Mercor

AI Safety Specialist - Fully Remote | Upto $70/hr

Remote, United States remote Entry $60 - $70
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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: AI Safety Practitioner
Type:Contract
Compensation:$60–$70/hour
Location:Remote
Role Responsibilities

Evaluate AI-generated responses for safety, factual accuracy, policy compliance, and overall quality.

Review content involving misinformation, political persuasion, self-harm, violence, cyber, biosecurity, and other sensitive domains.

Apply and refine evaluation rubrics for RLHF, SFT, and AI safety benchmarking.

Identify unsafe outputs, hallucinations, reasoning failures, and policy violations.

Provide structured feedback to improve model alignment and safety performance.

Collaborate with AI researchers and safety teams on ongoing evaluation initiatives.

Qualifications

Must-Have

Bachelor's degree or higher in Journalism, Communications, Psychology, Sociology, Public Policy, Law, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, or a related discipline.

5+ years of professional experience in AI Safety, Trust & Safety, journalism, public policy, scientific research, security, or a related field.

Excellent written English, critical thinking, and analytical reasoning skills.

Ability to consistently evaluate nuanced and policy-sensitive scenarios.

Preferred

Experience with AI Safety, RLHF, SFT, Trust & Safety, or AI evaluation.

Familiarity with safety policies, content moderation, or evaluation rubric development.

Experience reviewing complex, high-risk, or ambiguous content.

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  3. Which of Human Resources, Remote Collaboration and Safety have you used recently, and what did it help you achieve?
  4. Describe a time you solved a problem without waiting to be told exactly what to do.
  5. How do you stay organised and communicate clearly when working remotely?

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  • Your availability, preferred work style, and salary expectations.

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I am interested in the AI Safety Specialist - Fully Remote | Upto $70/hr role because I can bring practical experience in Human Resources, Remote Collaboration and Safety, learn the team quickly, and contribute to the outcomes Mercor needs from this hire.

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