• *About The Job
• *Mercor
connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include
• *Benchmark
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• *General Catalyst
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• *Peter Thiel
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• *Adam D'Angelo
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• *Larry Summers
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• *Jack Dorsey
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• *Position:
Bioinformatician
• *Type:
• *Contract
• *Compensation:
• *$60–$85/hour
• *Duration:
• *4 weeks
• *Commitment:
• *Remote
• *Role Responsibilities
• Solve complex bioinformatics problems in areas like transcriptomics, genomics, and virology.
• Analyze large biological datasets and submit workflows as Jupyter notebooks.
• Work under a blind protocol, tackling tasks independently without prior context.
• Inform the evaluation of frontier AI models on scientific reasoning.
• Utilize Python and/or R for bioinformatics pipelines.
• Ensure workflows are well-documented and reproducible.
• *Qualifications
• *Must-Have
• PhD or Master's degree in bioinformatics, computational biology, genomics, or related field.
• Experience with at least two of the following: RNA-seq analysis, variant calling, metagenomic classification, epigenomic profiling, single-cell analysis, or population genetics.
• Proficiency in Python and/or R.
• Experience with Jupyter notebooks.
• Familiarity with command-line tools like samtools.
• Strong independent problem-solving ability.
• *Start Date
• March; tasks assigned on a rolling basis.
• *Interview Process
• Short screening questionnaire to assess subdomain expertise and tool familiarity.
• *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/welcome
• For any help or support, reach out to:
[email protected]
• PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.*
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