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AI Training Jobs for Biologists

, AITraining.jobs lists 87 open roles for biologists on , including Anyone AI, Weekday and Turing; their typical pay runs $40 to $115 an hour, with a median of $65, and the highest advertised rate is $175 an hour at AfterQuery.

$40–$115/hrtypical paylive median $65/hrup to $175/hr at AfterQuery

Measured from 65 distinct advertised rates, across 11 platforms. 14 of the 87 open roles here state no hourly rate; 8 advertise only a maximum ("up to $X/hr"), which is excluded.

AI labs pay biologists and life scientists by the hour to write biology problems a model gets wrong, check its experimental reasoning and analyses, and write the answer a researcher would give. Every role is checked against its platform's job board every hour.

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Live roles for biologists

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Showing the 78 roles whose requirements we read, every country. See every role

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Bioinformatics and computational biology

15 open

Bioinformatics, computational genomics and biology with Python: check a model's analyses and pipelines and build tasks with answers a script can verify.

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Neuroscientists

4 open

Neuroscience: grade a model's answers on the brain and nervous system and write what a neuroscientist would explain.

Molecular, cell and microbiology

11 open

Molecular and cell biology, biochemistry, microbiology, gene editing and translational research: judge a model's experimental reasoning and wet-lab methods.

Show 1 more molecular biology roles

Life sciences researchers (master's or PhD)

4 open

Roles for biologists with a graduate degree: research-level questions across the life sciences that the best models still get wrong.

Biology experts

44 open

Write biology problems with verified answers and grade a model's reasoning, from genetics to ecology. Many are posted per country.

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Before you apply

This is training and evaluation work for AI models, not lab work. If you work at a university, hospital or company, check its policy on outside work first, and never bring patient data, unpublished results or proprietary sequences into a task. A legitimate platform never charges you to apply.

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Pay by specialty

Each specialty's typical pay is measured over its own open roles the way every band on this site is (the 25th percentile of what roles pay (the middle of each advertised range) to the 90th-percentile advertised ceiling), and shown only where at least three distinct rates are posted.

SpecialtyOpen rolesTypical payHighest rate
Bioinformatics and computational biology15$70–$115/hr$175/hr
Neuroscientists4$40–$60/hr$90/hr
Molecular, cell and microbiology11$75–$105/hr$105/hr
Life sciences researchers (master's or PhD)10$70–$120/hr$120/hr
Biology experts47$40–$115/hr$125/hr

What the roles ask for

Read from the requirements of 78 of the 87 open roles for biologists: the lines each role's pop-up lists from its posting. A role counts once, at the lowest degree it accepts.

23

Ask for a PhD

39

Ask for a master's

11

Ask for a bachelor's or a degree

5

Name no degree

  • Ask for coding (Python, SQL and the like)32
  • Name years of experience15
  • Ask where you live or may work4
  • Ask for a professional license1
  • Ask for a certification1

The roles that name experience ask for a median of 3 years.

What platforms pay to find you

AfterQuery, Turing and micro1 post a flat referral bonus on 14 of the 87 open roles for biologists: what the platform pays whoever refers the person it accepts, a measure of how hard these people are to find. The platform pays it, and it never comes out of your pay.

RolePlatformReferral bonus
Bioinformatics Machine Learning ExpertAfterQuery$550
CRISPR & Gene Editing Subject Matter Expert (PhD / Masters)AfterQuery$550
Biology Expert (PhD/Master’s)Turing$500
Clinical, Microbiome & Translational Research Scientist (PhD)micro1$500
Computational Biology & Bioinformatics Expert (PhD)micro1$500
Computational Chemistry, Structural Biology & Drug Discovery Scientist (PhD)micro1$500
Life Sciences Research Scientist (PhD): Wet Lab & Computational Biologymicro1$500
STEM Expert – Biology & Bioinformatics (PhD)micro1$500
See all 14 roles with a bonus

Who hires biologists for AI work

PlatformOpen rolesPay stated
Anyone AI logoAnyone AI23$40/hr
Weekday logoWeekday13$20–$120/hr
Turing logoTuring11Not stated
Alignerr logoAlignerr8$20–$120/hr
AfterQuery logoAfterQuery5$90–$175/hr
Handshake AI logoHandshake AI5$47–$125/hr
micro1 logomicro15$45–$90/hr
Invisible logoInvisible4$65/hr
Prolific logoProlific3$40–$60/hr
SuperAnnotate (SME) logoSuperAnnotate (SME)3up to $90/hr
Mercor logoMercor2$65–$105/hr
Sovrano AI logoSovrano AI2$40–$125/hr
Lifted (Upwork) logoLifted (Upwork)1Not stated
OpenTrain AI logoOpenTrain AI1$15–$60/hr
Rise Data Labs logoRise Data Labs1Not stated

How each platform checks you

The platforms hiring biologists now, in the words of each one's onboarding guide, with the source of every line. The full steps are on each platform's page.

