Mercor

Title: Senior Attending Physician

Location: United States (Remote)

Specialties: Intensive Care Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Rheumatology, Hematology/Oncology, Neuro-Critical Care

Summary

Senior attending physician role at a teaching hospital or large tertiary-care institution specializing in complex diagnostic fields. Responsibilities include hands-on patient care, clinical rounds, consult services, interdisciplinary meetings, and engaging in advanced research such as clinical trials and complex diagnostic analyses. Requires board certification, at least 7 years post-fellowship experience, scholarly output, and mentoring of trainees. The work is asynchronous, remote, and requires a minimum commitment of 20 hours per week on a contract basis.

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Full Job Description

Target Expertise

  • Senior attending physician at a teaching hospital (academic medical center or large tertiary-care institution).
  • Specializes in a field with high diagnostic complexity, such as Intensive Care Medicine, Infectious Disease, Rheumatology, Hematology-Oncology, or Neuro-Critical Care.
  • Routinely manages diagnostically challenging, multi-system cases requiring advanced clinical reasoning and interdisciplinary coordination.


Active Clinical & Research Workflows

  • Actively involved in hands-on patient care (daily rounds, consult services, multidisciplinary meetings) rather than purely administrative or supervisory oversight.
  • Engages in research that demands rigorous problem-solving, e.g.:
  • Designing or interpreting clinical trials or translational studies.
  • Performing complex differential diagnostic analyses from multi-omic or imaging data.
  • Publishing case series that push diagnostic frontiers (e.g., emerging pathogens, rare autoimmune syndromes).


Career Stage & Credentials

  • Associate or full Professor of Medicine (or equivalent rank) continuing active bedside practice, OR
  • Senior attending physician with ≥ 7 years post-fellowship experience and a national reputation for diagnostic expertise.
  • Board-certified in relevant specialty; evidence of sustained scholarly output (peer-reviewed publications, guideline authorship, principal- or co-investigator roles on funded studies).
  • Active mentor of residents/fellows; recognized for teaching excellence in clinical reasoning.


Here are more details about the role

  • The work is fully asynchronous and can be done around your schedule
  • You must be able to commit at least 20 hours per week for this role
  • This contract is expected to last at least 1 month with potential to be extended depending on quality of work and engagement
  • Successful contributions increase the odds that you are selected on future projects with Mercor


With respect to pay and legal stat

  • We will pay you out at the end of each week via Stripe Connect based on the number of hours you log
  • You will be classified as an “at-will” contractor to Mercor
  • Please note that we cannot currently support H1-B or STEM OPT status candidates


About Mercor

  • Our team is based in San Francisco,
  • CA.We specialize in recruiting experts for top AI l
  • abs.Our investors include Benchmark, General Catalyst, Adam D’Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey


We consider all qualified applicants without regard to legally protected characteristics and provide reasonable accommodations upon request.