Senior Data Scientist
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: Researcher/Technical Expert
Type: Contract
Compensation: $50–$100/hour
Commitment: 30+ hours/week
Role Responsibilities
- Design challenging, real-world STEM problems.
- Implement tasks in an agentic development environment using Python .
- Evaluate AI model reasoning and problem-solving in data science , machine learning , finance , and coding .
- Analyze model/agent behavior to diagnose gaps in reasoning and problem-solving.
- Collaborate with subject matter experts to ensure task robustness and real-world applicability.
- Work independently and asynchronously to deliver reproducible and testable outputs.
Qualifications
Must-Have
- Deep expertise in data science , machine learning , finance , and/or Python-based coding .
- Active or recently graduated PhD (Top 20 U.S.-based school) .
- Strong research background in frontier STEM topics.
- Ability to engage reliably for 30+ hours/week , primarily on weekdays.
- Demonstrated technical output such as high-quality open-source contributions.
- Comfort reading and reasoning about agent behavior traces.
Preferred
- Familiarity with agentic frameworks and OSS ecosystems like LangChain , MetaGPT , AutoGen , AutoGPT , CrewAI , LlamaIndex , BabyAGI , SuperAGI , CAMEL , AgentGPT , Dify .
Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)
- Upload resume
- AI interview based on your resume
- Submit form
Resources & Support
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PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.
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