[Hiring] Pharmaceutical R&D Expert @Mercor

Role Description

The Preclinical R&D Expert will be responsible for:

• Reviewing technical materials and real-world R&D data in your area of expertise.
• Labeling, classifying, and annotating scientific data and model outputs to improve model performance.
• Providing expert perspective on key scientific and development decisions, including target/modality selection and optimization.
• Helping define structure and quality standards for the client's dataset pipeline.
• Participating in expert discussions, interviews, and research engagements.
• Interfacing directly with the client team to ensure alignment and progress.

Qualifications

• Hands-on, non-administrative preclinical R&D experience at a company developing its own drug assets.
• Experience in core R&D functions: discovery biology, medicinal chemistry, protein/antibody engineering, computational, in vivo/translational, pharmacology/PK-PD, toxicology, or CMC/formulation.
• Hands-on experience with one or more drug modalities: small molecules, monoclonal antibodies, peptides, ADCs, bispecifics, mRNA, siRNA, ASOs, PROTACs, molecular glues, cell therapies, gene therapies, radioligand therapies, etc.
• 5+ years of relevant industry R&D experience.

Requirements

• Experience taking a program through lead optimization or IND-enabling/preclinical development.
• Experience at mid-sized, emerging, or resource-constrained biotech, ideally outside the top-20 pharmaceutical companies.

Benefits

• Compensation: $60–$100/hour
• Location: Remote
• Commitment: 10 hours/week

Application Process

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

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