Process Chemist - Route Design Expert

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, and Jack Dorsey
.

Position: Synthetic / Process Chemist
Type:
Contract
Compensation: $65-$75/hour
Location:
Remote

• Write challenging single-turn prompts in chemistry and chemical safety
  . Label them as benign, dual-use, or adversarial.
• Evaluate AI model responses against a defined policy standard. Judge the correctness of each response.
• Write reference answers with technical reasoning to illustrate correct responses.
• Collaborate with chemistry experts to ensure models can distinguish between routine and dangerous requests.
• Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines while improving AI model performance
  .

• Experience in synthetic route design and development in pharmaceutical
  , agrochemical
  , or fine chemicals
  .
• Expertise in process chemistry
  , reaction engineering
  , and scale-up from bench to plant.
• Background in precursor sourcing
  , controlled-substance registration
  , or regulatory chemistry
  .
• Prior technical writing, published research, or expert witness experience.

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