Data Science Specialist - Remote

Mercor

part-time Mathematical Science Occupations
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Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Posted
March 14, 2026

Job Description

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: Researcher and Technical Expert
Type: Contract
Compensation: $50–$100/hour
Commitment: 30+ hours/week

Role Responsibilities

  • Design challenging, real-world STEM problems to evaluate model reasoning and problem-solving.
  • Implement tasks using Python in an agentic development environment.
  • Analyze model/agent behavior to diagnose reasoning gaps and improve per...