Get your free practice interview for this role
micro1 screens applicants online, often with an AI interview. micro1 offers a free, 18-minute AI practice interview with feedback, and we picked the one closest to this role: Biomedical Researcher. It covers:
Here’s your practice interview
Allow your microphone when it asks, find a quiet spot, and give yourself about 20 minutes. We’ve also emailed you the link and the free ebook.
Step 2: when you feel ready, apply.
The practice interview is free and run by micro1. Land Remote Jobs is an independent job board, not part of micro1, Mercor or Turing. Practising helps you prepare; it can’t guarantee the result of your real interview. Want more tips? Read our free micro1 interview guide.
Apply for this role
You apply on micro1's own site. It’s free, and you can apply even if you skip the practice.
Who this role suits
Researchers and PhD holders who want to use their subject expertise on remote, flexible projects.
Full job description
Role Title: Life Sciences Research Expert (Python)
Pay: $60–$120/hour
Location: Global, fully remote
Job Type: Contractor (~15 hours per week)
Schedule: Flexible—you choose the hours and days you work, including weekends if desired
micro1 is seeking experienced life sciences researchers with strong, hands-on Python skills to contribute to projects focused on evaluating and improving advanced AI systems.
In this role, you will apply your scientific expertise to create, solve, and review challenging research problems within biology and related fields. You will use Python to analyze scientific data, develop reproducible solutions, validate computational results, and identify errors in technical reasoning or code.
Areas of Expertise
We are particularly interested in candidates with expertise in one or more of the following:
- Medicine and biomedical science
- Computational biology
- Neuroscience
- Molecular and cellular biology
- Biotechnology and bioinformatics
- Genetics and genomics
- Ecology and evolutionary biology
- Biostatistics or biological data science
- Etc.
Scope of Work
- Create and solve technically rigorous scientific problems within your area of expertise.
- Develop reproducible Python-based analyses, models, simulations, or data-processing workflows.
- Review scientific solutions and code for correctness, clarity, and completeness.
Preferred Qualifications
- PhD, MD, or master’s degree with substantial research experience in a relevant life sciences discipline.
- Strong scientific or applied research background demonstrated through publications, thesis work, computational projects, industry research, or equivalent accomplishments.
- Practical Python experience for scientific computing, data analysis, modeling, or simulation.
- Familiarity with tools such as NumPy, pandas, SciPy, Matplotlib, scikit-learn, Jupyter, or relevant domain-specific libraries.
Process
- Apply to the role and complete the screening questions.
- Complete an AI interview of approximately 30 minutes.
- Complete the hiring manager review.
Compensation Structure
Compensation is output-based. Experts are paid per task that meets the project specifications. The time required to complete each task may vary depending on the expert’s experience and workflow.
Minimum submission requirements apply..
Start Timeline & Availability
We typically fill roles within 48 hours and are looking for experts who are ready to begin immediately. If selected, you will be expected to start your first task within 24–48 hours of completing onboarding.
Last checked open on Oct 28, 2026. Job description provided by micro1.
Something not working? Tell us
If the practice interview or the apply link doesn’t open, or the job looks closed, let us know and we’ll fix it.
Thanks, we got it. We’ll check this job’s links and reply by email if you left one.