First seen by our source: 20 days ago
Data Scientist - AI Evaluation
@ Mercor
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
Mercor is hiring a remote contract Data Scientist for its Talent Network to evaluate AI-generated and human-created data science work. The role involves designing grading criteria, scoring deliverables and writing detailed justifications. Pay is $100 to $150 per hour.
Pay:
$100–$150 an hour
Responsibilities:
- Design grading criteria for data science deliverables
- Evaluate AI-generated or human-created work against criteria
- Provide written justifications for evaluations and scores
- Incorporate feedback from senior reviewers
Requirements summary:
- 1+ years of professional data science experience
- Experience at a leading technology, research, or quantitative firm
- Strong Python, SQL, statistical modeling, machine learning and experimentation skills
- Exceptional written communication skills
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- 2026-10-18
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- 2026-10-18
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Job details
| Seniority | Entry level |
| Department | Data & analytics |
| Experience | 1+ years |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Home |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
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Mercor
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We connect human expertise with leading AI labs and enterprises to train frontier models.
Full company description
Mercor is defining the future of work. We connect human expertise with leading AI labs and enterprises to train frontier models.
- LinkedIn followers
- 654,507
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 5,250
- Reported office locations
- San Francisco, California 94105, US
- Business categories
- Employment
- Software
- Recruiting
- Data Collection and Labeling
- Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Machine Learning
- Other recorded names
- Mercor
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
- Yes
- Reported total investment
- 483,600,000
Currency and observation date were not supplied; this is not a current valuation or a funding round.
Mercor is defining the future of work. We connect human expertise with leading AI labs and enterprises to train frontier models.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Software Development |
| Company size | 51-200 employees |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California |
| Organization type | Privately Held |
| Year founded | 2023 |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 1,626 |
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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
- 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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