API Prompt Engineer (Healthcare)

API Prompt Engineer (Healthcare) Hourly Contract | Remote in US, Canada, UK, Australia, or New Zealand | $50-$70/hour Mercor is seeking an engineer with deep expertise in healthcare technology to write, review, and validate prompt-based questions for API-driven healthcare scenarios. Use your experience with EHR systems, clinical data integrations, and patient service tools to help train AI models for real-world medical, informatics, and care delivery use cases.

Key Responsibilities Write and review API prompts and responses based on real healthcare operations and clinical workflows Address technical use cases such as EHR integrations, secure data exchange, imaging platforms, patient portals, and care automation Ensure prompts capture compliance, data privacy, healthcare interoperability, and regulatory standards (FHIR, HL7, DICOM) Evaluate LLM-generated outputs for accuracy and effectiveness in healthcare settings Collaborate asynchronously with other engineers and product teams to refine evaluation standards Ideal Qualifications 3+ years as a software, systems, or integration engineer in the healthcare sector Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field (or equivalent experience) Based in the US, Canada, UK, Australia, or New Zealand Experience with systems like electronic health records (EHR), medical imaging, or patient digital services Hands-on with data validation, secure clinical system maintenance, and technical documentation Clear communicator with strong attention to detail in technical writing Job Details Fully remote and asynchronous; flexible with your schedule 10-20 hours per week, with potential to expand up to 40 hours per week Initial project duration: 1-2 months, with possible extension Start: mid to late August, rolling applications Interview Process AI interview on healthcare systems, integration, and documentation Screen-sharing prompt creation on clinical/healthcare use cases (desktop/laptop required) LLM output evaluation for technical accuracy and healthcare relevance Selection based on technical performance and evaluation quality Compensation & Legal Hourly contractor classification Weekly payments via Stripe Connect About Mercor Mercor connects healthcare technology and engineering experts to leading AI labs.

Headquartered in San Francisco, CA, Mercor’s investors include Benchmark, General Catalyst, Peter Thiel, Adam D’Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey. We value diversity and provide reasonable accommodations upon request. Apply now to help build the future of AI for healthcare data, digital medicine, and clinical informatics.