Clinical Evidence Expert

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**JOB OPPORTUNITY**

**About the CFPC**

The College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) is the professional organization that represents more than 45,000 members across the country. The CFPC establishes the standards for and accredits postgraduate family medicine training in Canada's 17 medical schools. It reviews and certifies continuing professional development programs and materials that enable family physicians to meet certification and licensing requirements.

**Our Mission**: Leading family medicine to improve the health of all people in Canada—by setting standards for education, certifying, and supporting family physicians, championing advocacy and research, and honouring the patient-physician relationship as being core to our profession.

**Our Vision**: Leading family medicine. Improving lives.

**Our Values**: Caring; Learning; Collaboration; Responsiveness; Respect; Integrity; and Commitment to Excellence.

**Position Title: Clinical Evidence Expert
- Knowledge Experts and Tools Programs**

**Vacancy#: 2025-13**

**Department: Programs and Practice Support**

**Division: Professional Development and Practice Support**

**Reports to: Manager, Knowledge Experts and Tools Program**

**Classification: Individual Contributor**

**Status: Permanent Full Time**

**Full Time Equivalent: 1.0**

**Salary Range: Min. $102,799.88 Mid$128,498.88 and Max.$154,198.80**

**Summary**

The Clinical Evidence Expert (CEE) in the Knowledge Experts and Tools Program (KET) is a healthcare professional who has clinical expertise in primary care, family medicine and evidence-based practice. The CEE works with members and external partners to create clinical resources and practice tools based on evidence-based medicine. They conceptualize the project idea, guide the project to completion, complete the work and knowledge translate the results to ensure wide uptake by members and study impact on family practice. The CEE will support the Programs and Practice Support (PPS) Department by reviewing and synthesizing clinical documents and represent the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) in collaborating with external organizations as delegated. The CEE will also support KET through operational leadership and leading both internal and external committees working closely with the Manager, KET. The CEE should be an experienced healthcare professional and have experience working closely with family physicians. They need an advanced ability to review clinical documents and research papers.

**Main responsibilities include but are not limited to**:
**Essential duties**
- **Use evidence-based medicine skills to find, interpret, analyze, evaluate and translate medical literature to develop clinical practice guidelines, continuing professional development, and practice tools for family physicians**:

- Find and evaluate medical literature using evidence-based medicine skills.
- Use evidence-based medicine skills and experience working with family doctors to evaluate appropriateness of literature for family medicine.
- Synthesize medical literature and clinical resources using best practice knowledge translation principles to ensure applicability and uptake in the primary care/family medicine setting.
- Write medical manuscripts, both in primary research and commentary papers collaboratively with family physicians and other health professionals.
- **Supervise and mentor internal and external project stakeholders and team members. Project Management of clinical education projects and educational delivery**:

- Project management of all aspects of various clinical education projects.
- Develop strategy, scope and goals of clinical education projects, and ensuring deliverables are met.
- Collaborate with family physicians and other PPS departments to plan, manage, and create original educational content (examples practice tools, clinical infographics, medical evidence summaries.)
- Plan, manage, and create educational and continuing professional development content both written (examples medical journals and commentaries) and on other media formats such as webinars, podcasts and e-courses, etc.
- Present at conferences, and events attended by family doctors on relevant clinical topics.
- Stakeholder management, including communication with internal and external stakeholders involved with projects.
- Manage contracts as related to projects.
- **KET Operational Leadership**:

- Develop and maintain collaborative relationships internally and externally to build and nurture trust and strong working relationships.
- May represent the CFPC at external stakeholder meetings as delegated.
- Lead the organization and delivery of KET-related events as required.
- Collaborate with KET Manager supporting projects and mentor KET staff and external partners as needed.
- Participate on internal staff committees.

**General management duties**
- Develop, provide input, and/or implement Policies and Procedures

**Related duties**:

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