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Edison Scientific
About Edison Scientific
Edison Scientific builds and deploys AI scientist agents to accelerate science and the development of new medicines (its own posting); it was spun out of FutureHouse in 2025. Its Scientific Evals (Part-Time, Contract) role works with scientific experts to generate evaluation and training datasets across the research process: information synthesis, hypothesis generation, and designing and interpreting experiments and data. The work is annotating or evaluating AI systems doing scientific work, writing or reviewing tasks that test them, and doing the same tasks as human experts for a baseline. It asks for a PhD, or a PhD in progress, in biology or a related science (other advanced degrees considered) and at least 5 hours a week, and states $100 an hour as a 1099 contract, remote in the U.S.
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Is Edison Scientific legit?
An AI-for-science company spun out of FutureHouse, the research lab that built its AI scientist agents. The contract was posted on 6 Oct 2026 and has no worker reviews of its own. It pays $100/hr (platform-stated).
Actively listing 1 open role today1 open role on Edison Scientific, independently checked 29 Oct 2026.
Hourly, as part-time 1099 contract work; no payment schedule is stated.
No worker reviews of this role are held here (listed from Edison's own board, 2026-10-28)
United States: the contract is remote in the U.S. only, for scientists with a PhD (or one in progress) in biology or a related field.
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- Pay here is platform-stated, not measured live from a job feed, so treat it as a benchmark rather than a guaranteed rate.
What Edison Scientific pays
Platform-stated · as of 2026-07-25Researched rate card, platform-stated, as of 2026-07-25
From Edison's Ashby posting (read 28 Oct 2026): $100 an hour, USD, for part-time 1099 contract work of 5 or more hours a week.
1 of its 1 open roles state a rate, too few to call any of those rates typical of Edison Scientific, so the figure above is the researched one. What each kind of work states:
| Kind of work | Open roles | Rates stated | Highest rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math & STEM | 1 | $100/hr1 rate | $100/hr |
| Role | Kind of work | Researched pay |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Evals (Part-Time, Contract) | Domain Experts | $100/hr |
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Is Edison Scientific legit?
An AI-for-science company spun out of FutureHouse, the research lab that built its AI scientist agents. The contract was posted on 6 Oct 2026 and has no worker reviews of its own.
Does Edison Scientific pay?
Yes. An AI-for-science company spun out of FutureHouse, the research lab that built its AI scientist agents. The contract was posted on 6 Oct 2026 and has no worker reviews of its own. Payouts: Hourly, as part-time 1099 contract work; no payment schedule is stated.
How much does Edison Scientific pay?
$100/hr. From Edison's Ashby posting (read 28 Oct 2026): $100 an hour, USD, for part-time 1099 contract work of 5 or more hours a week.
Is Edison Scientific worth it?
Edison Scientific pays $100/hr (platform-stated). It rewards credentialed experts who clear its assessment far more than open generalist work. Worker sentiment: No worker reviews of this role are held here (listed from Edison's own board, 2026-10-28).
How does Edison Scientific pay out?
Hourly, as part-time 1099 contract work; no payment schedule is stated.
Where can you work for Edison Scientific?
United States: the contract is remote in the U.S. only, for scientists with a PhD (or one in progress) in biology or a related field.
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