Mercor
Child Psychiatry Expert - AI Safety
This role involves authoring and reviewing fictionalized adolescent mental health case scenarios based on clinical expertise, developing clinician-informed evaluation rubrics for AI chatbot responses, and providing expert judgment on AI-generated conversations. The advisor will also advise on best practices for assessing AI behavior across key mental health domains including suicide & self-harm, medical & therapeutic impersonation, and parasocial attachment & anthropomorphism.
Key Responsibilities
- • Author fictionalized adolescent mental health case scenarios based on real-world clinical expertise.
- • Review scenarios for clinical realism, developmental appropriateness, and ethical considerations.
- • Help develop and refine clinician-informed evaluation rubrics for AI chatbot responses.
- • Review a subset of AI-generated conversations and provide expert judgment to calibrate automated evaluation systems.
- • Advise on best practices for assessing AI behavior across key mental health domains, including suicide & self-harm, medical & therapeutic impersonation, and parasocial attachment & anthropomorphism.
Required
- • MD, DO, PhD, PsyD, or equivalent qualification in Psychiatry, Psychology, or a related mental health field.
- • Clinical or research experience focused on children and adolescents.
- • Expertise in suicide prevention, self-harm assessment, child & adolescent psychiatry, clinical child psychology, digital mental health, or evidence-based therapies such as DBT or CBT.
- • Strong written communication skills and ability to provide structured clinical feedback.
- • Comfortable reviewing fictional clinical scenarios and evaluating AI-generated conversations.
Preferred
- • Experience conducting suicide risk assessments or crisis intervention.
- • Academic or published research in adolescent mental health, suicide prevention, or digital therapeutics.
- • Experience developing clinical guidelines, assessment frameworks, or educational materials.
- • Prior work involving AI, digital health technologies, or mental health product evaluation.
- • Experience supervising trainees or participating in multidisciplinary clinical teams.
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: Child & Adolescent Mental Health Clinical Advisor (AI Safety Benchmark Project)
Type: Contract
Compensation: $80–$150/hour
Location: Remote
Commitment: 10–15 hours/week
Role Responsibilities
Must-Have
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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: Child & Adolescent Mental Health Clinical Advisor (AI Safety Benchmark Project)
Type: Contract
Compensation: $80–$150/hour
Location: Remote
Commitment: 10–15 hours/week
Role Responsibilities
- Author fictionalized adolescent mental health case scenarios based on real-world clinical expertise.
- Review scenarios for clinical realism, developmental appropriateness, and ethical considerations.
- Help develop and refine clinician-informed evaluation rubrics for AI chatbot responses.
- Review a subset of AI-generated conversations and provide expert judgment to calibrate automated evaluation systems.
- Advise on best practices for assessing AI behavior across key mental health domains, including suicide & self-harm, medical & therapeutic impersonation, and parasocial attachment & anthropomorphism.
Must-Have
- MD, DO, PhD, PsyD, or equivalent qualification in Psychiatry, Psychology, or a related mental health field.
- Clinical or research experience focused on children and adolescents.
- Expertise in suicide prevention, self-harm assessment, child & adolescent psychiatry, clinical child psychology, digital mental health, or evidence-based therapies such as DBT or CBT.
- Strong written communication skills and ability to provide structured clinical feedback.
- Comfortable reviewing fictional clinical scenarios and evaluating AI-generated conversations.
- Experience conducting suicide risk assessments or crisis intervention.
- Academic or published research in adolescent mental health, suicide prevention, or digital therapeutics.
- Experience developing clinical guidelines, assessment frameworks, or educational materials.
- Prior work involving AI, digital health technologies, or mental health product evaluation.
- Experience supervising trainees or participating in multidisciplinary clinical teams.
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