Hematology / Oncology Expert

$130-$180 / hr

Hourly contract

Remote

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$130-$180

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Posted by Mercor

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About the Role

Mercor is partnering with a leading AI lab to train frontier models on high-quality healthcare reasoning data. We're hiring Hematology / Oncology experts to design clinical scenarios, evaluate model outputs against evidence-based standards, and help shape how the next generation of AI reasons about cancer and hematologic care.

We welcome Medical Oncology attendings, Hematology attendings, Surgical Oncology, Radiation Oncology, Pediatric Heme/Onc, and final-year Heme/Onc fellows.

What You'll Do

Design clinically realistic prompts and scenarios drawn from your Heme/Onc practice (staging, treatment selection, regimen sequencing, toxicity management, end-of-life decision-making, guideline interpretation)
Write "golden" reference responses at attending-level quality
Grade AI-generated responses against structured rubrics
Provide written feedback the research team uses to improve model behavior
Participate in onboarding office hours and specialty calibration sessions

Who You Are

Attending physicians: Must be board certified with current, active, unrestricted medical license
Resident physicians: Must be in final year of residency (recent graduates must be board-eligible)
Fellows: Must be board-certified/board-eligible in primary specialty and have current active, unrestricted medical license

Rates

$180–$400/hr payable, set per seniority tier (early-career → senior attending). Your specific rate is confirmed in your offer.

Engagement

Remote, 100% asynchronous
20 hrs/wk default (can be raised after onboarding based on demand)
Paid weekly via Mercor
Start: rolling, after onboarding sign-off
Duration: ongoing, reviewed monthly

Before Your First Task

You'll receive an onboarding doc and a calendar invite for Onboarding Office Hours after you accept.

We consider all qualified applicants without regard to legally protected characteristics and provide reasonable accommodations upon request.

Contract and Payment Terms

You will be engaged as an independent contractor.
This is a fully remote role that can be completed on your own schedule.
Projects can be extended, shortened, or concluded early depending on needs and performance.
Your work at Mercor will not involve access to confidential or proprietary information from any employer, client, or institution.
Payments are weekly on Stripe or Wise based on services rendered.
Please note: We are unable to support H1-B or STEM OPT candidates at this time.

About Mercor

Mercor partners with leading AI labs and enterprises to train frontier models using human expertise. You will work on projects that focus on training and enhancing AI systems. You will be paid competitively, collaborate with leading researchers, and help shape the next generation of AI systems in your area of expertise.

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