Mental Health Expert (Contract)

About mpathic.ai

mpathic is keeping humans safe in the AI era through automated tools and expert datasets that are rooted in psychology and powered by clinicians.

We are a series A start-up backed by Tier 1 investors including Foundry.vc and Next Frontier Capital.

About the Role

mpathic is seeking contract, project-based mental health experts with experience in:

Severe mental health conditions (e.g., PTSD, BPD, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, depression, suicidality)

Inpatient, private practice, or community mental health settings

Working with diverse populations (e.g., youth, LGBTQ+, people with disabilities, people of color)

You will collaborate on confidential initiatives focused on AI safety and mental health policy for large language models (LLMs). Responsibilities include roleplaying clinical scenarios with AI agents, red teaming, identifying behavioral edge cases, and supporting accurate identification and response to psychological distress.

This role may also involve developing psychometrics, rubrics, behavioral taxonomies, and evaluations, with strict attention to ethics, safety, and current best practices in clinical AI.

What You’ll Be Doing

Responsibilities vary by project and may include:

Designing and testing AI chat scenarios

Conducting qualitative conversation analysis

Developing behavioral taxonomies, personas, and evaluation rubrics

Providing expert feedback on internal mental health policy

Collaborating with engineers and researchers on safety metrics

Documenting edge cases and model failures

Supporting testing and fine-tuning through structured scenarios

Maintaining strict confidentiality and QA standards

Participating in interdisciplinary review sessions

What We're Looking For

Successful candidates are proactive, reliable, communicative, and comfortable balancing independent work with collaboration.

Basic Qualifications

Graduate-level training (past or current) in psychology, counseling, social work, psychiatry, or related field

Experience with crisis intervention, risk assessment, and severe psychopathology

Familiarity with AI tools and LLMs

Strong understanding of ethics and confidentiality

Ability to work remotely and use Slack, LLM tools, and Microsoft Office

Comfort with ambiguity and feedback-driven work

Willingness to sign NDAs and work with sensitive content

Availability up to 10 -40 hours per week when actively working on a project

Above and Beyond

Completed degree and/or licensure

5+ years of clinical crisis experience

Youth and young adult clinical experience

Background in roleplay, theatre, or conversational design

Trust & safety, content moderation, or behavioral data labeling experience

Interest in AI, NLP, or ML in clinical settings

Membership in online communities (e.g., Discord, Reddit)

Compensation

Between $30 - $200/hour depending on experience and project requirements

IMPORTANT - How to Apply

We can only accept and review and applications via our direct official recruiting portal: https://mpathic2.bamboohr.com/careers, due to the abundance of 3rd party apps and automated agents. Only applications submitted directly by the applicant through our portal will be considered.