Ophthalmologist

Mercor is hiring Ophthalmologists on behalf of a healthcare AI partner developing advanced vision-care decision-support tools. You will use your clinical expertise to review, annotate, and validate ophthalmic data, directly improving the safety and accuracy of medical AI systems. This is an in-person role in San Francisco.

Key Responsibilities

• Clinical Data Annotation: Review and label ophthalmology notes, imaging reports, and EHR data; identify diagnoses, findings, and treatment pathways.

• Quality Review: Audit annotations and verify AI-generated outputs for medical accuracy.

• Knowledge Input: Provide guidance on annotation standards, taxonomy updates, and edge-case definitions.

• Model Evaluation: Evaluate AI-produced summaries and recommendations; flag errors and provide structured feedback.

• Documentation Support: Contribute to documentation standards and onboarding materials for new annotators.

Requirements

• MD/DO specialising in Ophthalmology; board-certified or board-eligible.

• Active medical license in good standing.

• 2+ years of clinical experience (medical or surgical ophthalmology).

• Strong understanding of ocular disease, imaging modalities (OCT, fundus, FA), and treatment workflows.

• Familiarity with ophthalmic EHRs, terminology (ICD-10, CPT, SNOMED), and precise documentation.

• Interest or experience in medical AI, data annotation, or informatics preferred.

Work Arrangement

• In-person (San Francisco), part-time (up to 10 hours/week).

• Flexible hours suited for practicing clinicians.

• Growth opportunities in applied clinical AI and cross-disciplinary collaboration.

Why Join

• Shape next-generation AI-assisted vision care with real clinical expertise.

• Collaborate with teams focused on accuracy, ethics, and patient safety.

• Gain exposure to cutting-edge healthcare AI while maintaining clinical flexibility.

• Contribute to a mission to improve global access to intelligent, evidence-based eye care.