CareerPlan

Global Specialized Domain Expert Recruiter (Contractor)

Remote · United StatesRemoteContract$80k–$100k2026-10-26
RemoteFreelance / independent contractorNo visa sponsorship

Core

Outbound recruiter identifying and engaging highly specialized professionals (PhDs, researchers, academics, senior industry practitioners) in fields like scientific computing, cybersecurity, finance, engineering, and mathematics to develop and improve AI systems.

Role type

Independent contractor recruiter (specialized domain experts)

Builds

Pipelines of niche, high-caliber experts for ongoing and future AI projects

Domain

Artificial Intelligence / Specialized Technical Recruitment

Deliverable

client delivery

Required skills

Outbound sourcing, LinkedIn sourcing, academic institution sourcing, research community sourcing, professional association sourcing, GitHub sourcing, conference sourcing, candidate assessment, technical depth evaluation, relationship building with senior professionals

Preferred skills

Experience recruiting research/academic/scientific/engineering/healthcare/legal/cybersecurity/quantitative finance talent, experience in agency/executive search/commission-based recruiting, familiarity with AI/reinforcement learning/data annotation workflows

Technologies

LinkedIn, GitHub

Responsibilities

Run targeted outbound sourcing campaigns, source PhDs and researchers, build and manage expert pipelines, assess candidates for technical depth and accomplishments, communicate opportunities to senior professionals, guide candidates through the recruiting process

Seniority

Independent Contractor, performance-based