Mental Health Expert, Part-Time (German Speaking)

About the role

**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 **part\-time, German\-speaking 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**

* **We are specifically seeking fluent German speakers. If this doesn't fit you, please apply to our more general Mental Health Expert pool.** * 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 hours/week** and for occasional scheduled meetings

**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**

$30–$200/hour based on licensure and experience:

* $30/hr — pre\-licensed \& graduate students * $50/hr — master’s level clinicians * $100/hr — doctoral\-level clinicians

**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.