STEM — Life Sciences Evaluator (contract)
Scientific EvaluationRemote (US, Canada, and UK only)Contract2–3 yrs$70–$110 / hour
Overview
MarketerHire is seeking a contract Life Sciences Evaluator to assess AI-generated scientific work—including literature summaries, protocols, data interpretations, and technical reports—for accuracy, rigor, evidence support, and scientific quality. The role requires advanced life-sciences expertise, critical reading of primary literature, strong scientific writing, sound biosecurity judgment, and the ability to work independently in a remote engagement based in the US, Canada, or UK.
Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
- Evaluate AI-generated scientific work against quality rubrics, including literature summaries, mechanism and pathway explanations, experimental designs and protocols, data interpretations, and technical reports or slides.
- Assess scientific quality, accuracy, rigor, experimental logic, and whether conclusions are supported by the cited evidence.
- Identify factual errors, fabricated or misattributed citations, invented mechanisms, flawed experimental logic, and unsupported conclusions.
- Read primary literature critically and distinguish well-supported claims from plausible-sounding claims.
- Write clear, structured feedback and concise justifications for every score.
- Apply current laboratory and computational methods in your subfield while accounting for their limitations.
- Use sound judgment when reviewing biosecurity and dual-use content and follow strict content-handling guidelines.
- Help refine grading criteria and iterate on evaluation practices based on feedback from senior reviewers.
- Work independently, follow complex instructions, reason through ambiguity, and identify errors in confident, well-sourced work.
Requirements
Required Qualifications
- PhD in a life-sciences field, or a Master's degree with 2–3 years of hands-on research experience.
- Subfield depth in an area such as molecular biology, cell biology, genetics, genomics, biochemistry, microbiology, immunology, pharmacology, neuroscience, physiology, or bioinformatics.
- Working familiarity with current laboratory and computational methods in your subfield, including their limitations.
- Ability to read primary literature critically and distinguish a well-supported claim from a plausible-sounding one.
- Excellent scientific writing in English and the ability to explain a judgment concisely.
- Ability to follow complex instructions, reason through ambiguity, and spot errors in work that reads as confident and well sourced.
- Ability to clearly separate what you know from what you are inferring, including where evidence supports a conclusion and where it does not.
- Sound judgment on biosecurity and dual-use content and willingness to follow strict handling guidelines.
- Ability to work independently, learn new tools quickly, and take feedback well.
- Availability for 30–40+ hours per week for the full 12-week engagement.
- Ability to complete required onboarding on content-handling guidelines before starting.
Benefits
Benefits and Perks
- Remote work from the US, Canada, or UK.
- Competitive hourly rate of $70–$110 per hour.
- Weekly payment via Stripe or Wise.
- Independent-contractor engagement with the ability to work on your own schedule within the 30–40+ hour weekly commitment.
- Potential for projects to be extended based on business needs and performance.
- The work does not require access to confidential or proprietary information from an employer, client, or institution.
- Reasonable accommodations are available upon request.
Education
Required
- PhD in a life-sciences field
- Master's degree with 2–3 years of hands-on research experience