Bioinformatics Specialist | $90/hr Remote | Mercor
Base pay range: $60.00/hr - $90.00/hr

Organization: Mercor

Position: Bioinformatics PhDs

Referral partner: Crossing Hurdles

Type: Hourly Contract

Compensation: $60–$90/hour

Location: Remote

Commitment: Part-time (10–40 hours/week)

Seniority level: Associate

Employment type: Contract

Job function: Research, Education, and Science

Industries: Biotechnology Research, Higher Education, and Education

Role Responsibilities (Training support will be provided)

Develop benchmark tasks to evaluate AI models’ abilities to autonomously design and execute complex bioinformatics workflows.

Work with raw sequencing data and natural language prompts to simulate real-world bioinformatics scenarios.

Apply tool proficiency, deep biological knowledge, and rigorous scientific reasoning to create and validate these benchmarks.





Collaborate asynchronously with a highly skilled research team.

Ideal Candidate

Current graduate student or degree holder (M.S., Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow, Research Scientist) in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Genomics, or a similar quantitative field.

Experienced with bioinformatics command line tools.

Solid attention to detail and excellent problem-solving skills.

Proficient in written and verbal communication.

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📌 Bioinformatics Specialist | $90/hr Remote | Mercor (New Brunswick)
🏢 Crossing Hurdles
📍 New Brunswick