May 2026
The Health Data Coalition (HDC) is seeking two Family Physician Directors to join its Board. Directors help guide a physician-led, not-for-profit organization advancing data-informed quality improvement in primary care.
- Term: 2 years (max of 3 terms)
- Time commitment (Board & Committee): 3-7 hours / month
- Election: September 24, 2026 (AGM)
- Nomination Deadline: June 5, 2026
Serving on the HDC Board gives family physicians the opportunity to help shape a physician-led organization that promotes the effective use of clinical data to support practice improvement, community-level impact across BC and nurture a learning health system by promoting the use of clinical measures. The HDC Board of Directors:
- Set strategic direction and organizational priorities
- Provide financial and risk oversight
- Ensure strong governance and accountability
- Act as ambassadors for the HDC and its mission
Do you know a colleague whose expertise and enthusiasm would be valuable to this effort?
Recruitment Profile
We are searching for candidates who:
- Apply a data-informed approach within their own practice,
- Contribute to community collaboration,
- Provide organization or clinical leadership, and
- Build and maintain trusting relationships.
The HDC Board conducts an annual review of the competencies required to serve on the board, noting specific areas where the Board would benefit from additional skills or knowledge. Collectively, a range of competencies and knowledge need to be exercised by the HDC Board Directors. No one individual is expected to have all the attributes and skills required.
For this election, we are seeking candidates with an emphasis on the following priority experience and skills:
- Leadership experience of interest-holder and client engagements;
- Willing to lead community engagement and facilitation
- Strategic knowledge of healthcare dynamics and relationships;
- Experience using HDC Discover for their own practice and/or within their Division;
- Business acumen and understanding of healthcare technology; and
- Willingness to champion and promote the HDC, utilizing positive relationships across the physician community.
How to make your nomination
Nominations are due by midnight on June 5, 2026. Submit your nomination form and CV by email to the attention of Gayle Grout, Executive Director at hdcmeetings[at]hdcbc.ca.
Nominations from the floor at the AGM will not be accepted.
Each nominee will be expected to have read the HDC Confidentiality and Conduct Policy.
Qualified nominees will be confirmed after reference checks and interviews with the candidates.
All qualified candidates will be presented to the Membership for election at the Annual General Meeting (Sep 24, 2026), to vote with consideration of the published priorities and collective competencies required for the board.
If you, or a colleague, are interested in contributing to the future of data-driven primary care in BC, we encourage you to submit a nomination or reach out to learn more.
Board Director Responsibilities
Directors on the HDC Board exercise three core responsibilities:
- Set the direction:
- Set mission and vision.
- Establish organizational values.
- Set Strategic Plan.
- Approve budget.
- Promote a positive public image.
- Ensure wise use of resources:
- Hire capable executive leadership.
- Provide fiduciary oversight.
- Ensure resources are applied to organizational priorities.
- Provide governance-level oversight of the organization:
- Approve the policy framework and policies.
- Oversee fiscal management.
- Minimize exposure to risk.
- Measure progress on strategic plan.
- Monitor programs and services.
- Provide legal and moral oversight.
- Evaluate the Executive Director.
- Perform self-evaluation.
Additional responsibilities include coordinating and leading various board sub-committees and working groups, representing the association at engagement events, and serving as advocates for the HDC.
Board Director Competencies
The HDC Board provides governance for an organization that receives public funding and requires the highest transparency and quality of governance. The following knowledge and competencies are required of all Directors, once fully oriented to the HDC:
Knowledge
- Familiarization with the HDC’s mission, vision, values, and goals (strategic plan).
- Understand the role and function of the HDC in advancing the use of EMR-generated measures to support a QI service .
- Understand the Board of Directors’ role in stewardship, governance and policies.
- Promote the HDC’s programs and services.
- Engage and listen to the needs of the HDC’s members and interest-holders.
Strategic Thinking
- Maintain a strategic lens and not be caught in minutiae.
- Think critically, ask questions to grow knowledge, and rely on facts rather than opinions.
- Assist HDC in linking its activities to its strategic goals and vision.
- Ability to understand issues from different perspectives and process substantial amounts of information effectively and efficiently.
Communication
- Verbally articulate ideas, opinions, rationales, and comments in a clear, concise, and logical manner to address the needs of the audience.
- As an advocate, present on behalf of HDC using both self-prepared and organizational materials.
- Participate and contribute to group discussion and consensus.
Decision-Making
- Ability to identify issues or concerns, as well as suggest possible approaches, and solutions.
- Make informed decisions efficiently and act when needed.
- Ability to be objective about what is best for the whole of the HDC, rather than what is best for a constituency, such as regions or EMR user groups.
Collaboration
- Collaborate with the HDC executive director, board colleagues, and staff.
- Propose initiatives, while working within the organization’s current priorities and respecting decision-making processes/delegated authority.
- Willingness to develop and exercise board or committee chairing skills.
- Connect individuals, organizations, and initiatives to align mutually beneficial strategies and operations with external organizations.
Financial & Analytical Skills
- Understand and analyze financial reports and other publications.
- Review proposed budgets to validate alignment to strategic goals, and priorities.
Competencies Specific to Family Physician Directors
The HDC Board is a physician-led organization, and its governance must be guided by the insights of knowledgeable family physicians who can apply clinical insights and awareness of the interests, needs and social contexts of their fellow family physicians. The following knowledge and competencies are required of family physician Directors:
- Actively endorse and use HDC Discover within their own communities and peer networks.
- Understand the primary care provider profession in different contexts across the province and Canada.
- Recognize and anticipate opportunities and threats for primary care providers in BC that may have direct implications for the HDC.
- Experience interacting with diverse health care professionals.
- Experience using an EMR in practice.