MercorOperationsSpecial ReferralCertified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT)
Remote — United States
About the role
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.
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.
Scope of Work
- 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.
What you’ll bring
- 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 Qualifications
- 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
Benefits
Not provided in the source listing.
Schedule and availability
Available for 30–40 hours per week during the project.
Contract & Payment Terms
- We consider all qualified applicants without regard to legally protected characteristics and provide reasonable accommodations upon request.
- 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.
- Payments are weekly on Stripe or Wise based on services rendered.
- Please note: We are unable to support H1-B or STEM OPT candidates at this time.
Where you can work
This role is open to people based in: United States.
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