Psychiatrist at Mercor

Psychiatrist | $200–250/hr | Remote

Mercor is hiring Psychiatrists on behalf of a healthcare AI partner building advanced clinical decision-support systems focused on behavioral health diagnostics, psychopharmacology, and longitudinal mental health care. Apply your clinical expertise to review and validate psychiatric data, directly shaping safe and reliable medical AI. This role bridges real-world psychiatric practice with applied AI, ensuring accurate representation of diagnostic reasoning, risk assessment, and complex behavioral health presentations.

Key Responsibilities

Clinical Data Annotation

• Review and label psychiatric evaluations, progress notes, and case data
• Validate diagnoses, symptom clusters, medication regimens, and risk assessments

Quality Review & Model Evaluation

• Audit datasets for clinical accuracy and alignment with DSM-5 and APA guidelines
• Review AI-generated summaries and treatment recommendations for safety and appropriateness

Knowledge Contribution

• Help define annotation standards for mood, psychotic, anxiety, trauma-related, and substance use disorders
• Advise on edge cases including suicidality, comorbidities, and treatment resistance

Requirements

• MD or DO, board-certified or board-eligible in Psychiatry
• Active U.S. medical license
• 5+ years of clinical experience preferred
• Experience with psychopharmacology and risk assessment
• Interest in medical AI or informatics preferred