About this role
Aqusag, LLC.
Job Summary
We are engaging Substance Use - Adolescent Addiction Specialists to assess adolescent substance use cases and provide clinical guidance on risk, severity, and recommended responses for a 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 (