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: Clinical Medicine Domain Expert Type: Contract Compensation: $70–$110/hour Location: Hybrid, Bay Area, California Commitment: 40 hours/week Role Responsibilities

• Evaluate the quality of clinical knowledge work tasks and AI model outputs. Identify missing behaviors, thin reasoning, and unsafe recommendations.
• Write high-quality instruction specs and produce golden solutions to clinical problems. Define new clinical tasks reflecting real medical practice.
• Design challenging clinical tasks and evaluation sets. Build medicine-specific skills and tools with the research team.
• Collaborate with client researchers and specialists to maintain consistent standards. Translate clinical judgment into explicit, teachable criteria.
• Work independently and asynchronously to improve AI model performance.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• MD or DO from an accredited medical school with completed residency.
• 4+ years of post-residency clinical practice.
• Active, unrestricted license to practice medicine in at least one U.S. state.
• Board certification in your specialty.
• Genuine specialization in a defined clinical specialty.
• Senior level progression, e.g., Attending Physician, Medical Director.
• Hands-on use of large language models in professional work.
• Able to commit to 40 hours/week for an initial 6-month engagement.
• Living in the Bay Area, California.

Compensation & Legal

• Hourly contractor
• Paid weekly via Stripe Connect

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: support@mercor.com

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