Data Scientist

🕒 August 8

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $120 - $170 / hour

⏳ Contract/Temporary

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

📊 Data Scientist

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Mercor

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2023

🔥 Funding within the last year

💰 $350M Series C - Mercor on 2025-10

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📋 Description

• Design precise, task-specific grading criteria for real-world data science deliverables, including analyses, models, dashboards, experiment readouts, and written recommendations • Score AI-generated and human work samples against the criteria • Provide detailed written justifications for every score • Apply consistent, evidence-based judgment so scores are reproducible and defensible • Incorporate structured feedback from senior reviewers and iterate quickly • Contribute to projects focused on training and enhancing AI systems

🎯 Requirements

• 5+ years of professional data science experience in industry • Background in business operations, product, or growth data science at top-tier technology companies • Deep fluency in experiment design and A/B testing • Strong metric definition skills • Proficiency in SQL and Python analysis • Experience communicating findings to executive stakeholders • Exceptionally strong written communication • Detail-oriented and consistent • Comfortable having judgment reviewed and calibrated against peers • Prior experience with AI training, evaluation, or human-data projects is a strong plus • Must not require H1-B or STEM OPT support

🏖️ Benefits

• Fully remote work • Flexible schedule / work on your own schedule • Weekly payments via Stripe or Wise • Competitive pay • Opportunity to collaborate with leading researchers • Opportunity to help shape the next generation of AI systems • Referral program paying up to $680 per successful referral