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Remote confirmedGenomics Researcher - Fully Remote | Upto $100/hr
mercor
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Job description
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: Bioinformatics & Computational Single-Cell Genomics Expert
Type: Contract
Compensation: $70–$100/hour
Location: Remote
Commitment: 15–20 hours/week
Role Responsibilities
- Design challenging computational problems to test AI systems using real scientific software.
- Create problems requiring skilled use of specialized software like scanpy , scvelo , squidpy , and gudhi .
- Evaluate and refine problems through testing loops against state-of-the-art AI models .
- Develop problems that require strategic planning for experiments and queries to uncover hidden data.
- Work independently to refine problem designs based on feedback and improve AI model performance .
Qualifications
Must-Have
- Graduate-level training in a relevant STEM field ( MS, PhD, or equivalent research experience ).
- Proven proficiency with scientific software libraries through research publications or professional work.
- Strong Python skills for writing problem setups and solution validators.
- Ability to work independently and refine designs based on feedback.
- Comfortable in a Linux/terminal environment with remote compute sandboxes.
Preferred
- Experience across multiple listed domains or tools.
- Familiarity with benchmark or evaluation design.
- Background in scientific teaching or exam/problem-set design.
- Experience with computational reproducibility and containerized environments.
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- Submit form
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