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Pay

Below typicalTops out at $70/hr. The typical top rate across 138 priced medical listings is $100/hr.

Getting in

Some screening~30 min: resume upload + 20-min AI interview. Resume showing real experience in your field.

Steady work

Work is patchyProjects can pause or end with little notice.

Payout record

Pays on timeSchedule: weekly, every Wednesday. Paid via Stripe (Wise in a few countries).

Freshness

RecentPosted 11d ago. Still listed on Mercor on Nov 6, 2026.

Where you live

Named countries onlyOpen in United States.

The job description

Mercor is hiring on behalf of a leading AI research lab developing next-generation clinical AI systems. We're seeking experienced, licensed US Pharmacists to help improve AI-powered prior authorisation workflows by answering medication-related clinical questions and reviewing AI-generated responses for clinical accuracy, safety, clarity, and completeness. This is an opportunity to apply your clinical expertise to real-world healthcare AI while helping build safer, more reliable clinical decision-support systems.

What You'll Do

Answer medication-related clinical questions using patient context, source materials, and labelling guidelines.
Review AI-generated responses for clinical accuracy, safety, clarity, completeness, and evidence support.
Correct inaccurate or incomplete responses and provide structured annotations and written feedback.
Identify and escalate cases involving insufficient evidence, conflicting guidance, unclear clinical context, or patient safety concerns.
Apply project rubrics and quality standards consistently while participating in calibration and feedback sessions.

Representative topics include:

Medication indications
Dosing recommendations
Contraindications
Drug interactions
Treatment history
Prior authorisation criteria
Supporting clinical documentation

Qualifications

Active US Pharmacist licence (PharmD or equivalent).
Strong experience with medications, pharmacy workflows, and clinical decision-making.
Excellent understanding of drug interactions, contraindications, and prescribing guidelines.
Strong written communication skills and attention to detail.
Comfortable following structured annotation guidelines.
Available for 30–40 hours per week during the project.

Preferred Experience

Prior authorisation or speciality pharmacy
Managed care or medication access
Epic, Cerner, or other electronic health record (EHR) systems
Clinical quality assurance
AI evaluation, clinical content review, or healthcare data annotation
340B or medication assistance programs

What Success Looks Like

Consistently accurate, evidence-based clinical reviews.
High agreement with project quality standards.
Reliable throughput and timely delivery.
Clear identification and escalation of safety-critical or ambiguous cases.
Rapid incorporation of calibration feedback.

How do you apply to Mercor?

Apply on Mercor

The Apply button opens this post on Mercor's own site. You apply with them, not with Rubric. Budget about 30 min: resume upload + 20-min AI interview.

Get through screening

What Mercor asks for after you apply:

Take the recorded AI video interview (practice round available)
Complete any role-specific assessment and the ID check
Accept the offer and sign the contract

Start work and get paid

Pay schedule: weekly, every Wednesday. Paid via Stripe (Wise in a few countries). You're paid for the work they hand out, not a fixed salary.

Mercor also needs

Resume showing real experience in your field
Webcam with your full face visible for the AI interview
Government ID

Red flags

Red flagLong waits with no offer after passing the interview
Red flagProjects ending abruptly with little warning

What is Mercor like to work for?

Hiring marketplace that screens professionals with an AI video interview and places them on hourly contracts training and evaluating models for AI labs.

Advertised pay	$20–200/hr
Getting in	Some screening
Application takes	~30 min: resume upload + 20-min AI interview
How you get paid	Weekly, every Wednesday, via Stripe (Wise in a few countries)
Payout record	Pays on time
Countries	Hires in many countries and runs its pay week on India Standard Time; Mercor keeps a list of locations it cannot onboard, and some projects are US-only.

Most listings sit around $50–100/hr; healthcare, legal and finance roles pay the most, language and generalist roles the least.