Senior Data Scientist | Upto $100/hr Part-time

<strong>About The Job<br><br></strong><strong>Mercor</strong> connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include <strong>Benchmark</strong>, <strong>General Catalyst</strong>, <strong>Peter Thiel</strong>, <strong>Adam D'Angelo</strong>, <strong>Larry Summers</strong>, and <strong>Jack Dorsey</strong>.<br><br><strong>Position:</strong> Researcher and Technical Expert<br><br><strong>Type:</strong> <strong>Contract<br><br></strong><strong>Compensation:</strong> <strong>$50–$100/hour<br><br></strong><strong>Commitment:</strong> <strong>30+ hours/week<br><br></strong><strong>Role Responsibilities<br><br></strong><ul><li>Design challenging, real-world STEM problems to evaluate model reasoning and problem-solving.</li><li>Implement tasks using Python in an agentic development environment.</li><li>Analyze model/agent behavior to diagnose reasoning gaps and improve performance.</li><li>Develop reproducible and testable deliverables with clear specifications and deterministic tests.</li><li>Collaborate with AI research teams to enhance model outputs and training data quality.</li><li>Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines and project goals.<br><br></li></ul><strong>Qualifications<br><br></strong><strong>Must-Have<br><br></strong><ul><li>Deep expertise in data science, machine learning, finance, and/or Python-based coding.</li><li>Active or recently graduated PhD (Top 20 U.S.-based school).</li><li>Strong research background in frontier STEM topics.</li><li>Ability to engage reliably for 30+ hours/week, primarily on weekdays.</li><li>Demonstrated technical output such as high-quality open-source contributions.</li><li>Comfort reading and reasoning about agent behavior traces to diagnose failure modes.<br><br></li></ul><strong>Preferred<br><br></strong><ul><li>Familiarity with agentic frameworks and OSS ecosystems like LangChain, MetaGPT, AutoGen, AutoGPT, CrewAI, LlamaIndex, BabyAGI, SuperAGI, CAMEL, AgentGPT, Dify.<br><br></li></ul><strong>Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)<br><br></strong><ul><li>Upload resume</li><li>AI interview based on your resume</li><li>Submit form<br><br></li></ul><strong>Resources & Support<br><br></strong><ul><li>For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome/welcome</li><li>For any help or support, reach out to: support@mercor.com<br><br></li></ul><em>PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.<br><br></em>,<br><br>