Life Sciences Subject Matter Expert - Chemistry at Turing

Life Sciences Subject Matter Expert - Chemistry | Contractor | Remote

Turing is hiring life sciences experts to design advanced scientific-reasoning tasks for LifeSciBench. This is a non-coding role focused on biological knowledge, experimental interpretation, data analysis, and rigorous scientific reasoning. You will create challenging, objectively defensible problems based on realistic research scenarios, experimental results, biological data, figures, sequences, structures, and literature-style evidence. Tasks should test synthesis and interpretation rather than factual recall.

What the work involves

• Design novel, graduate-level life sciences problems grounded in realistic research contexts.
• Develop clear questions and rigorous reference answers with defensible scientific reasoning.
• Interpret experiments, datasets, figures, sequences, structures, and other biological evidence.
• Validate biological claims, calculations, assumptions, and conclusions.
• Identify ambiguity, alternative interpretations, and insufficiently constrained questions.
• Ensure tasks are self-contained, reproducible where applicable, and clearly documented.
• Incorporate reviewer feedback while maintaining quality and throughput.

Who it's for

• Ph.D., postdoctoral experience, or equivalent advanced research experience in the life sciences.
• Strong expertise in at least one biological discipline.
• Demonstrated ability to interpret scientific experiments, data, and research findings.
• Strong scientific writing skills and 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 disciplines.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience designing graduate-level problems, assessments, or research exercises.
• Experience reviewing scientific manuscripts or research.
• Ability to translate complex scientific concepts into precise, self-contained questions.
• Experience evaluating AI-generated scientific responses or working with AI/ML evaluation datasets.
• Peer-reviewed publications or graduate-level teaching and mentoring experience.

Commitment and terms

• At least 8 hours per day and a minimum of 40 hours per week, with 4 hours of overlap with PST.
• Contractor/freelancer assignment (no medical or paid leave).
• Contract duration: 1 month.
• Flexible working hours and a remote work environment.

This role does not involve programming or executing code. Compensation is described as competitive; specific rates are not stated in the source listing.

How it works

• Complete a job interest form.
• Take an assessment.
• If your answers and scores are a match, you will be contacted to discuss pre-onboarding requirements.