Psychiatry Expert - Subspecialty Specialist

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: Psychiatry Expert

Type:Contract

Compensation:$150/hour

Location:Remote

Role Responsibilities

• Evaluate how large language models reason through advanced psychiatric cases.

• Design expert-level diagnostic and reasoning challenges that current models fail.

• Develop gold-standard answers with clear clinical reasoning.

• Emphasize edge cases, nuanced differentials, and risk assessment.

• Collaborate directly with research teams at a leading AI lab.

• Provide feedback on common failure modes in model reasoning.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• Completed psychiatry residency: ACGME, AOA, or national equivalent.

• Medical degree: MD or DO.

• Active board certification in psychiatry: ABPN, FRCPC, MRCPsych, FRANZCP, or recognized national equivalent.

• Active, unrestricted medical license.

• 3+ years of independent practice after residency.

• Practice in an accredited or government-licensed setting.

• Based in the US, UK, Europe, or Australia.

Preferred

• 10+ direct patient-contact hours per week, current.

• Psychiatry-Specific Subspecialty depth in Addiction, Child/Adolescent, Forensic, Geriatric, or Consultation-Liaison.

• OSCE development or examiner experience.

• Faculty appointment in a department of psychiatry, current or within 2 years.

Interview Process

• Complete a short interview (20–30 minutes).

• The…