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Public Health Expert
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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