Health Policy Strategist - Clinical

The American Academy of Family Physicians and its chapters represent more than 124,500 family physician, resident, and medical student members. Family physicians play a critical role in improving the health of patients, families, and communities across the United States. The AAFP is committed to helping family physicians improve the health of Americans by advancing the specialty of family medicine, saving members time, and maximizing the value of membership.

About the role

The Health Policy Strategist supports the American Academy of Family Physicians' clinical, public health, and health policy priorities by developing and implementing evidence-based programs, educational resources, and physician-facing tools that improve patient, family, and community health. The position plays a key role in advancing grant-funded initiatives through proposal development, project implementation, stakeholder engagement, reporting, and evaluation. Working collaboratively with internal and external partners, the Strategist translates emerging evidence, health policy priorities, and public health principles into practical resources and programs that support family physicians, strengthen care delivery, and advance population health.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement evidence-based programs, educational resources, and physician-facing tools to improve patient, family, and community health.
• Advance grant-funded initiatives through proposal development, project implementation, stakeholder engagement, reporting, and evaluation.
• Translate emerging evidence, health policy priorities, and public health principles into practical resources and programs.
• Contribute to project management, clinical education initiatives, program evaluation, and synthesis of findings, outcomes, and recommendations.
• Coordinate multiple projects, timelines, and deliverables in a collaborative team environment.
• Synthesize complex information and communicate effectively through written reports, presentations, summaries, and other formal or informal communications.
• Work effectively with diverse internal and external stakeholders.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in public health, health policy, health sciences, health administration, public administration, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Three (3) or more years of professional experience supporting public health, health care, health policy, population health, program management, or a related field.
• Knowledge and understanding of health policy, public health, health care delivery, or population health acquired through professional experience, academic training, or a combination of both.
• Experience contributing to grant proposal development, funding applications, project plans, reports, or other funding-related activities.
• Experience supporting grant-funded, foundation-funded, government-funded, or commercially funded projects, including project funding proposals, implementation, coordination, reporting, stakeholder engagement, and evaluation.

Preferred Qualifications

• Graduate-level coursework or an advanced degree in public health, health policy, health administration, public administration, or a related field.
• Experience working in a health care organization, professional association, nonprofit, academic institution, government agency, or public health setting.
• Experience with program evaluation, outcomes measurement, or data analysis.
• Familiarity with scientific evidence reviews, clinical guidelines, preventive services, chronic disease prevention, public health initiatives, or health equity programs.
• Experience preparing materials for physician leaders, executive leadership, governance groups, funders, or external partners.

Schedule

Monday-Friday (Hybrid). Additional hours as required. Possible travel 5-8 days annually.