Anyone AI logoAnyone AI23 open
Assessment
Interview (format not published), then project onboarding. How to apply
Interview
Interview
Turing logoTuring11 open
Assessment
Role-specific Turing vetting (proctored tests, AI interview, human interviews). How to apply
Interview
AI interview (recorded, scored by AI)
Identity check
A valid, unexpired, physical government photo ID: a passport or driver's license (Nigerian users may also use a physical NIN card). Source
Credentials
It describes three stages: screening and matching on your profile (skills, domain, credentials, availability), automated testing (coding challenges in 18-plus languages, RLHF and SFT-style task evaluations, and an adaptive AI interviewer), and expert human review with deep-dive interviews for complex or high-stakes roles. Source
Alignerr logoAlignerr8 open
Assessment
Role assessments and the Zara AI interview. How to apply
Interview
AI interview (recorded, scored by AI)
Identity check
Once you are matched to a project: a driver's license, state ID, work permit or permanent residence card from an accepted country, photographed live through Persona, plus a recent selfie. Source
AfterQuery logoAfterQuery5 open
Assessment
AfterQuery pool skills assessment (plus an interview step). How to apply
Interview
Video interview
Identity check
For verification and payouts: a government-issued photo ID, a device with a camera for a selfie, a phone that can receive a text code, a bank account in your own legal name in the same country you select in Stripe, and your SSN if you are in the US. Source
Credentials
AfterQuery says it welcomes 'experts with advanced degrees, significant industry experience, or demonstrated expertise in their field,' and that every expert goes through a verification process that includes credential checks and expertise validation. Source
Handshake AI logoHandshake AI5 open
Assessment
Project assessment (per project, after an invitation). How to apply
Interview
None published
Identity check
A government photo ID (driver's license, state ID, passport or green card) and a phone or tablet with a camera for the Persona ID and selfie check. Source
micro1 logomicro15 open
Assessment
The Zara AI interview (plus a role-specific skill check). How to apply
Interview
AI interview (recorded, scored by AI)
Identity check
Valid government-issued photo ID (passport or driver's license) for identity verification, matching the legal name on your application. Source
Invisible logoInvisible4 open
Assessment
Meridial Assessment (role-specific logic/reasoning evaluation). How to apply
Interview
Interview
SuperAnnotate (SME) logoSuperAnnotate (SME)3 open
Assessment
SME Careers AI interview, plus a qualification exam and recruiter interview on some roles. How to apply
Interview
AI interview (recorded, scored by AI)
Identity check
A valid government-issued photo ID and a selfie for Deel's identity check, with the name on the ID exactly matching your account. Source
Mercor logoMercor2 open
Assessment
AI Video Interview (plus role-specific Form assessments). How to apply
Interview
AI interview (recorded, scored by AI)
Sovrano AI logoSovrano AI2 open
Assessment
Role-specific Sovrano screening (AI interview, expert survey, qualification exam or work sample). How to apply
Interview
AI interview (recorded, scored by AI)
OpenTrain AI logoOpenTrain AI1 open
Assessment
AI interview (switched on per job by the employer). How to apply
Interview
AI interview (recorded, scored by AI)
Identity check
For jobs that require it: a government ID for an identity check through Didit (or Stripe Identity if Didit is unavailable), which may also ask for a selfie. Source

Where these roles are posted

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Frequently asked questions

How much do AI training jobs for biologists pay?

Across the 65 distinct hourly rates posted for roles for biologists right now, typical pay runs from $40 to $115 an hour, with a median of $65. The highest posted rate is $175 an hour, at AfterQuery. 14 of the 87 open roles for biologists state no hourly rate, so check each listing.

Do I need a PhD in biology?

For the research and specialist roles, usually a master's or PhD; the biology expert roles often take a bachelor's in biology with lab or research experience and a subject test. Bioinformatics roles ask for programming too. Each listing states the degree and the countries it accepts. Of the 78 open roles for biologists whose requirements we read, 23 ask for a PhD, 39 a master's, 11 a bachelor's or a degree and 5 name no degree.

What does a biologist do in AI training?

You write biology questions with verified answers, grade a model's reasoning on experiments, mechanisms and data, and correct it the way a reviewer would. Bioinformatics roles add the code and pipelines a model writes. It is remote, hourly contract work, and the hours depend on the project.

How do platforms check biologists?

Most platforms start with an assessment in your field before any paid work, and each listing says what it asks for. Of the platforms hiring biologists now, Turing, Alignerr, micro1, SuperAnnotate (SME) and Mercor run an AI interview (a recorded interview scored by AI) for many roles. Turing, Alignerr, AfterQuery, Handshake AI and micro1 check a government photo ID, usually with a selfie, before you are paid. Turing and AfterQuery say they check credentials such as degrees. The section on how each platform checks you quotes each guide with its source.

Are these jobs legitimate?

They are posted by established AI data platforms (Anyone AI, Weekday, Turing and Alignerr among them), and each platform's page here covers whether it is legit, how it vets people and how it pays. A legitimate platform never charges you to apply or to get work.

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