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Consumer Research Specialist - Procurement

$50 - $65 per hour
Full-time

Mercor

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: Personal Consumer Research Expert

Type: Contract

Compensation: $50–$65/hour

Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

  • Build long-horizon research tasks with deterministic rubrics to evaluate agent performance against verifiable ground truth.
  • Create scenarios in product research with shortlists meeting every spec and budget constraint, including TCO calculations .
  • Develop service provider comparisons for insurance, internet, and utilities, scored against defined rubrics.
  • Conduct major purchase analysis with quote gathering and negotiation angles based on policy references.
  • Work independently on challenging scenarios requiring long focus sessions.

Qualifications

Must-Have

  • 3+ years in product research, personal procurement, journalism/review writing, or adjacent roles.
  • Expertise in product spec analysis, service provider comparison, quote gathering, and TCO modeling .
  • Proficient in reading and producing research artifacts like comparison tables, shortlists, and negotiation briefs.
  • Clear written communication skills with the ability to articulate reasoning step by step.

Compensation & Legal

  • Hourly contractor

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

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