US Medical Expert – Dermatology at Turing

US Medical Expert | Varies | Remote (US) | 8-week contractor assignment

Turing is seeking a US Medical Expert for an 8-week freelance engagement to evaluate and enhance large language model (LLM) outputs related to nutrition, dietary habits, and healthy eating. You will label and evaluate data related to food intake, dietary patterns, and nutrition information to support AI models focused on nutrition tracking, coaching, or research.

What You'll Do Day-to-Day

• Annotate food items, portion sizes, meal composition, and nutrient content from text, images, or logs.
• Classify dietary patterns (e.g., macronutrient balance, meal timing, dietary restrictions/preferences).
• Verify accuracy of nutritional data against trusted references (e.g., food composition databases).
• Identify and flag mislabeled, inconsistent, or culturally ambiguous food entries.
• Apply and help refine annotation guidelines for diverse cuisines and dietary contexts.
• Maintain consistency and quality benchmarks across large annotation batches.

Requirements

• Background in nutrition, dietetics, food science, or a related field.
• Familiarity with food composition databases and dietary assessment methods.
• Strong attention to detail, especially with portion estimation and food categorization.
• Comfort working with annotation tools, spreadsheets, or structured data formats.
• Ideal to have a MacBook.

Preferred Qualifications

• Registered Dietitian (RD) or equivalent credential.
• Experience annotating multilingual or multicultural food data.
• Prior experience in data labeling for ML/AI applications.

Offer Details

Contractor/freelancer engagement (no medical/paid leave) lasting 8 weeks. The role is fully remote with a flexible work environment. Pay is not stated in the listing.

Evaluation Process

Shortlisting based on qualifications, followed by one round of interview.