Forensic, Toxicological Chemist

Mercor

. Write challenging single-turn prompts in the chemistry and chemical safety domain .

Posted 9/18/2026contractRemote • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $65 - $75 per hourWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in forensic and chemical casework, including substance identification and quantitation, while effectively communicating technical information through strong technical writing. Capable of evaluating AI safety behavior and distinguishing legitimate inquiries from potential misuse.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Forensic ToxicologyTechnical WritingSubstance IdentificationExpert TestimonyRed-Teaming Experience

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Hard Skills

Casework IdentificationQuantitationClandestine Laboratory ResponsePrecursor IdentificationScene ChemistrySeized-Drug Trend MonitoringIntelligence AnalysisPostmortem CaseworkHuman Performance CaseworkReport Writing

Soft Skills

JudgmentRationale Communication

Industry Keywords

Chemical SafetyAI Safety BehaviorDual-UseAdversarial PromptsBenign PromptsPolicy Standard EvaluationMisuse ScenariosTechnical Requests

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Write challenging single-turn prompts in the chemistry and chemical safety domain
Label prompts as benign, dual-use, or adversarial
Evaluate model responses against a defined policy standard
Judge whether responses handled technical requests correctly
Write reference answers describing correct responses and the technical reasoning behind them
Distinguish legitimate professional questions from requests indicating potential misuse
Apply forensic and chemical casework expertise to assess AI safety behavior

Requirements

What you’ll need

Experience conducting casework identifying substances and precursors
Background in controlled substance casework in a forensic laboratory, including identification and quantitation
Background in clandestine laboratory response, precursor identification, and scene chemistry
Background in forensic toxicology involving postmortem or human performance casework
Background in seized-drug and precursor trend monitoring or intelligence analysis
Experience with expert testimony and report writing on chemical casework
Strong technical writing ability; every judgment must include a rationale understandable to a non-specialist
Prior technical writing, published research, or expert witness experience is a strong signal
Must not use classified or export-controlled information, NDA-covered information, or information subject to prepublication review obligations
Must disclose any such obligations so the work can be scoped accordingly
Must be able to read and write about misuse scenarios in the field for sustained periods
Red-teaming experience is ideally preferred

Benefits

Comp & perks

Earn up to $250 for each successful referral
No limit on the number of referrals
Reasonable accommodations upon request
Ability to pause or step away from the work at any point without penalty