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Mercor · 1 month ago

PhD-Level Computational Biologist — Design Data-Centric Benchmarks for AI Models

positionUnited States
timeFull-time
remoteRemote
senioritySenior Level
money$65/hr - $85/hr

Mercor is a talent marketplace that connects top experts with leading AI labs and research organizations. They are seeking computational biology experts to contribute to a unique project that challenges AI models with biological data through the design and validation of complex datasets.

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Responsibilities

Design biologically grounded problems with a single correct answer and ≥20 plausible distractors
Identify, download, and preprocess datasets from public repositories (e.g., GEO, SRA, NCBI)
Subsample and anonymize datasets to prevent metadata-based inference
Independently validate solutions through custom analysis pipelines and visualizations
Operate within technical constraints (e.g., file size, task time limits)

Qualification

Analyzing sequencing datasetsBioinformatics tools proficiencyCoding in PythonRBashBiological experiment designAdvanced degree in bioinformatics

Required

Hands-on experience analyzing sequencing or omics datasets (e.g., RNA-seq, WGS, mass spec)
Proficient with bioinformatics tools and formats (e.g., BLAST, samtools, DESeq2, FASTA/FASTQ/BAM)
Comfortable coding in Python, R, or bash, and working in Jupyter notebooks
Understanding of biological experiment design and lab-to-data nuances (e.g., batch effects)
Advanced degree (MS, PhD) or research background in computational biology, genomics, or bioinformatics

Company

Mercor

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Mercor is an AI-based hiring platform that improves the recruitment process by matching talent with opportunities tailored to their skills.
dateFounded in 2023
location
San Francisco, California, USA
people-size51-200 employees
web-link
https://mercor.com

H1B Sponsorship

Mercor has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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2025 (7)

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
Total Funding
$483.6M
Key Investors
FelicisBenchmarkGeneral Catalyst
2025-10-27Series C· $350M
2025-02-20Series B· $100M
2024-09-19Series A· $30M

Leadership Team

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Adarsh Hiremath
Co-Founder / CTO
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