Medical Device Expert - R&D

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: Medical Devices Expert
Type: Contract
Compensation: $55–$75/hour
Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

• Build a realistic digital workspace centered on the Drive folders you use daily. Include design history files, regulatory submissions, DHF/DMR documents, risk-analysis matrices, validation protocols, CAPA records, and email threads.
• Design multi-step tasks grounded in real workflows. Navigate multiple apps, files, and stakeholders to challenge frontier AI agents.
• Collaborate with other medical-device experts to design the environment, shape task scope, and review scenarios for realism and rigor.
• Work asynchronously with research teams to refine task designs and evaluation criteria for medical-device agent benchmarks.
• Contribute to frontier AI research and benchmarking. The work you produce informs how leading labs train and evaluate the next generation of AI systems.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• 3+ years of full-time experience at a Fortune 500 medical-device manufacturer or large Tier-1 contract developer/manufacturer.
• Background in regulatory affairs, quality engineering, R&D, manufacturing engineering, or clinical affairs.
• Day-to-day use of ANSYS Fluent, Siemens Opcenter, or DocuSign.
• Strong analytical thinking and writing skills.

Preferred

• Certifications: RAC, ASQ CQE/CRE/CBA.

Compensation & Legal

• Project will transition from an hourly rate to compensation based on throughput of quality work.

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

• Upload resume
• AI interview based on your resume
• Submit form

Resources & Support

• For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome
• For any help or support, reach out to: [email protected]

PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.