Senior Data Scientist - AI Expert

Mercor Β· San Francisco
Work typeRemote Β· Contract
Pay$120 – $180/hr
PostedNov 13, 2026
LevelSenior
In short Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs.
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Job typeContract
Pay$120–$180/hour
LocationRemote

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: Senior Data Scientist and Data Engineering Experts

Role Responsibilities

  • Design realistic, challenging data science and data engineering tasks, including exploratory analyses , statistical modeling , machine learning pipelines , ETL , and data pipeline design .
  • Illustrate "what good looks like" by writing precise, task-specific criteria for data science and data engineering deliverables.
  • Apply consistent, evidence-based judgment to ensure assessments are reproducible and defensible.
  • Take structured feedback from senior reviewers and iterate on submitted work.
  • Train and evaluate frontier AI models using expertise from top technology, quantitative, or financial firms.
  • Work independently and asynchronously to improve AI model performance .

Qualifications

Must-Have

  • 4+ years of professional data science , data engineering , or machine learning experience.
  • Strong command of Python , SQL , statistical modeling , machine learning , experimentation , and causal inference .
  • Proven ability to turn messy real-world data into rigorous analyses and reliable pipelines.
  • Excellent written English, including the ability to explain technical findings clearly.
  • Bachelor's degree from an English-speaking country.
  • Detail-oriented, consistent approach to evaluating complex work.

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

  • Upload resume
  • AI interview based on your resume
  • Submit form

Resources & Support

  • For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome
  • For any help or support, reach out to: [email protected]

PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.

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