Critical Care Physician
Listing checked October 24, 2026 · pay as published by Mercor
Overview
Mercor places board-certified critical care physicians on a project with a leading AI lab, where your clinical judgment becomes the check on machine-generated answers. You read de-identified patient charts, then score AI responses to critical care questions against the chart and against current standards of care. Every rationale you write on clinical rigor, completeness, and clarity feeds directly into how these health models get better. Hours are flexible and part-time, the work happens remotely, and the start date is immediate.
What You'll Do7
- 1Score AI answers to critical care questions for clinical accuracy, patient safety, and fit with current standards of care
- 2Read de-identified patient charts and compare each AI response against the documented facts
- 3Choose the stronger of two candidate answers and explain the reasoning behind the pick
- 4Write structured rationales that address clinical rigor, completeness, and clarity
- 5Call out errors that carry a real risk of harming a patient
- 6Apply critical care medicine expertise to spot gaps a non-clinician reviewer would miss
- 7Complete credential verification steps covering license status, board certification, training, and current practice setting
Requirements8
- 1MD or DO from an accredited medical school
- 2Board certification in Critical Care Medicine through an ABMS member board (ABIM, ABA, ABEM, or ABS) or the AOA
- 3Active, unrestricted US medical license
- 4Completed residency, plus fellowship where your specialty requires one
- 5Currently seeing patients in the US, with at least one year of independent practice after training
- 6Three or more years of post-training experience strongly preferred
- 7Clear written communication and close attention to detail
- 8Willingness to sit a 25-minute conversational interview about your background, experience, and motivations
Who Should Apply
Practicing, board-certified critical care physicians who still see patients and want a remote, part-time way to apply that expertise to health AI models. Candidates with three or more years past training and a sharp eye for clinical detail will stand out.
Salary Insight
This role pays $200.00/hr, which sits well above typical clinical review and chart-audit work for physicians and reflects the board certification and active practice the project requires. Pay is hourly, and the flexible part-time schedule lets you set hours alongside your current practice.
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