Pharmacy Technician

Mercor is hiring on behalf of a leading AI research lab developing next-generation clinical AI systems. We're seeking experienced Certified Pharmacy Technicians (CPhT) to support the development of AI-powered prior authorisation workflows by reviewing medication-related clinical content and evaluating AI-generated responses for accuracy, safety, clarity, and completeness. This role is ideal for pharmacy technicians with strong medication management and pharmacy operations experience who are interested in contributing to cutting-edge healthcare AI.

What You'll Do

• Answer medication-related clinical questions using patient context, source materials, and labelling guidelines.

• Review AI-generated responses for clinical accuracy, safety, clarity, completeness, and evidence support.

• Correct inaccurate or incomplete responses and provide structured annotations and written feedback.

• Identify and escalate cases involving insufficient evidence, conflicting guidance, unclear clinical context, or patient safety concerns.

• Apply project rubrics and quality standards consistently while participating in calibration and feedback sessions.

Representative topics include:

• Medication history

• Prior authorisation requirements

• Medication indications

• Dosing information

• Contraindications

• Drug interactions

• Supporting clinical documentation

• Pharmacy workflows

Qualifications

• Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) or equivalent pharmacy technician experience.

• Hands-on experience with medications, prescriptions, pharmacy operations, and prior authorisation workflows.

• Strong understanding of medication safety, drug interactions, and pharmacy best practices.

• Excellent written communication skills and strong attention to detail.

• Comfortable following structured annotation guidelines.

• Available for 30–40 hours per week during the project.

Preferred Experience

• Prior authorisation or speciality pharmacy

• Medication access programs

• Epic, Cerner, or other electronic health record (EHR) systems

• Clinical quality assurance

• AI evaluation, clinical content review, or healthcare data annotation

• 340B or medication assistance programs

What Success Looks Like

• Consistently accurate, evidence-based clinical annotations and reviews.

• High agreement with project quality standards.

• Reliable throughput and timely delivery.

• Clear identification and escalation of safety-critical or ambiguous cases.

• Rapid incorporation of calibration feedback.

We consider all qualified applicants without regard to legally protected characteristics and provide reasonable accommodations upon request.

Contract and Payment Terms

• You will be engaged as an independent contractor.
• This is a fully remote role that can be completed on your own schedule.
• Projects can be extended, shortened, or concluded early depending on needs and performance.
• Your work at Mercor will not involve access to confidential or proprietary information from any employer, client, or institution.
• Payments are weekly on Stripe or Wise based on services rendered.
• Please note: We are unable to support H1-B or STEM OPT candidates at this time.

About Mercor

Mercor partners with leading AI labs and enterprises to train frontier models using human expertise. You will work on projects that focus on training and enhancing AI systems. You will be paid competitively, collaborate with leading researchers, and help shape the next generation of AI systems in your area of expertise.