Quant work is where the maths meets the market. AI systems need specialists who can review how a model reasons about pricing, risk and strategy.
This isn’t advisory work and it isn’t labelling. You’re reviewing real financial work and explaining your judgement clearly enough that an AI can learn from it — paid for your expertise, by the hour.
Applied Clinical Judgement connects qualified people to vetted platforms, and Sean Key personally vouches for those he refers. We’re paid a referral fee by the platform on a successful placement — never by you. The roles below are live today.
5 live Quantitative Finance & Trading roles · updated daily
Fixed Income Trading Professional
Mercor is recruiting fixed income trading professionals at £150–£180 per hour for flexible, project-based work evaluating and improving AI models in bond and rates markets. The role suits experienced traders from investment banks or hedge funds with 3+ years' hands-on experience in government bonds, corporate credit, or structured products. You'll review AI-generated trading scenarios, annotate datasets, and provide candid feedback on market intuition and institutional realism.
Finance Expert (US based)
Turing seeks US-based finance experts with 2+ years' experience across capital markets, trading, investment banking, private equity, or related specialisms. You'll evaluate large language models in finance domains, develop assessment rubrics, and collaborate with AI researchers to improve model performance. No prior AI experience required. Flexible remote work, 10–30 hours per week.
Member of Technical Staff, Finance Research
micro1 seeks a Member of Technical Staff for Finance Research to build evaluation frameworks for AI agents in financial domains. This full-time remote role suits PhD-holders or advanced finance professionals with deep expertise in capital markets, risk management, or quantitative finance. You'll conduct original research, develop benchmarks, curate datasets, and collaborate across research and engineering teams to advance enterprise financial AI capabilities.
Member of Technical Staff, Finance Research
micro1 seeks a Member of Technical Staff for Finance Research to build evaluation frameworks for AI agents in financial domains. This full-time remote role suits PhD-holders or advanced finance professionals with deep expertise in capital markets, risk management, or quantitative finance. You'll conduct original research, develop benchmarks, curate datasets, and collaborate across research and engineering teams to advance enterprise financial AI capabilities.
Remote Finance & Research Analyst
Turing seeks finance specialists with 2+ years' experience across capital markets, trading, investment banking, private equity, or related domains. You'll evaluate AI language models on financial tasks, develop assessment rubrics, and collaborate with researchers to enhance model performance. No AI background required—only strong financial expertise and excellent English communication. Flexible remote work, 10–30 hours weekly for approximately one month.
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What the work looks like
Reviewing the model's work
Read what an AI produced in your field and judge whether the reasoning holds — mark where it went wrong.
Setting hard problems
Write the realistic, demanding tasks that separate competent work from confident-but-wrong.
Judging AI answers
Compare two AI outputs and say which is stronger, and why — your written reasoning is what the model learns from.
Common questions
How much does it pay?
Hourly and contractor-based, varying with seniority and role. Every role card shows its pay band. You invoice as an independent contractor and choose your hours.
Can I do this alongside my current job?
Yes — the work is flexible and part-time by design. Check your employer's policy on outside work first; ACJ can't advise on that.
Who is ACJ, and what's your part in this?
Applied Clinical Judgement is run by Sean Key. We connect qualified people to vetted AI-training platforms (Mercor, micro1, Turing), and Sean personally vouches for the people he refers. We're paid a referral fee by the platform on a successful placement — never by you.
How do I get started?
Find a role below that fits, and apply through the link — it carries Sean's referral. If you'd like him to vouch for you or talk it through first, book a short call.
Sean Key vouches for the people he refers
I’m Sean Key, editor of Applied Clinical Judgement. After 29 years in the NHS I help qualified professionals find legitimate, well-paid AI-training work — and I’ll personally vouch for you when you apply.
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