Biology PhD - Scientific Coder

Mercor
New York, NY
Job Description
Role Overview

This position involves working as a Biology PhD Coding Expert, connecting elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. The role requires a PhD in biology or a closely related field, with a focus on ecology, biochemistry, or genetics. The expert will source material, write scientific prompts, and calibrate tasks against frontier models.

What You Will Do

The main responsibilities include creating research problems, writing scientific prompts, calibrating tasks, utilizing Python or R for scientific computing, and collaborating asynchronously and independently to meet deadlines and improve AI model performance.

Why It Might Be a Fit

The ideal candidate will have a PhD in biology, depth in at least two subdomains, proficiency in Python or R, and experience with Git/GitHub and Docker. Publications in peer-reviewed journals and prior scientific software or research engineering experience are preferred.

Requirements

  • PhD in biology, biological sciences, biochemistry, genetics, ecology, or a closely related field
  • Depth in at least two subdomains: ecology, biochemistry, genetics
  • Proficiency in Python, R, or another relevant programming language
  • Comfortable with Git/GitHub and Docker
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