <p><strong>Role Responsibilities</strong></p> <ul> <li>Author and review technical tasks to evaluate <strong>AI model performance</strong> on quantitative biology problems.</li> <li>Produce original problem sets grounded in <strong>sequence alignments</strong>, <strong>phylogenetic trees</strong>, <strong>expression heatmaps</strong>, and <strong>pathway figures</strong>.</li> <li>Write reference solutions and apply structured quality checks to ensure task accuracy.</li> <li>Collaborate with <strong>AI research teams</strong> to improve <strong>training data</strong> quality and downstream performance.</li> <li>Work <strong>independently and asynchronously</strong> with a flexible schedule to meet deadlines.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Qualifications</strong></p> <p><strong>Must-Have</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>PhD</strong> in <strong>Computational Biology</strong>, <strong>Bioinformatics</strong>, or <strong>Quantitative Biology</strong>; or <strong>MS</strong> in <strong>Bioinformatics</strong> or <strong>Computational Biology</strong> with <strong>3+ years</strong> applied research or industry experience; or <strong>BS</strong> in <strong>Biology</strong>, <strong>CS</strong>, or <strong>Math</strong> with <strong>5+ years</strong> applied quantitative biology or bioinformatics experience.</li> <li>Working fluency in at least two of: <strong>sequence analysis</strong>, <strong>phylogenetics</strong>, <strong>systems biology</strong>, <strong>statistical genetics</strong>, <strong>computational modeling</strong>.</li> <li>Comfortable reading and interpreting <strong>sequence alignments</strong>, <strong>phylogenetic trees</strong>, <strong>expression heatmaps</strong>, and <strong>pathway figures</strong>.</li> <li>Clear technical writing; able to articulate reasoning step-by-step in written form.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Compensation & Legal</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>Hourly contractor</strong></li> <li><strong>Paid weekly</strong></li> </ul> <p><strong>Application Process (Takes 20?30 mins to complete)</strong></p> <ul> <li>Upload resume</li> <li>AI interview based on your resume</li> <li>Submit form</li> </ul> <p><strong>Resources & Support</strong></p> <ul> <li>For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome</li> <li>For any help or support, reach out to: support@mercor.com</li> </ul> <p><em>PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.</em></p>- Location Toronto, ON
- Work location On site
- Salary$85.00HOUR hourly
- Terms of employment Part time
- Starts as soon as possible
- vacancies 1 vacancy
- Source Talent.com #617177006288868224
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