Substance Use - Adolescent Addiction Specialist

Micro1; India; Remote; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Cashback24x7 is seeking a Substance Use - Adolescent Addiction Specialist to assess adolescent cases and guide risk, severity, and care levels. This remote contractor role leverages your addiction medicine expertise to train AI systems with high-quality clinical input.

Ideal candidates hold an active license, 3–5+ years with adolescents, and strong experience with CRAFFT/S2BI/DSM-5/ASAM, MOUD knowledge, and crisis guidance. IELTS/TOEFL equivalents preferred.

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years of post-certification experience working directly with adolescents impacted by substance use.
• Clinical specialty in addiction medicine, or child/adolescent psychiatry/psychology with focus on substance use disorders.
• Active clinical license in good standing, with recent adolescent caseload experience.
• Proficiency with adolescent substance use screening and severity staging tools (CRAFFT, S2BI, DSM-5, ASAM).
• Familiarity with MOUD/MAT and withdrawal management protocols for under-18s.
• Research-standard written English (IELTS 7.5+ overall/writing 7.0+, TOEFL 100+, Cambridge C1–C2, or equivalent).
• Motivational interviewing training and crisis experience are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Review clinical case material describing adolescent substance use and document thorough risk/severity assessments.
• Apply DSM-5 SUD and ASAM to stage severity and determine level of care.
• Evaluate safety and appropriateness of interventions, including pharmacological options when relevant.
• Differentiate developmentally normal experimentation from clinically significant patterns.
• Identify withdrawal, safeguarding risks requiring escalation or immediate action.
• Develop written guidance actionable for non-specialists with clear rationale.
• Benchmark assessments against peer input and published best practice.

Skills

Adolescent addiction expertise

Active clinical license

CRAFFT / S2BI familiarity

MOUD knowledge

Motivational interviewing

Tools

MOUD protocols

Withdrawal management

Job description

Job Description Role Title: Substance Use - Adolescent Addiction Specialist Role Type: Contractor Location: Remote micro1 is engaging Substance Use - Adolescent Addiction Specialists to assess adolescent substance use cases and provide clinical guidance on risk, severity, and recommended responses for a customer project. In this role, you'll apply your expertise to help train next-generation AI systems. Your work will shape how models learn, reason, and perform through high-quality, real-world input. No prior experience in AI is required — your domain knowledge is what matters.

Scope of Work

• Review clinical case material describing adolescent substance use and document thorough assessments of risk, severity, and intervention urgency.
• Apply established frameworks such as DSM-5 SUD and ASAM to stage severity and recommend an appropriate level of care.
• Evaluate the safety and clinical appropriateness of both proposed and alternative interventions, including pharmacological options when relevant.
• Distinguish between developmentally normal experimentation and clinically significant patterns of substance use in youth.
• Identify and flag withdrawal, overdose, and safeguarding risks that require escalation or immediate action.
• Develop written guidance that is actionable for non-specialists, clearly explaining the rationale and referencing relevant standards or guidelines.
• Compare and benchmark your assessments against peer input and published best practice to ensure consistency and rigor.

Preferred Qualifications

• 3–5+ years of post-certification experience working directly with adolescents impacted by substance use.
• Clinical specialty in addiction medicine, or child/adolescent psychiatry or psychology with a primary focus on substance use disorders.
• Active clinical license/registration in good standing, with recent (<2 years) adolescent caseload experience.
• Proficiency with adolescent substance use screening and severity staging tools (e.g., CRAFFT, S2BI, DSM-5, ASAM criteria).
• Familiarity with medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD/MAT) and withdrawal management protocols for under-18s.
• Research-standard written English (native, or IELTS 7.5+ overall/writing 7.0+, TOEFL 100+, Cambridge C1–C2, or equivalent).
• Motivational interviewing training, adolescent inpatient/crisis experience, and/or history of developing guidelines or publications in youth SUD (nice to have).

Start Timeline & Availability

We typically fill roles within 48 hours and are looking for experts ready to jump in right away. If selected, we expect you to start your first tasks within 24 – 48 hours of completing onboarding.