Substance Use - Adolescent Addiction Specialist

NEPSE Trading; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 220,000; Part time

Job summary

micro1 is seeking a Substance Use - Adolescent Addiction Specialist to assess adolescent substance use cases and provide clinical guidance on risk, severity, and appropriate responses for a customer project. This contractor role focuses on applying DSM-5 SUD and ASAM criteria, evaluating interventions, and ensuring safety.

Experience with MOUD/MAT and youth crisis considerations preferred. In this role, you will help train next-generation AI systems by contributing high-quality real-world input

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 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

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 ( 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).