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Role Overview Develop and validate mental-health and child-safety evaluation frameworks that help AI systems detect, assess, and respond to online harm affecting young people. This remote contractor role focuses on creating clinical-grade taxonomies, detection criteria, and escalation protocols for self-harm, suicide risk, eating disorders, and related vulnerabilities in digital environments. Key Responsibilities • Design comprehensive taxonomies for self-harm, suicide prevention, eating disorders, and emotional dependency in online contexts. • Define best-practice standards for digital support and clinical safety for adolescents and youth. • Create detection and flagging frameworks to identify potentially harmful content or advice aimed at minors. • Develop and refine clinical response rubrics and escalation protocols for at-risk individuals interacting in digital environments. • Provide subject-matter input on CSAM-adjacent policy issues and online exploitation dynamics to strengthen child safety measures. • Collaborate with project leads to ensure evaluation benchmarks reflect current research and clinical best practices. • Deliver clear, actionable written and verbal feedback that shapes ongoing development of AI safety tools and evaluation frameworks. • Apply domain expertise to help train next-generation AI systems; prior AI experience is not required. Qualifications • Licensed therapist, psychiatrist, clinician, or other mental-health professional with direct crisis-care experience preferred. • At least 5+ years of focused work in adolescent mental health, suicide prevention, eating-disorder intervention, or closely related fields; 8 to 20 years of experience welcomed for senior contributors. • Demonstrated expertise in clinical risk assessment and intervention in digital or online settings. • Advanced degree, specialized certification, or equivalent operational experience in mental-health or child safety domains. • Experience evaluating or implementing CSAM-adjacent policies, or working on child online exploitation prevention initiatives. • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to distill complex clinical concepts for diverse audiences. • Proven credibility and a track record of impact in clinical, crisis-response, or safety-evaluation communities. • Core subject-matter areas include child safety, CSAM-adjacent policy, teen safety, crisis care, and youth mental health. Work Terms • Role type: Contractor. • Location: Remote. • No prior experience with AI development is required; the role requires applying domain expertise to training and evaluating AI systems and safety frameworks. Compensation Pay range is $50 to $90 per hour. Eligibility Candidates must be able to engage as independent contractors. Specific work-authorization or visa sponsorship details are not specified in this listing; please only apply if you can legally work as an independent contractor for this engagement.