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Matthew Speight

Matthew Speight

Biologist and Data Scientist

UNITED_KINGDOM flag
Oxford, United Kingdom
$40.00/hrIntermediateAppenData Annotation TechMercor

Key Skills

Software

AppenAppen
Data Annotation TechData Annotation Tech
MercorMercor
MindriftMindrift
OneFormaOneForma
TolokaToloka
TelusTelus
Other
Internal/Proprietary Tooling

Top Subject Matter

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Top Data Types

Computer Code ProgrammingComputer Code Programming
ImageImage
TextText

Top Label Types

Audio Recording
Bounding Box
Computer Programming Coding
Data Collection
Evaluation Rating
Fine Tuning
Object Detection
Polygon
Prompt Response Writing SFT
Question Answering
Text Generation

Freelancer Overview

I am an experienced data scientist and biology researcher with a strong background in data labeling, annotation, and AI training data workflows, particularly within generalist English, biological, and data science and programming domains. My work has involved leading and overseeing teams for data verification and ML data input, annotating LLM outputs, and developing end-to-end data pipelines for both structured and unstructured data. I am highly proficient in Python, R, and SQL, with hands-on experience in building and managing databases, creating custom data annotation tools, and implementing statistical and machine learning models using frameworks such as PyTorch and TensorFlow. I have contributed to projects involving next-generation sequencing, clinical and genetic data, and have developed bias-control methodologies for clinical trial datasets. My collaborative approach and attention to data quality ensure robust, reliable datasets for downstream AI applications.

IntermediateEnglishWelsh

Labeling Experience

Biology Reviewer

TextPrompt Response Writing SFT
Working with Mercor.ai on specialist projects assessing and writing final truth golden responses to PhD-level biological problems. Was promoted from writer to reviewer, now assessing other writers' submissions, following excellent review.

Working with Mercor.ai on specialist projects assessing and writing final truth golden responses to PhD-level biological problems. Was promoted from writer to reviewer, now assessing other writers' submissions, following excellent review.

2025 - Present

Writer (Biology | English Generalist)

Internal Proprietary ToolingTextQuestion AnsweringText Generation
I write and edit prompts and generated responses for PhD-level biology and data science subjects, in order to meet specific context and issue requirements - challenging the AI to fail, and then providing final-truth golden responses for training.

I write and edit prompts and generated responses for PhD-level biology and data science subjects, in order to meet specific context and issue requirements - challenging the AI to fail, and then providing final-truth golden responses for training.

2025
Mercor

Biology Writer

MercorTextText GenerationFine Tuning
Working on Project Kaleidoscope, I'm writing and reviewing final-truth responses for complex PhD-level biology questions

Working on Project Kaleidoscope, I'm writing and reviewing final-truth responses for complex PhD-level biology questions

2025
Data Annotation Tech

Contractor

Data Annotation TechTextQuestion AnsweringText Generation
I develop biology and data science (includin coding in R, Python, and LaTeX) golden responses to train models to understand and develop solutions to multi-step PhD-level problems.

I develop biology and data science (includin coding in R, Python, and LaTeX) golden responses to train models to understand and develop solutions to multi-step PhD-level problems.

2024

PhD Biology Specialist

TextText Generation
Working with SepalAI to generate challenging PhD-level problems in biology to stump multi-step genAI responses; both text and coding (bioinformatics) based - chiefly in R and Python.

Working with SepalAI to generate challenging PhD-level problems in biology to stump multi-step genAI responses; both text and coding (bioinformatics) based - chiefly in R and Python.

2025 - 2025

Education

U

University of Oxford

DPhil (PhD), Interdisciplianry Biosciences

DPhil (PhD)
2015 - 2021
U

University of Oxford

Doctor of Philosophy, Interdisciplinary Biosciences

Doctor of Philosophy
2015 - 2021

Work History

E

Exeter University

Teaching Fellow

London
2023 - Present
B

BinchoWorks.ai

Founder & Portfolio Manager

Oxford
2020 - Present