Epidemiologist, Patient Population Sizing

Mercor
Sciences and research
Remote
Part time

$150 to $175/hIndicative range provided by Mercor

Posted on August 5, 2026 · Applications until October 18, 2026

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This remote role involves creating rubrics, sizing patient populations for drugs, and evaluating estimates using real-world data. The ideal candidate is a US-based epidemiologist with over five years of practice and familiarity with biotech programs.

Description in English, as published by Mercor.

Mercor is partnering with a biotech and pharma research team on expert human-evaluation work, creating and critiquing rubrics that analyze commercial drugs and drug-development programs. We're seeking an epidemiologist for a paid pilot, with the potential to continue as the work scales.

Responsibilities

  • Create and critique rubrics that analyze commercial drugs and drug-development programs

  • Size the patient population for a given drug or indication (prevalence, incidence, diagnosed → treated → addressable)

  • Judge whether a patient-population estimate is sound and well-sourced, and flag over- or under-counting

  • Apply this across the pilot's set of drugs and indications

Requirements

  • US-based epidemiologist

  • Familiarity with biotech/pharma development programs

  • Experience turning real-world data (claims, EHR, registries) into patient funnels

  • 5+ years practising epidemiology (graduate degree in epidemiology, biostatistics, or public health)

Engagement Details

  • Duration: Approximately 10, 20 hours over a 1, 2 week pilot

  • Remote, US-based

Why Participate

  • Help improve expert AI evaluation of drugs and drug-development programs

  • Recurring engagement for strong contributors

4 openings

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Mercor is a US marketplace hiring remote experts for AI and consulting projects, from law to engineering. The original posting is on their site.

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