Remote MD/DO AI Evaluator - Flexible US Physician Work — Columbus
Traveler-Friendly Insight
This Mindrift contractor role is one of the more genuinely location-flexible opportunities for physicians — but with a critical constraint: you must hold an active, unrestricted US medical license, and eligibility is limited to certain US states. This means the role is tied to your US licensure status, not your physical location at any given moment.
Async-friendliness: Exceptionally high. There are zero fixed hours, no schedule requirements, and no real-time meetings. Tasks are submitted via platform at any time, making this highly compatible with life across multiple time zones.
For traveling physicians: As long as you maintain your US license and can access the platform, you could theoretically complete tasks from anywhere in the world. However, verify whether Mindrift's contractor agreement or platform terms restrict work outside the US — this is worth confirming before booking a long-term stay abroad.
Earning potential context: Per-task earnings are not publicly disclosed. At typical AI annotation rates for medical professionals ($50–$150/hour equivalent), supplemental income could meaningfully stretch a budget in lower cost-of-living nomad hubs:
- Lisbon, Portugal: ~$2,000–$2,500/month covers comfortable living
- Chiang Mai, Thailand: ~$1,000–$1,500/month for a quality lifestyle
- Medellín, Colombia: ~$1,200–$1,800/month in El Poblado
No equipment stipend or coworking allowance is mentioned. This suits a physician already traveling who wants low-commitment supplemental income tied to their existing expertise.
About the Company
Mindrift connects specialists with project-based AI opportunities for leading tech companies, focused on testing, evaluating, and improving AI systems. This is a task-based, independent contractor opportunity, not an employment relationship. Participation is limited to this project.
Project Highlights
- Earnings per approved task: a fixed rate for each task, set in advance
- Fully self-scheduled: no minimum hours and no set schedule; you choose which tasks to take and when
- Remote: open to US-licensed physicians based in eligible US states
- No patient contact, no malpractice exposure: you review written clinical cases
- All contributors are license-verified physicians
- $50 one-time onboarding reward, paid once your first task on the project is approved
What This Project Involves
We're looking for physicians (MD/DO) with an active, unrestricted US medical license to evaluate clinical EHR vignettes for a medical AI evaluation project. General and internal medicine are the main focus. Each task is a written clinical case, assessed against the project's acceptance criteria. Contributors may:
- Evaluate clinical EHR vignettes paired with a question, a proposed answer, and a distractor "trap" answer across diagnosis and treatment tasks, spanning cardiovascular, nervous, hematologic, respiratory, digestive, urinary, reproductive, musculoskeletal, and integumentary systems;
- Score the clinical reasoning quality of benchmark items: vignette accuracy and completeness, whether the vignette gives the answer away, answer correctness and gradeability, and trap quality;
- Check whether the reasoning chain reaches the answer from vignette facts alone, correct reasoning traces, and write short rationales.
Each case receives three independent blind reads, followed by physician adjudication. Real clinical complexity only. You're improving the AI tools you'll eventually use yourself.
What We Look For
This project is a good fit for US-licensed physicians looking for a flexible, time-limited project they can fit around their other commitments. Ideally, contributors will have:
- Medical degree (MD or DO) and an active, unrestricted US medical license (verified at onboarding and re-checked monthly);
- Board certification or completed residency training, with direct patient care experience (attending-level preferred). Practising or retired physicians welcome;
- Broad, multi-system diagnostic and treatment experience (internal, family, emergency, or hospital medicine);
- Strong clinical reasoning: differential diagnosis, next-step management, and application of evidence-based guidelines;
- Prior experience in medical AI evaluation, clinical content or exam-question review, or medical annotation/QA (a plus);
- Strong written English (C1+).
This project is not suitable for medical students, unlicensed medical graduates, non-physician clinicians (NPs, PAs, nurses, pharmacists), or non-clinical healthcare titles.
How It Works
Apply → Pass qualification(s) → Join the project → Complete tasks → Get paid for approved tasks
Flexibility
You decide whether, when, and how much to contribute. There are no minimum hours, set schedules, or required availability. Task availability varies with project phases. Tasks are submitted through the platform and are approved when they meet the project's acceptance criteria.
Earnings
Earnings are paid only for completed and approved tasks. Each task type has a fixed rate. There is no time tracking and no hour logging. There are no tiers or speed adjustments to the rate. QA and adjudication tasks have a higher per-task rate.
- $50 one-time onboarding reward, paid once your first task on the project is approved.
- Quality incentives: additional earnings for high-quality approved tasks, on terms set out in the project guidelines.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need to be physically located in the US to participate?
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Is this a long-term job or a temporary project?
Can retired physicians apply?
Is prior AI or medical annotation experience required?
