Psychology QA Lead for AI Training (Remote Contract)
Listing checked September 4, 2026 · pay as published by SME Careers
Overview
As a psychology QA Lead, you oversee quality across remote AI training projects focused on mental health and behavioral science. Review AI-generated psychology explanations and trainer outputs against detailed rubrics, delivering precise written feedback that guides improvement. Maintain clear documentation, style guides, onboarding materials, and calibration tasks so contributors stay aligned as projects evolve. Collaborate with remote experts through Discord, Google Sheets, and Google Docs to coordinate QA work and activation.
What You'll Do10
- 1Perform regular quality checks on psychology content produced for AI training, flag issues, and provide actionable feedback to trainers.
- 2Assess AI-generated psychology explanations, mental-health content, and research summaries for accuracy, ethics, and safety.
- 3Communicate project guidelines, updates, and quality expectations to Discord-based trainer and QA teams.
- 4Answer questions from trainers and QAs on psychological concepts, evidence quality, ethics, and rubric interpretation with clear guidance.
- 5Monitor contributor activity, re-engage inactive team members, and flag availability issues to maintain workflow momentum.
- 6Create and maintain psychology project documentation, including style guides, trackers, FAQs, calibration tasks, and onboarding materials.
- 7Lead onboarding and training sessions to explain rubrics and psychology-specific review requirements.
- 8Ensure consistent application of psychology-review guidelines as projects evolve and scale.
- 9Flag unsafe, stigmatizing, or diagnostically inappropriate content for safety and ethics review.
- 10Identify recurring quality gaps and propose scalable QA workflow improvements for psychology AI training.
Requirements10
- 1Advanced degree (Bachelor’s, Master’s, PhD, or PsyD) in psychology or a closely related field such as clinical psychology, counseling, behavioral science, cognitive science, neuroscience, social work, education.
- 2Excellent English language skills to follow guidelines and provide clear written feedback.
- 33+ years in psychology research, clinical or counseling settings, behavioral science, teaching, academic writing, or mental-health content review.
- 4Strong grounding in psychological theories, research methods, cognitive and social psychology, developmental psychology, abnormal psychology, ethics, and mental-health safety.
- 5Experience evaluating psychology content against rubrics and identifying issues like overdiagnosis, unsafe advice, or stigmatizing language.
- 6Familiarity with CBT, trauma-informed care, personality psychology, research design, and statistics; ethical guidelines are a plus.
- 7Experience leading or supporting remote teams of researchers, clinicians, educators, reviewers, or QAs.
- 8Comfort working in fast-moving remote environments using Discord, Google Sheets, Google Docs, trackers, dashboards, and project management systems.
- 9Highly detail-oriented and organized with ability to maintain style guides, FAQs, trackers, onboarding materials, calibration tasks, and documentation.
- 10Experience with AI training, data annotation, LLM evaluation, psychology QA, or rubric-based review is a strong plus.
Who Should Apply
Ideal candidates hold an advanced psychology degree and bring 3+ years of relevant experience in psychology research, clinical settings, or mental-health content review. They excel at applying rubrics to complex material and delivering clear, actionable feedback in written form. The role suits professionals who are comfortable coordinating with remote teams via Discord, Google Sheets, and Google Docs. This position may not be ideal for those lacking a psychology background or who prefer in-person work or slower-paced environments.
Salary Insight
$80/hr. This hourly remote contract role targets mid-senior level psychology QA leadership in AI training projects.
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