Senior Epidemiologist

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: Public Health Expert
Type: Contract
Compensation: $85–$93/hour
Location: Remote
Commitment: ~20 hours/week

Role Responsibilities

• Author and review technical tasks to evaluate AI model performance on public health problems.
• Produce original problem sets using epidemiologic charts , surveillance data , and population health figures .
• Write reference solutions and apply structured quality checks.
• Collaborate with AI research teams to improve training data quality and model outputs.
• Work independently and asynchronously with a flexible schedule.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• PhD or DrPH in Epidemiology , Biostatistics , Health Policy , or related field, or MD/DO with MPH and 3+ years of public health practice, or MPH with 5+ years in applied epidemiology, surveillance, or health policy.
• Working fluency in at least two of: epidemiologic study design , biostatistics , infectious disease , chronic disease , or health policy .
• Comfortable with epi curves , forest plots , and surveillance dashboards .

Preferred

• Experience in government, NGO, or academic public health track.

Compensation & Legal

• Hourly contractor

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

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

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