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Mercor

ADC/Bispecifics R&D Scientist

New York, NY · On-site +1

$85 - $142/hr

Preclinical R&D Expert - ADC & Bispecifics Type: Contract Compensation: $85-$142/hour Location: Remote Role Responsibilities * Review technical materials and real-world R&D data across ADC and/or ...

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ADC/Bispecifics R&D Scientist

Mercor

New York, NY • On-site, Remote

$85 - $142/hr

Full-time

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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: Preclinical R&D Expert – ADC & Bispecifics
Type: Contract
Compensation: $85–$142/hour
Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

  • Review technical materials and real-world R&D data across ADC and/or bispecific programs.
  • 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, optimization, trade-offs, and risk.
  • Help define structure and quality standards for the client's dataset pipeline.
  • Participate in expert discussions, interviews, and research engagements.
  • Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines while improving AI model performance.

Qualifications

Must-Have

  • Hands-on, non-administrative preclinical R&D experience at a company that develops its own drug assets in-house and has taken programs to the clinic.
  • Direct experience with ADCs and/or bispecific (or multispecific) antibodies.
  • Work in a core R&D function: discovery biology, medicinal chemistry, protein/antibody engineering, computational, in vivo/translational, pharmacology/PK-PD, toxicology, or CMC/formulation.
  • 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.

Compensation & Legal

  • Hourly contractor

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: support@mercor.com

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