Medical Expert

About the Role

Mercor is partnering with a leading AI lab to train frontier models on high-quality healthcare reasoning data. We’re expanding our Medical Expert network across the following specialties:

• Internal Medicine

• Emergency Medicine

• Psychiatry

• Hematology / Oncology

• Radiology

• Cardiology

• Nursing

As a Medical Expert, you’ll design realistic clinical scenarios, evaluate model outputs against evidence-based standards, and help shape how the next generation of AI reasons about patient care. Work is asynchronous and remote — you set your own hours.

What You’ll Do

• Design clinically realistic prompts and scenarios drawn from your specialty (diagnostic reasoning, treatment planning, risk stratification, guideline concordance)

• Write “golden” reference responses at attending-level quality

• Grade AI-generated responses against structured rubrics

• Provide written feedback the research team uses to improve model behavior

• Participate in weekly office hours and specialty calibration sessions

Who You Are

• MD / DO / RN practicing in the United States or Canada

• Actively practicing, board-certified or board-eligible in one of the listed specialties

• Comfortable reading literature and translating evidence into structured feedback

• 6+ hours per week of availability, flexible schedule

Rates

Rates are set per specialty and seniority tier, benchmarked to Mercor. Expect $150–$300/hr payable depending on specialty and level of training. Your specific rate will be confirmed in your offer.

Engagement

• Remote, 100% asynchronous

• 20 hrs/wk default (can be raised after onboarding based on demand)

• Paid weekly via Mercor

• Expected start: Saturday 4/25/2026

• Duration: ongoing, reviewed monthly

Before Your First Task

You’ll receive an onboarding doc and a calendar invite for Onboarding Office Hours (drop-in Monday / Wednesday / Friday / Saturday at 11am PDT) after you accept.

Compensation

• Pay: $130 – $300/hour
• Type: Hourly contract
• Location: Remote