Mercor
AI

Data Scientist Fully Remote

Mercor · · $208k - $249k

Actively hiring Posted 3 months ago

Role overview

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:
AI Task Evaluation & Statistical Analysis Specialist

Type:
Contract
Compensation:
$100–$120/hour
Location:
Remote
Role Responsibilities

  • Conduct comprehensive statistical failure analysis to identify patterns in AI agent failures across task components such as prompts, rubrics, and templates.
  • Perform root cause analysis to determine if failures are due to task design, rubric clarity, file complexity, or agent limitations.
  • Analyze performance variations across finance sub-domains, file types, and task categories to enhance understanding of AI model performance.
  • Create dashboards and reports to highlight failure clusters, edge cases, and improvement opportunities.
  • Recommend improvements to task design, rubric structure, and evaluation criteria based on statistical findings.
  • Present insights to data labeling experts and technical teams to foster collaboration and drive improvements.

What we're looking for

  • Experience with AI/ML model evaluation or quality assurance.
  • Background in finance or willingness to learn finance domain concepts.
  • Experience with multi-dimensional failure analysis.
  • Familiarity with benchmark datasets and evaluation frameworks.
  • 2-4 years of relevant experience.

Interview process

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  • Submit form

PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.
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