Pharmaceutical Research Expert - PhD

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: Pharmaceutical Research Expert Type: Contract Compensation: $1,150–$1,450 per completed task Location: Remote Role Responsibilities

• Build a realistic digital workspace centered on the Drive folders you use day-to-day. Include study protocols, investigator brochures, IND/NDA drafts, pharmacology reports, biomarker analyses, CMC technical reports, and email threads. Represent platforms like Medidata Rave, Oracle Clinical One, Schrödinger Suite, and Benchling.
• Design multi-step tasks grounded in your real workflows. Require navigating multiple apps, files, and stakeholders to meaningfully challenge frontier AI agents.
• Collaborate with other pharmaceutical-research experts to design the environment, shape task scope, and review scenarios for realism and rigor.
• Work asynchronously with research teams to refine task designs and evaluation criteria for pharma-research agent benchmarks.
• Contribute to frontier AI research and benchmarking. The work you produce directly informs how leading labs train and evaluate the next generation of AI systems.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• PhD, MD, PharmD, or MS with deep experience; industry fellowship training a plus.
• 3+ years of full-time experience at a Fortune 500 pharma/biotech or top academic research center.
• Background in areas such as target ID/drug discovery, preclinical/translational research, clinical development, regulatory affairs, or real-world evidence.
• Day-to-day use of Medidata Rave, Oracle Clinical One, Schrödinger Suite, and Benchling.
• Strong analytical thinking and writing skills.

Compensation & Legal

• Task Completion Pay: Competitive and based on task quality (:$1,150–$1,450 per completed task, subject to change as the project evolves).
• Performance Bonus: Top performers receive a weekly bonus incentive on top of their per task rate.
• Hourly Opportunity: Top performers may be invited to transition to an hourly compensation model based on sustained quality and throughput.

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

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

Resources & Support

• For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome
• For any help or support, reach out to: [email protected]

PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.