# Psychiatry Expert

> Weekday AI · United States (Remote) · Contract · Posted 2026-08-15

**Workplace:** remote

**Department:** AI Training

## Description

**This role is for one of our clients**

**Compensation: $150 per hour**

We are seeking **board-certified psychiatrists** to support an expert evaluation project with a leading AI research organization.

The project focuses on assessing how effectively advanced AI systems reason through complex psychiatric scenarios. As a Psychiatry Expert, you will use your clinical expertise to develop challenging, expert-level diagnostic and reasoning tasks, establish authoritative reference answers, and identify common weaknesses in AI-generated clinical reasoning.

Psychiatrists from a range of practice settings are welcome, with particular interest in professionals with specialized expertise in psychiatry subspecialties.

## Requirements

### Key Responsibilities

-   Develop **expert-level psychiatric cases and reasoning challenges** designed to test advanced AI systems.
-   Create accurate, clinically rigorous, **gold-standard answers** supported by clear diagnostic and clinical reasoning.
-   Evaluate nuanced psychiatric scenarios, including complex differentials, edge cases, and risk-assessment considerations.
-   Review AI-generated responses and identify clinical inaccuracies, reasoning gaps, unsupported conclusions, and common failure patterns.
-   Provide structured feedback to help research teams understand and improve AI performance on advanced psychiatric tasks.
-   Collaborate directly with AI research teams and other subject-matter experts.
-   Apply current clinical knowledge and professional judgment consistently when evaluating model outputs.

### Required Qualifications

-   **Completed psychiatry residency** through an ACGME, AOA, or recognized national-equivalent program. Current trainees do not qualify.
-   **Medical degree:** MD or DO. International medical degrees from recognized institutions are also eligible.
-   **Active board certification in psychiatry**, such as:

-   ABPN
-   FRCPC
-   MRCPsych
-   FRANZCP
-   Recognized national equivalent

-   Board-eligible or lapsed certifications do not meet the requirement.
-   **Active, unrestricted medical license** with no current suspension, revocation, or open disciplinary action.
-   **3+ years of independent clinical practice after residency**, either currently or within the past two years. Residency and fellowship training do not count toward this requirement.
-   Current or recent practice in an **accredited or government-licensed clinical setting**, including hospitals, academic medical centers, community clinics, private practices, or telehealth organizations.
-   Must be based in the **United States, United Kingdom, Europe, or Australia**. US-based candidates are preferred.
-   Psychiatry must be the primary area of professional practice.

### Preferred Qualifications

The following qualifications are valued but are not mandatory:

-   **10+ hours per week of direct patient care**, currently.
-   Specialized expertise in one or more of the following areas:

-   Addiction Psychiatry
-   Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
-   Forensic Psychiatry
-   Geriatric Psychiatry
-   Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry

-   Subspecialty expertise demonstrated through a fellowship, subspecialty board certification, or at least two years of relevant clinical practice.
-   Experience developing or administering **OSCEs**, including examiner or assessment-development experience.
-   Current or recent **faculty appointment within a psychiatry department**.
-   Experience reviewing, evaluating, grading, or developing clinical or medical educational content.

### Role Responsibilities

As part of the engagement, you may be asked to:

-   Develop clinically challenging psychiatric scenarios for AI evaluation.
-   Produce authoritative answers with transparent and well-structured clinical reasoning.
-   Focus on **nuanced differentials, psychiatric risk assessment, diagnostic uncertainty, and clinical edge cases**.
-   Evaluate model responses for clinical accuracy, reasoning quality, and appropriate judgment.
-   Identify recurring failure modes in AI reasoning and communicate them clearly to research teams.
-   Collaborate with other psychiatric and clinical experts to maintain consistent evaluation standards.

### Screening Process

Qualified candidates will complete a **20–30 minute structured interview**.

The screening conversation will focus on your clinical background, independent practice experience, psychiatric specialization, and relevant subspecialty expertise.

### Engagement Details

-   **Role:** Psychiatry Expert
-   **Work Arrangement:** Fully Remote
-   **Engagement Type:** Independent Contractor
-   **Location Eligibility:** US, UK, Europe, or Australia
-   Projects may be extended, shortened, or concluded based on project requirements and performance.
-   Payments are made weekly based on services rendered through available payment platforms.
-   The engagement does not require access to confidential or proprietary information belonging to any current or former employer, client, or institution.
-   H-1B and STEM OPT candidates are not currently supported.

## Apply

[Apply at Weekday AI](https://apply.workable.com/weekday-1/j/2A55D98181/apply)

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