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PhD Scientist — STEM Expert
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Job Title: PhD Scientist - STEM Expert
Job Type: Contractor
Location: Remote(Worldwide)
Opportunity Snapshot
Pay: $45 - $90/hour
Commitment: Flexible — fits alongside your current role
Location: Fully remote
You’ll need: A completed PhD in a STEM field, plus hands-on research experience
Your tasks: Build difficult technical problems from your own research and define what makes an answer correct
These tasks are hard to build, and that’s the point. We’re looking for people with genuine depth in their field: the problems where the textbook answer isn’t enough, where the right approach depends on reading the constraints correctly, where a plausible-looking answer is quietly wrong.
What you’ll do
- Design difficult technical problems drawn from your own research area, with realistic constraints and supporting data.
- Provide the correct solution and walk through the reasoning that gets there.
- Define objective criteria for correctness, so another researcher reviewing the work would reach the same verdict.
- Review problems built by other contributors for technical accuracy and soundness of method.
- Flag problems that turn out to be ambiguous or ungradable rather than submitting them.
What we’re looking for
- Completed PhD in a STEM field. This is a hard requirement.
- Hands-on research experience — work you did yourself, not work you read about.
- Wet lab, research lab, or academic experience is strongly preferred.
- Able to explain why an answer is correct clearly enough that another researcher could verify it.
- Publications or a record of research contribution is a strong plus.
- Prior experience on AI training or evaluation projects is a plus, not a requirement.
How the selection process works
- Apply and complete the screening questions
- Complete the AI interview for this role — it’s how your expertise gets in front of the client
- Profile review
- Onboarding — our Talent Ops team will get you set up
Skills
- Python
- Data visualization
- Data Analysis
- Solidworks
- Experimental Design
- Statistical Analysis
- Laboratory Skills
- Wet Lab
- MATLAB
- Biostatistics
- Epidemiology
- Clinical Trials
- Spectroscopy
- Chromatography
- Research
- Scientific writing
- Clinical Research
This role at a glance
At $45–$90/hr, the PhD Scientist — STEM Expert role comes to about $3,900–$7,800 a month for 20 hours a week, or $7,800–$15,600 a month full time — roughly $94,000–$187,000 over a full year. These are estimates before tax; contract roles are paid for the hours you work. It was posted 1 day ago. Engineering roles listed on RemoteJobsOne have stayed open a median of 59 days before closing, counted over the 39 that have closed so far.
20 hours a week
$3,900–$7,800
a month, before tax
Full time
$7,800–$15,600
a month at 40 hours a week
A full year
$94,000–$187,000
full time, 52 weeks
Open for
1 day
Engineering roles here close after about 59 days, counted over 39 that have closed. Apply while it is open.
How this pay compares
This role pays $45–$90/hr. Across the 26 hourly engineering roles open on RemoteJobsOne right now, the median runs from $63 to $121 an hour, and published rates range from $40 to $300. Its top rate of $90 sits within the category's median range.
This role
$45–$90/hr
Engineering median
$63–$121/hr · full spread $40 to $300
What these skills pay
Hourly pay across every open role on RemoteJobsOne that asks for the same skills as this one.
- Data visualization$150–$350/hr median
9 open roles · up to $350/hr
- Python$55–$120/hr median
14 open roles · up to $150/hr
Questions about this role
How much does the PhD Scientist — STEM Expert role pay?
It pays $45–$90/hr, which is about $7,800–$15,600 a month full time before tax. The rate is set by the employer and shown exactly as published.
Compare pay across remote rolesIs this PhD Scientist — STEM Expert job fully remote?
Yes. It is listed as a fully remote role, with the posting naming Global. You work from home, on your own equipment.
Is it full-time, part-time or contract work?
The employer has not said.
What skills does the PhD Scientist — STEM Expert role ask for?
The posting asks for Python, Data visualization, Data Analysis, Solidworks, Experimental Design and Statistical Analysis. Naming them clearly in your application helps.
How do I apply for PhD Scientist — STEM Expert?
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