Disability insurance specialists creating adjudication and underwriting scenarios for Mercor’s AI-lab partner. Evaluating AI outputs against industry standards and improving model reasoning.
Responsibilities
Design realistic scenarios involving short- and long-term disability claims, elimination periods, own-occupation and any-occupation definitions, residual and partial disability, offsets, recurrent disability, and claim duration management
Create claim determinations, benefit calculations, medical and vocational evidence summaries, transferable-skills analyses, return-to-work plans, and appeal decisions
Write “golden” reference responses at experienced disability-professional quality
Grade AI-generated responses against structured rubrics for definitional accuracy, evidentiary support, benefit-calculation correctness, and procedural fairness
Identify misapplied disability definitions, unsupported functional conclusions, missed offsets, incorrect benefit math, and failures to document the administrative record
Provide written feedback to the research team to improve model behavior
Participate in onboarding office hours and calibration sessions
Requirements
2+ years of professional experience in disability claims adjudication, disability underwriting, vocational rehabilitation, or leave and absence management
Experience with at least one program type: group short-term disability, group long-term disability, individual disability income, statutory disability, or life waiver of premium
Understanding of contract definitions, elimination periods, offsets, pre-existing-condition provisions, and maximum benefit periods
Ability to weigh medical, occupational, and financial evidence and articulate a defensible determination with documented rationale
Excellent written analysis, balanced judgment, and high attention to detail
Ability to distinguish claim adjudication from treating-provider clinical decisions and formal legal advice
Bonus: CRC, CDMS, CCM, CPDM, RN, or comparable clinical or vocational credential
Experience with ERISA administrative records, appeals, or litigation support
Individual disability income underwriting, including occupation class and financial underwriting
Social Security, workers compensation, or other-income offset coordination experience
Experience with FMLA, state leave programs, or ADA accommodation interaction
Remote location eligibility limited to the United States, Canada, or United Kingdom
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