Domain Expert Python for Life Sciences Reasoning

The work

You will support AI training work focused on life sciences scientific reasoning. The work uses scientific scenarios, experiments, biological data, figures, and literature evidence to help AI systems learn from careful human judgment.

The role title includes Python, while the described duties focus on life sciences scientific reasoning. Review the duties and qualifications before applying.

• Write or improve expert responses and explain your reasoning clearly.
• Review source materials and AI-generated responses against project guidelines.
• Explain judgments so feedback can improve model behavior.
• Maintain consistent quality across repeated review tasks.

What it pays and takes

A pay rate is not provided. This is contractor, part-time work with a substantial weekly commitment and a required period of overlap with Pacific Time.

• Schedule: At least 8 hours per day and a minimum of 40 hours per week.
• Time zone: Four hours of overlap with Pacific Standard Time.
• Language: Professional fluency in English.
• Education: A Ph.D., postdoctoral experience, or equivalent advanced research experience in the life sciences.
• Expertise: Strong knowledge in at least one biological discipline.
• Research skills: Ability to interpret scientific experiments, data, and research findings.
• Writing: Strong scientific writing skills and close attention to precision.
• Relevant backgrounds include molecular biology, genetics and genomics, cell biology, biochemistry, neuroscience, microbiology, immunology, evolutionary biology, ecology, structural biology, biophysics, developmental biology, cancer biology, pharmacology, and related life sciences fields.

Helpful background

The following experience can help you handle advanced scientific reasoning and review work. These qualifications are helpful but are separate from the required research background.

• Designing graduate-level problems, assessments, or research exercises.
• Reviewing scientific manuscripts or research.
• Turning complex scientific concepts into precise, self-contained questions.
• Evaluating AI-generated scientific responses or working with AI and machine learning evaluation datasets.
• Peer-reviewed publications or graduate-level teaching and mentoring experience.

How it works

Apply on OpenTrain with your resume, then complete the application on the hiring site.

About AI training work

AI training is the human work behind systems that learn from examples, including writing and rating answers, checking evidence, and evaluating model outputs. OpenTrain helps people find these projects and build experience, while specialists are valued for the subject knowledge and careful judgment they bring to the work.

Where you can work

This role is 100% remote: you can work from any country except Andorra, Afghanistan, Barbados, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Brazil, Belarus, Belize, DR Congo, Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Cameroon, China, Cuba, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Dominica, Eritrea, Fiji, Micronesia, Grenada, Georgia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Haiti, Iraq, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Kiribati, Comoros, St. Kitts and Nevis, North Korea, Lebanon, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Montenegro, Marshall Islands, Mali, Myanmar, Mauritania, Maldives, Malawi, Nicaragua, Nepal, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Palestine, Palau, Russia, Solomon Islands, Seychelles, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Suriname, South Sudan, São Tomé and Príncipe, Syria, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Tonga, Tuvalu, Ukraine, Uganda, Vatican City, St. Vincent and Grenadines, Venezuela, Vanuatu, Samoa, Yemen, Zambia and Zimbabwe.