Data Science Expert - Fully Remote Upto $150 HR
mercor
📍 Remote🌐 Remote💰 $100–$150/yr🕐 28d ago🔗 himalayas
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:** Data Scientist Talent Network
**Type:****Contract**
**Compensation:****$100–$150/hour**
**Location:****Remote**
### Role Responsibilities
* Design precise, task-specific grading criteria for data science deliverables, including **exploratory data analyses**, **statistical modeling work**, **machine learning pipelines**, and **A/B test write-ups**.
* Evaluate **AI-generated** or human-created work against established criteria to ensure quality and consistency.
* Provide detailed written justifications for evaluations and scores to maintain transparency and accountability.
* Apply consistent, evidence-based judgment to ensure assessments are reproducible and defensible.
* Incorporate structured feedback from senior reviewers and iterate on submitted work for continuous improvement.
* Work **independently and asynchronously** to meet deadlines and improve **AI model performance**.
### Qualifications
**Must-Have**
* ****1+ years** of professional data science experience.**
* **Experience at a leading technology, research, or quantitative firm.**
* **Strong command of **Python**, **SQL**, **statistical modeling**, **machine learning**, and **experimentation**.**
* **Exceptional written communication skills.**
* **Detail-oriented and consistent approach to evaluating complex work.**
* **Comfort receiving feedback and calibrating judgment against established standards.**
### **Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)**
* **Upload resume**
* **AI interview based on your resume**
* **Submit form**
### **Resources & Support**
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**_PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity._**
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