Data Scientist - ML Specialist

$60 - $100 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: Exceptional Data Scientists

Type: Contract

Compensation: $60–$100/hour

Location: Remote

Commitment: 20–40 hours/week

Role Responsibilities

Design experiments and gather data for machine learning applications .
Preprocess and analyze large datasets to build predictive models.
Evaluate and improve AI models using TensorFlow or PyTorch .
Collaborate with engineering teams to deploy production-ready solutions.
Write, review, and validate prompt-based questions for AI system training .
Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines and improve model performance.

Qualifications

Must-Have

3+ years of professional experience in data science or applied analytics.
Highly skilled in Python and Jupyter notebooks .
Experience using libraries including numpy, pandas, scipy, sympy, scikit-learn, torch, tensorflow .
Bachelor's degree in data science, statistics, computer science, or related field in the U.S., Canada, New Zealand, UK, or Australia.
Strong background in exploratory data analysis, statistical inference, machine learning workflows, model evaluation, feature engineering, data preprocessing, data wrangling, A/B testing, experimentation, or causal inference.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Strong attention to details.

Start Date

Early September ; applications reviewed on a rolling basis.

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

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