Emergency Medicine Physician at Mercor

Emergency Medicine Physician | $130–180/hr | San Francisco, CA

Mercor is hiring Emergency Medicine Physicians on behalf of a healthcare AI partner building advanced clinical decision-support systems focused on acute care diagnostics, triage, and high-acuity treatment pathways. This in-person San Francisco role bridges real-world emergency practice with applied AI, where you'll apply frontline clinical expertise to review and validate emergency care data, directly shaping safe and reliable medical AI systems.

About the Role

You will ensure accurate representation of rapid decision-making, undifferentiated presentations, and critical edge cases in AI models designed for emergency medicine applications. This unique opportunity allows you to influence the future of clinical AI while leveraging your emergency medicine expertise.

Key Responsibilities

Clinical Data Annotation

• Review and label ED notes, triage data, imaging summaries, and case records
• Validate differential diagnoses, stabilization plans, and disposition decisions

Quality Review & Model Evaluation

• Audit datasets for clinical accuracy and guideline alignment (ACEP, ACLS, ATLS)
• Review AI-generated summaries and treatment recommendations for safety and soundness

Knowledge Contribution

• Help define annotation standards for high-acuity and time-sensitive conditions
• Advise on edge cases (e.g., trauma, sepsis, stroke, cardiac arrest)

Requirements

• MD or DO, board-certified or board-eligible in Emergency Medicine
• Active U.S. medical license
• 5+ years of clinical experience preferred
• Experience in high-acuity ED settings
• Interest in medical AI or informatics preferred
• In-person availability in San Francisco preferred