CLINICAL SPECIALIST

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. #hiringmercor