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Public Health Expert

SME Careers

Health & Medicine (AI) Contractor Short-term
Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brazil, Cambodia, Germany, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Philippines, United States, Timor-Leste, Vietnam Up to $70/hr June 18, 2026 Reposted Jun 18

Originally posted May 26, 2026.

Job description

As a Public Health Subject Matter Expert (SME), you will work remotely reviewing AI-generated public health and population-health content while helping improve advanced AI systems used for evidence interpretation, epidemiologic reasoning, and public-facing health guidance.

This role focuses on evaluating analytical quality, identifying public health reasoning errors, and producing high-quality explanations and reference solutions grounded in evidence-based public health principles.

Contributors help train AI systems through real-world expertise in:

  • Epidemiology
  • Disease surveillance
  • Risk communication
  • Population health
  • Public health policy
  • Prevention strategies

Key Responsibilities

  • Review AI-generated:

    • Public health content
    • Population-health responses
    • Epidemiologic reasoning
    • Health policy explanations
  • Assess responses for:

    • Accuracy
    • Clarity
    • Scientific rigor
    • Safety
    • Prompt adherence
  • Identify issues involving:

    • Epidemiologic reasoning
    • Surveillance logic
    • Study interpretation
    • Risk communication
    • Public health recommendations
    • Health systems concepts
  • Evaluate:

    • Rates vs risks
    • Denominators
    • Time horizons
    • Surveillance definitions
    • Statistical interpretation
    • Uncertainty handling
  • Review reasoning involving:

    • Bias and confounding
    • Causal inference
    • Risk stratification
    • Population-level prevention
    • Screening concepts
    • Vaccination principles
  • Write:

    • Scientific explanations
    • Step-by-step analytical reasoning
    • Gold-standard public health answers
    • Reference solutions
  • Compare and evaluate AI responses based on:

    • Correctness
    • Evidence quality
    • Public health reasoning
    • Communication clarity
  • Contribute to AI model evaluation and public health training workflows

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree or higher in:
    • Public Health
    • Epidemiology
    • Biostatistics
    • Global Health
    • Health Policy
    • Related public health disciplines

or equivalent professional experience.

  • MPH preferred

  • Minimum 5 years of professional public health experience

  • Strong expertise involving:

    • Epidemiologic reasoning
    • Risk assessment
    • Disease prevention
    • Health behavior frameworks
    • Public health prioritization
  • Strong understanding of:

    • Disease surveillance
    • Screening concepts
    • Vaccination principles
    • Population health strategies
    • Health systems
  • Ability to identify:

    • Unsafe assumptions
    • Misleading causal claims
    • Statistical interpretation errors
    • Inappropriate recommendations
  • Strong attention to detail and fact-checking ability

  • C1-level English proficiency

  • Ability to work independently in remote asynchronous workflows

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience involving:

    • AI training workflows
    • Guideline development
    • Systematic reviews
    • Program evaluation
    • Policy analysis
    • Editorial QA
  • Strong scientific communication and evidence appraisal abilities

  • Experience working across diverse populations or public health settings

Work Structure

  • Fully remote contractor role
  • Flexible work schedule
  • Hourly compensation
  • Weekly payments after approved work

Important Note

There is currently no immediate active project for this role. Qualified candidates will join the expert network and may be contacted for future opportunities and AI-related projects.

About SME Careers

SME Careers is an AI data services company and subsidiary of SuperAnnotate that provides expert training data to leading AI companies and foundation model labs worldwide.

Contributors directly help improve how advanced AI systems reason about public health, epidemiology, and evidence-based population-health guidance.

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