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About the Role
Mercor is building a network of experienced data scientists for potential future projects with leading AI research organizations. These projects may focus on evaluating how effectively AI systems perform real-world data science work. There is no immediate project opening, but qualified applicants may be contacted as relevant opportunities become available. 2. Potential Responsibilities
What You'll Do
- Designing precise, task-specific grading criteria for data science deliverables, including exploratory data analyses, statistical modeling work, machine learning pipelines, experimentation and A/B test write-ups, feature engineering, and technical reports or notebooks
- Evaluating AI-generated or human-created work against established criteria
- Providing detailed written justifications for evaluations and scores
- Applying consistent, evidence-based judgment so that assessments are reproducible and defensible
- Incorporating structured feedback from senior reviewers and iterating on submitted work
- 1+ years of professional data science experience
- Experience at a leading technology, research, or quantitative firm (such as top FAANG, AI labs, top-tier quant funds, or equivalent)
- Strong command of Python, SQL, statistical modeling, machine learning, experimentation and causal inference, and translating messy real-world data into rigorous analyses
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Independent contractor engagement. Apply via the link below - Mercor handles onboarding and pays weekly via Stripe or Wise.
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