Biology PhD Expert

Role Overview:

We’re looking to onboard experienced scientific reviewers with deep expertise across biology, chemistry, and translational research domains. These experts will help evaluate technical quality, scientific reasoning, and research outputs across a range of discovery and applied science workflows.

Target expertise areas include:

• Chemistry / Medicinal Chemistry

• Protein Science & Structural Biology

• Molecular & Cell Biology

• Assay Development & Screening

• Bioinformatics / Computational Biology

• Clinical & Translational Research

Ideal Candidate Profile

• PhD in Biology, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Computational Biology, Translational Science, or closely related life sciences fields

• Meaningful publication history in peer-reviewed research

• Industry experience preferred, ideally 4+ years (minimum 2 years required)

• Prior work in biotech, pharma, drug discovery, translational science, or related R&D settings

• Strong critical thinking and scientific communication skills

• Based in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, or Europe preferred

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.