# Research Program Manager
**Company:** [Mercor](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/mercor)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Salary:** $120K-$200K
**Experience:** 2+ years
**Skills:** Hugging Face, Ai Benchmarks, Leaderboards, Evals, Project Management, Process Optimization, Analytical Skills, Communication, Marketing, Ai Ecosystem
**Posted:** 2026-03-07
> Coordinates development, release, and communication of AI benchmarks and evaluations. Manages leaderboards, runs evals, supports marketing, and builds AI community relationships. Requires 2-3 years in project management or research support with strong analytical skills.
## Job Description
## Core Responsibilities
- Coordinate the release of new benchmarks
- Maintain and update Mercor's leaderboards and website
- Submit results to leaderboards, competitions and community pages (e.g., **Hugging Face**)
- Run and monitor new evals
- Support with marketing for benchmarks and evals, including new blogs and socials
- Develop the messaging for new benchmark releases
- Coordinate delivery of eval reports
- Build relationships in the AI evals + data ecosystem

## What We're Looking For
**Experience:** Background in consulting, tech, project management or research support, ideally **2-3 years** of professional experience.

**Skills:** Strong analytical and communication abilities; proven track record of managing complex projects.

**Mindset:** Excited by "gritty" process optimization and large-scale execution.

## Compensation
- Base cash comp from **$120K-$200k**
- Aggressive performance bonus structure
- Competitive equity grant
- **$15K** relocation bonus (for moving to the Bay Area)
- **$10K** housing bonus (if you live within 0.5 miles of our office)
- **$1.5K** monthly stipend for meals
- **$200** monthly laundry reimbursement
- **$200** monthly personal wellness reimbursement
- Free Equinox membership
- Health, Dental, Vision insurance
- 401(k) with company match
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