Epidemiologist, Patient Population Sizing

Healthcare & Life Sciences • Independent Contractor • Remote • Weekly Payouts

Mercor is partnering with a biotech and pharma research team on expert human-evaluation work, creating and critiquing rubrics that analyze commercial drugs and drug-development programs. We're seeking an epidemiologist for a paid pilot, with the potential to continue as the work scales.

Responsibilities

• Create and critique rubrics that analyze commercial drugs and drug-development programs

• Size the patient population for a given drug or indication (prevalence, incidence, diagnosed → treated → addressable)

• Judge whether a patient-population estimate is sound and well-sourced, and flag over- or under-counting

• Apply this across the pilot's set of drugs and indications

Requirements

• US-based epidemiologist

• Familiarity with biotech/pharma development programs

• Experience turning real-world data (claims, EHR, registries) into patient funnels

• 5+ years practising epidemiology (graduate degree in epidemiology, biostatistics, or public health)

Engagement Details

• Duration: Approximately 10, 20 hours over a 1, 2 week pilot

• Remote, US-based

Why Participate

• Help improve expert AI evaluation of drugs and drug-development programs

• Recurring engagement for strong contributors

Details

• Pay: $150 to $175 per hour (part-time)
• Commitment: 15 hours per week • remote
• Eligible locations: United States
• Platform: Mercor (weekly payouts via Stripe or Wise)

Submit your application via the link below. Qualified candidates move through Mercor's short AI interview and selection process. Projects can be extended, shortened, or concluded early depending on needs and performance.