Pharmacy Technician
Mercor is hiring on behalf of a leading AI research lab developing next-generation clinical AI systems. We're seeking experienced Certified Pharmacy Technicians (CPhT) to support the development of AI-powered prior authorisation workflows by reviewing medication-related clinical content and evaluating AI-generated responses for accuracy, safety, clarity, and completeness. This role is ideal for pharmacy technicians with strong medication management and pharmacy operations experience who are interested in contributing to cutting-edge healthcare AI.
Hiring companyMercor
About the role
Representative topics include:
- Medication history.
- Prior authorisation requirements.
- Medication indications.
- Dosing information.
- Contraindications
- Drug interactions.
- Supporting clinical documentation.
- Pharmacy workflows.
What Success Looks Like
- Consistently accurate, evidence-based clinical annotations and reviews.
- High agreement with project quality standards.
- Reliable throughput and timely delivery.
- Clear identification and escalation of safety-critical or ambiguous cases.
- Rapid incorporation of calibration feedback.
Contract and Payment Terms
- You will be engaged as an independent contractor.
- This is a fully remote role that can be completed on your own schedule.
- Projects can be extended, shortened, or concluded early depending on needs and performance.
- Your work at Mercor will not involve access to confidential or proprietary information from any employer, client, or institution.
Responsibilities
- Answer medication-related clinical questions using patient context, source materials, and labelling guidelines.
- Review AI-generated responses for clinical accuracy, safety, clarity, completeness, and evidence support.
- Correct inaccurate or incomplete responses and provide structured annotations and written feedback.
- Identify and escalate cases involving insufficient evidence, conflicting guidance, unclear clinical context, or patient safety concerns.
- Apply project rubrics and quality standards consistently while participating in calibration and feedback sessions.
Required skills
- Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) or equivalent pharmacy technician experience.
- Hands-on experience with medications, prescriptions, pharmacy operations, and prior authorisation workflows.
- Strong understanding of medication safety, drug interactions, and pharmacy best practices.
- Excellent written communication skills and strong attention to detail.
- Comfortable following structured annotation guidelines.
- Available for 30–40 hours per week during the project.
Preferred skills
- Prior authorisation or speciality pharmacy.
- Medication access programs.
- Epic, Cerner, or other electronic health record (EHR) systems.
- Clinical quality assurance.
- AI evaluation, clinical content review, or healthcare data annotation.
- 340B or medication assistance programs.
Eligibility
Work arrangement: Fully remote
Eligible countries: United States
Please note: We are unable to support H1-B or STEM OPT candidates at this time.
Compensation details
$35 per hour.
- Payments are weekly on Stripe or Wise based on services rendered.
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