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.

Employment type
Contractor

Work arrangement
Yes