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Product Research Expert Fully Upto $65 hr
About The Job
Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark, General Catalyst, Peter Thiel, Adam D'Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey.
Position: Personal Consumer Research Expert
Type: Contract
Compensation: $50â$65/hour
Location: Remote
Role Responsibilities
- Build long-horizon research tasks with deterministic rubrics to evaluate agent performance against verifiable ground truth.
- Create scenarios in product research with shortlists meeting every spec and budget constraint, including TCO calculations.
- Develop service provider comparisons for insurance, internet, and utilities, scored against defined rubrics.
- Conduct major purchase analysis with quote gathering and negotiation angles based on policy references.
- Work independently on challenging scenarios requiring long focus sessions.
- 3+ years in product research, personal procurement, journalism/review writing, or adjacent roles.
- Expertise in product spec analysis, service provider comparison, quote gathering, and TCO modeling.
- Proficient in reading and producing research artifacts like comparison tables, shortlists, and negotiation briefs.
- Clear written communication skills with the ability to articulate reasoning step by step.
- Hourly contractor
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- AI interview based on your resume
- Submit form
- For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome
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