Biomedical Engineering Expert for AI Training
You will help improve large language models in biomedical engineering. The work combines prompt writing, technical research, and careful review of AI-generated answers.
- Field
- Medicine & health
- Where
- United States
- Hours
- up to 10/week
- Posted
- 6 days ago
How this pay compares
At $50/hr, this role pays more than 10% of the 190 open medicine & health roles with a listed pay range, below the median of $96.
Among platforms with 10 or more priced medicine & health roles, Mercor has the highest median ($150/hr across 37 roles) and Alignerr the lowest ($55/hr across 25).
OpenTrain AI roles that closed since late October stayed listed a median of 31 days (122 roles). OpenTrain AI posted this one 6 days ago.
Computed from 2,746 open roles we track across Mercor, micro1, Handshake AI, Alignerr, Appen and OpenTrain AI, refreshed daily. Midpoints of listed ranges; “up to” ceilings are left out of medians.
What you would earn at this rate
Rate
$50/hr
Per week, before tax
$500
Per month, if the work is steady
$2,167
- Tax
- Contract pay arrives with no tax withheld. A US contractor at this rate and these hours would set aside about $548 a month for self-employment tax plus federal income tax at the 12% bracket (25%, before state tax). Outside the US, your own country's rules apply.
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Open medicine & health roles on each platform
The same kind of work, priced on every platform we track, with the best-paid open role on each.
| Platform | Open | Median | Best-paid open role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercor | 40 | $150/hr | Cardiologist$350/hr |
| micro1 | 26 | $98/hr | Domain Researcher, Medical$400k-800k/yr |
| OpenTrain AIthis role | 103 | $98/hr | Anesthesiologists for AI Model Evaluation$300/hr |
| Alignerr | 25 | $55/hr | Clinical Business Intelligence Manager$40-80/hr |
| Handshake AI | 22 | up to $180/hr | Anesthesiologists AI TrainerUp to $300/hr |
“Up to” rows list only ceilings, so their median is a maximum, not comparable with the range midpoints above them.
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The work
You will help improve large language models in biomedical engineering. The work combines prompt writing, technical research, and careful review of AI-generated answers.
Projects are remote and asynchronous. You will work independently as assignments become available throughout the year.
- Create prompts that test biomedical engineering knowledge across specialized topics and subfields.
- Research biomedical engineering questions and concepts with support from AI tools.
- Review large language model responses for accuracy, clarity, and understanding of important concepts.
- Explain whether model outputs correctly understand and communicate biomedical engineering ideas.
What it pays and takes
This role is designed for people with formal biomedical engineering training who can explain technical ideas clearly and judge the quality of specialized answers.
- Pay: up to $50 per hour.
- Schedule: approximately 10 to 20 hours per week, with flexible scheduling.
- Work setting: remote, asynchronous project work from the United States.
- Language: professional fluency in English.
- Education: current junior or senior undergraduate student in biomedical engineering, or a graduate with a bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering.
- Academic background: undergraduate study at a top-20 institution.
- Skills: clear explanation of biomedical engineering concepts, domain-specific prompt development, and large language model response evaluation.
- Authorization: valid U.S. work or training authorization is required, including applicable F-1/OPT, J-1, or H-1B status.
- Restriction: STEM OPT participants who require a new I-983 cannot be accommodated. Approved I-983, pre-graduation OPT, CPT, J-1, and H-1B participants are not affected by that restriction.
How it works
Apply on OpenTrain with your resume, then complete the application on the hiring site. Individual project timing depends on available assignments.
About AI training work
AI training is the human work behind systems that learn from examples. Specialists write prompts and review model responses so AI systems can produce more accurate and useful answers in technical fields.
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Full OpenTrain AI profile: watch-outs and the public record →Pay history
OpenTrain AI has listed this role at $50/hr since Nov 5, 2026 with no change.
Across OpenTrain AI's medicine & health roles, the median listed pay was $85/hr on Nov 1, 2026 (41 roles) and is $98/hr as of Nov 11, 2026 (102 roles).
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