Research

Data Scientist

Status: Open

Micro1

Pay
$245–$280/hr
Location
Remote
Employment type
Contractor
Openings
100
Posted
2026-08-27

About this opportunity

Role Title: Data Scientist Role Type: Contractor Location: Remote About the Role micro1 is partnering with a leading AI lab to hire data scientists and quantitative professionals from top companies. You'll bring rigor to how AI models handle statistics, machine learning, experimentation, and quantitative reasoning. Scope of Work - Evaluate AI model outputs on data science, statistics, ML, and quantitative problems - Create expert-level prompts, datasets, and reference solutions - Identify flawed methodology, statistical errors, and weak quantitative reasoning - Provide structured feedback that improves model capability Preferred Qualifications - At least one year of experience working at a top company (tech, finance, or research), with at least part of this experience within the past 7 years - Based in an English-speaking country - Clear written communication of technical and statistical concepts

Required skills

  • Python
  • Machine Learning
  • Statistics
  • Data Analysis
  • Experimentation
  • Pandas
  • Data Modeling

What you'll do

  • Evaluate AI model outputs on data science, statistics, ML, and quantitative problems
  • Create expert-level prompts, datasets, and reference solutions
  • Identify flawed methodology, statistical errors, and weak quantitative reasoning
  • Provide structured feedback that improves model capability

Preferred qualifications

  • At least one year of experience working at a top company (tech, finance, or research), with at least part of this experience within the past 7 years
  • Based in an English-speaking country
  • Clear written communication of technical and statistical concepts

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