Epidemiologist — Patient Population Sizing

Mercor is partnering with a biotech and pharma research team on expert human-evaluation work — creating and critiquing rubrics that analyze commercial drugs and drug-development programs. We’re seeking an epidemiologist for a paid pilot, with the potential to continue as the work scales.

Responsibilities

• Create and critique rubrics that analyze commercial drugs and drug-development programs
• Size the patient population for a given drug or indication (prevalence, incidence, diagnosed → treated → addressable)
• Judge whether a patient-population estimate is sound and well-sourced, and flag over- or under-counting
• Apply this across the pilot’s set of drugs and indications

Requirements

• US-based epidemiologist
• Familiarity with biotech/pharma development programs
• Experience turning real-world data (claims, EHR, registries) into patient funnels
• 5+ years practising epidemiology (graduate degree in epidemiology, biostatistics, or public health)

Engagement Details

• Duration: Approximately 10–20 hours over a 1–2 week pilot
• Remote — US-based

Why Participate

• Help improve expert AI evaluation of drugs and drug-development programs
• Recurring engagement for strong contributors

Compensation

• Pay: $170 – $270/hour
• Type: Part-time contract
• Location: Remote — US-based or deep US-market experience