Data Scientist

micro1
Software engineering
Expert
Remote
Contract

$245 to $280/hIndicative range provided by micro1

Posted on August 27, 2026 · Applications until October 26, 2026

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This remote contractor role involves evaluating AI model outputs on statistics and machine learning, creating expert datasets, and identifying methodological errors. Candidates must have at least one year of experience at a top tech, finance, or research company and reside in an English-speaking country.

Description in English, as published by micro1.

Role Title: Data Scientist

Role Type: Contractor

Location: Remote

About the Role micro1 is partnering with a leading AI lab to hire data scientists and quantitative professionals from top companies. You'll bring rigor to how AI models handle statistics, machine learning, experimentation, and quantitative reasoning.

Scope of Work

  • Evaluate AI model outputs on data science, statistics, ML, and quantitative problems
  • Create expert-level prompts, datasets, and reference solutions
  • Identify flawed methodology, statistical errors, and weak quantitative reasoning
  • Provide structured feedback that improves model capability

Preferred Qualifications

  • At least one year of experience working at a top company (tech, finance, or research), with at least part of this experience within the past 7 years
  • Based in an English-speaking country
  • Clear written communication of technical and statistical concepts

Required skills

  • Python
  • Machine Learning
  • Statistics
  • Data Analysis
  • Experimentation
  • Pandas
  • Data Modeling

About micro1

micro1 is an AI data lab that hires remote experts to train and evaluate models. The original posting is on their site.

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