Pharmaceutical R&D Expert Fully Remote
Remote / Online - Candidates ideally in
London, Greater London, W1B, England, UK
Listed on 2026-10-17
London, Greater London, W1B, England, UK
Listing for:
Mercor
Full Time, Remote/Work from Home
position Listed on 2026-10-17
Job specializations:
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Research/Development
Research Scientist, Drug Discovery, Pharmaceutical Science/ Research
Job Description & How to Apply Below
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 DAngelo Larry Summers and Jack Dorsey.
Position: Preclinical R&D Expert In-house Drug Development
Type: Contract
Compensation: $60 $ 100/hour
Location: Remote
Commitment: 10 hours/week
Role Responsibilities
- Review technical materials and real-world R&D data in your area of expertise.
- Label classify and annotate scientific data and model outputs to improve model performance.
- Provide expert perspective on key scientific and development decisions including target/modality selection and optimization.
- Help define structure and quality standards for the clients dataset pipeline.
- Participate in expert discussions interviews and research engagements.
- Interface directly with the client team to ensure alignment and progress.
Qualifications
Must-Have
- Hands-on non-administrative preclinical R&D experience at a company developing its own drug assets.
- Experience in core R&D functions: discovery biology medicinal chemistry protein/antibody engineering computational in vivo/translational pharmacology/PK-PD toxicology or CMC/formulation.
- Hands-on experience with one or more drug modalities: small molecules monoclonal antibodies peptides ADCs bispecifics mRNA siRNA ASOs PROTACs molecular glues cell therapies gene therapies radioligand therapies etc.
- 5 years of relevant industry R&D experience.
Preferred
- Experience taking a program through lead optimization or IND-enabling/preclinical development.
- Experience at mid-sized emerging or resource-constrained biotech ideally outside the top-20 pharmaceutical companies.
Application Process (Takes 2030 mins to complete)
- Upload resume
- AI interview based on your resume
- Submit form
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Experience: years
Vacancy: 1
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