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mercor

Genomics Researcher - Fully Remote | Upto $100/hr

mercor
GermanyPosted about 1 month agoDiscoveredMatch locked
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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

Bioinformatics & Computational Single-Cell Genomics Expert

Role Responsibilities

  • Design challenging computational problems to test

AI

systems using real scientific software.

  • Create problems requiring skilled use of specialized software like

scanpy

,

scvelo

,

squidpy

, and

gudhi

.

  • Evaluate and refine problems through testing loops against state-of-the-art

AI models

.

  • Develop problems that require strategic planning for experiments and queries to uncover hidden data.
  • Work

independently

to refine problem designs based on feedback and improve

AI model performance

.

Must-Have

•

Graduate-level training

in a relevant STEM field (

MS, PhD, or equivalent research experience

). •

Proven proficiency with scientific software libraries through research publications or professional work.

•

Strong Python

skills for writing problem setups and solution validators. •

Ability to work independently

and refine designs based on feedback. •

Comfortable in a Linux/terminal environment

with remote compute sandboxes.

Preferred

•

Experience across multiple listed domains or tools.

•

Familiarity with benchmark or evaluation design.

•

Background in scientific teaching or exam/problem-set design.

•

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

•

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•

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•

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•

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•

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Skills

artificial-intelligencelinuxpython

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