MercorSoftware engineeringReviewed
Data Science Expert
Mercor is engaging experienced data scientists to evaluate how well AI systems perform real-world data science work. Applicant pay shown: $120 - $170 / hour.
- Platform
- Mercor
- Fit category
- Software engineering
- Remote/location
- Fully remote; independent contractor; own schedule; H-1B and STEM OPT support unavailable
- Pay
- Firm hourly pay: $120 - $170 / hour
- Eligibility
- Remote, work authorization mentioned
- Difficulty
- Highly selective
- Last reviewed
- Jul 15, 2026
Current application
Check the current Mercor listing
Apply on MercorReview the official Mercor listing before applying. Requirements, screening, pay, hours, and project availability can change.
What this role involves
Mercor is engaging experienced data scientists to evaluate how well AI systems perform real-world data science work. Contributors define task-specific grading criteria and score AI-generated and human analyses, models, dashboards, experiment readouts, and recommendations, providing detailed written justifications and iterating from senior-reviewer feedback.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of professional data science experience in industry
- Business operations, product, or growth data science experience at a top-tier technology company
- Deep fluency in experiment design and A/B testing, metric definition, SQL and Python analysis, and executive-facing communication
- Exceptionally strong written communication
- Consistent, detail-oriented judgment and comfort with peer review and calibration
- Prior AI training, evaluation, or human-data project experience is a plus
Best for
- Experienced product, growth, or business-operations data scientists
- Data scientists strong in experimentation, metrics, SQL, Python, and executive communication
- Reviewers who can define defensible grading criteria and explain scoring decisions clearly
Skip this if...
- You have less than 5 years of professional data science experience
- You cannot demonstrate practical experimentation, metric-design, SQL, and Python experience
- You require H-1B or STEM OPT support
- You need guaranteed acceptance, work, hours, or project duration
Application tips
- Prepare concise, non-confidential examples of experiments, analyses, models, dashboards, or executive recommendations.
- Expect a resume or technical-background review and possibly a brief technical assessment or request for additional information.
- Do not share confidential employer, client, or institutional information.
- Verify the current Mercor page before applying because availability, pay, and project duration can change.