Molecular Biologist - Fully Remote | Upto $70/hr Job at Mercor Inc, United States

  • Mercor Inc
  • United States

Job Description

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: Biology Research Scientist (BA, MS, PhD's)

Type: Contract

Compensation: $50–$70/hour

Location: Remote

Duration: 1–2 month minimum, extension likely

Commitment: 10–20 hours/week

Role Responsibilities
  • Access primary sources such as papers and patents to verify protein target assignments against UniProt records.
  • Flag and classify target assignment errors using a structured taxonomy to improve data accuracy.
  • Propose correct UniProt accessions where assignments are incorrect to ensure data integrity.
  • Write concise, evidence-grounded notes explaining your reasoning to support AI drug discovery pipelines.
  • Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines while enhancing AI model performance.
Qualifications
  • Must-Have BA/BS with 5+ years , MS with 2+ years , or PhD in pharmacology, biochemistry, molecular biology, or chemical biology.
  • Industry or drug discovery research experience at a biotech, pharma, or CRO.
  • Hands-on binding or functional assay experience ( SPR , TR-FRET , radioligand binding, kinase assays, GPCR functional assays, IC50/Ki/KD ).
  • Currently bench-active in a research, scientist, or associate scientist role.
  • Working fluency with UniProt or adjacent workflows: SAR support, HTS , target validation, biochemical profiling, or IND-enabling studies .
Preferred
  • Direct experience with ChEMBL , BindingDB , or PubChem .
  • Selectivity profiling or counterscreening experience.
  • Familiarity with agonist/antagonist vs. activator/inhibitor distinctions.
Start Date
  • Immediate start
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Job Tags

Contract work, Summer work, Immediate start, Remote work

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