Substance Use - Adolescent Addiction Specialist

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 ( Himalayas