Epidemiologist

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:
Public Health Expert

Type:
Contract
Compensation:
$85–$93/hour
Location:
Remote
Commitment:
~20 hours/week
Role Responsibilities
• Author and review technical tasks to evaluate AI model performance on public health problems.
• Produce original problem sets using epidemiologic charts, surveillance data, and population health figures.
• Write reference solutions and apply structured quality checks.
• Collaborate with AI research teams to improve training data quality and model outputs.
• Work independently and asynchronously with a flexible schedule.

Qualifications
Must-Have
• PhD or DrPH in Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Health Policy, or related field, or MD/DO with MPH and 3+ years of public health practice, or MPH with 5+ years in applied epidemiology, surveillance, or health policy.
• Working fluency in at least two of: epidemiologic study design, biostatistics, infectious disease, chronic disease, or health policy.
• Comfortable with epi curves, forest plots, and surveillance dashboards.

Preferred
• Experience in government, NGO, or academic public health track.

Compensation & Legal
• Hourly contractor

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)
• Upload resume
• AI interview based on your resume
• Submit form

Resources & Support
• For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome
• For any help or support, reach out to: support@mercor.com

PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.
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