Clinical Guidelines Specialist

American College of Radiology•Reston, VA

10d•Remote

About The Position

The American College of Radiology (ACR) is seeking a Clinical Guidelines Specialist to join their team. This role involves prioritizing and managing program deliverables by implementing guideline development processes and coordinating project activities among multiple committees. The Specialist will work with committee chairs and physician members to develop, review, and update evidence-based guidelines, perform systematic literature searches, summarize research, assess study quality, and educate committee members on methodology. Key responsibilities include adhering to approved evidence-based guideline methods, refining tools and processes, and exploring AI developments for data extraction and content management. The role also involves collaborating with the clinical guidelines team, IT, and ACR members, implementing methods for consistent, high-quality results, documenting variations, and supporting the writing of initial guidance drafts. The Specialist will also collaborate with physician members on surveys, diagrams, and tables, lead literature reviews, and coordinate with internal and external partners.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in health science, public health, or a related field.
3-6 years of experience in one or more of the following areas: Developing clinical practice guidelines, Conducting literature searches and evidence assessment, Writing and editing technical manuscripts.
Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple inputs, versions, and deadlines.
Experience in evidence-based medicine or healthcare research.
Collaborative working style with proactive communication and strong critical-thinking skills.
Familiarity with established guideline tools and standards (e.g., NAM Trustworthy Guidelines, PRISMA, AGREE, GRADE).
Detail-oriented with excellent verbal, written, organizational, and interpersonal communication skills.
Must be able to maintain a schedule of working within ACR's operating hours of 8:30A - 5:00P (EST) while working remotely.
When working remotely, workers must be self-motivated, possess excellent time management, and be highly organized.
Reliable internet connection is a must!

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in health science, library science, methodology, or a related field.
Experience working with medical specialty societies or organizations involved in guideline development.
Knowledge of or experience with evidence-review management software such as Covidence or DistillerSR.
Knowledge of or experience with AI applications in literature review and evidence synthesis, including awareness of intellectual property considerations.

Responsibilities

Prioritizes and manages program deliverables by implementing guideline development processes and coordinating project deliverables among multiple committees.
Works with committee chairs and physician members who develop, review, and update evidence-based guidelines using email and video conference calls.
Reviews and edits documents for completeness, adherence to methods and program scope, and group consensus processes to reflect accurately the final recommendations.
Follows ACR methodologies to perform systematic literature searches, summarize research articles, assess study quality.
Educates committee members on methodology.
Adheres to the approved evidence-based guideline methods which includes guiding members through these methods.
Refines, harmonizes, and streamlines tools, methods, and processes among the all guideline programs to the extent possible.
Explores, investigates, and shares AI information, developments, and methods for consistent, accurate data extraction in support of literature searches, topic selection, organizing draft content, annotating article content, etc.
Meets and collaborates with the clinical guidelines team, IT, and ACR members and leaders.
Implements methods and tools to ensure consistent, high-quality results, especially to help in writing initial guidance drafts using templates and the initial literature search results.
Documents and reports unintended variation or inconsistent quality for potential process improvements.
Implements guideline-development methodologies to ensure high-quality, consistent outputs.
Reviews content for alignment with program scope, standards, and methodological requirements.
Collaborates with physician members to develop consensus surveys and refine clinical diagrams and tables.
Leads literature review, data extraction, and evidence synthesis, incorporating appropriate AI tools and practices.
Supports topic development using PICO(T)(S), including literature screening, data-extraction quality control, and draft review.
Conducts or supports systematic literature searches, summarizes selected research, and assesses study quality using standardized methods.
Coordinates with internal teams and external partners on guideline-related projects.
Partners with physician members to develop, review, and update guidance and technical documents through meetings and conference calls.