Remote Research Quality Specialist - Computational Biology

About the job

About Turing:

Turing is one of the world’s fastest-growing AI companies accelerating the advancement and deployment of powerful AI systems.

Turing helps customers in two ways: Working with the world’s leading AI labs to advance frontier model capabilities in thinking, reasoning, coding, agentic behavior, multimodality, multilinguality, STEM and frontier knowledge; and leveraging that work to build real-world AI systems that solve mission-critical priorities for companies.

Role Overview:

We are seeking a highly analytical and computationally proficient individual to join our team with a strong research background. You will be instrumental in contributing to this role by either crafting challenging and insightful problems in your respective research domain, devising elegant computational solutions.

Responsibilities:

Quantitative Problem Design and Solutioning:

• Develop and conceptualize original, research-grade or graduate-level scientific problems with scientific coding/ programming, using Python.
• Rigorously define problem categories, secondary tags, and assign appropriate difficulty levels.
• Rigorously solve formulated problems using sound principles, ensuring absolute accuracy, reliability, and logical coherence of the solution path.

Quality Assurance & Collaboration:

• Actively participate in two-tier reviews, meticulously evaluating both accuracy of problems and solutions.
• Collaborate effectively with reviewers and team leads, demonstrating a proactive approach to incorporating feedback, refining content, and enhancing overall quality promptly.

Required Qualifications:

• PhD or PhD Candidates in Computational Biology
• Has published at least 1 peer-reviewed paper
• Advanced proficiency in Python programming for scientific coding is preferred
• Excellent analytical, logical thinking, and problem-solving skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills for clear documentation and collaboration

Perks of Freelancing With Turing:

• Work in a fully remote environment.
• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge AI projects with leading LLM companies.
• Potential for contract extension based on performance and project needs.

Offer Details:

• Commitments Required: 40 hrs/week with 4 hours of PST overlap
• Engagement type: Contractor assignment/freelancer (no medical/paid leave)
• Duration of contract: 8 weeks; [expected start date is next week]