Senior Operations Research Analyst

About the job

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark, General Catalyst, Peter Thiel, Adam D'Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey.

Position: Operations Research Professional
Type: Contract
Compensation: $60–$80/hour
Location: Remote
Commitment: 10+ hours/week

Role Responsibilities

• Author clear, unambiguous, open-ended operations research prompts that elicit evaluable AI responses.
• Verify prompts are within the scope of the assigned subdomain and correctly rated for difficulty.
• Ensure all 5 prompts in a task are sufficiently distinct from one another with varying difficulty levels.
• Apply expert judgment to assess the depth and quality of quantitative reasoning required.
• Edit prompts and difficulty assignments where standards are not met.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• Master's degree or higher in Operations Research, Industrial Engineering, Applied Mathematics, or a closely related field.
• 2–6 years of professional or research experience in optimization, logistics, or decision science.
• Strong command of mathematical programming, probabilistic modeling, and algorithmic methods.
• Excellent written English and ability to craft precise, well-scoped technical questions.

Preferred

• Experience with solvers (Gurobi, CPLEX) or simulation tools is a strong plus.

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

• Upload resume
• AI interview based on your resume
• Submit form

Resources & Support

• For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome
• For any help or support, reach out to: [email protected]

PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.