Senior Analyst, Medico-Legal Estimates
Description
■ SENIOR ANALYST, MEDICO-LEGAL ESTIMATES
Fully Remote (Ontario or Quebec)
CONTRIBUTING TO THE CMPA
The Financial Services group supports the CMPA’s mission and strategic objectives by safeguarding the Association’s assets through robust financial oversight and effective investment management. The group also delivers actuarial expertise to inform the development of membership fees and to assess and manage the financial implications of organizational risk.
Providing high‑quality legal services and compensating patients harmed due to proven medico‑legal negligence, thereby upholding the integrity of our members, remains central to the CMPA’s mission. In support of this work, the Medico-Legal Estimates team collaborates with both internal and external stakeholders to deliver integrated insights and strategies that align with the Association’s unique financial and operational requirements. This team is responsible for developing and updating projections and expectations related to expenses associated with the medico‑legal cases managed by the Association.
POSITION OVERVIEW
Reporting to the Manager, Medico-Legal Estimates, the Senior Analyst, Medico-Legal Estimates plays a key role in supporting the CMPA's mission by developing, maintaining, and enhancing estimates of future medico-legal costs associated with cases managed by the Association. Working closely with internal and external stakeholders, the incumbent leverages case-level data, historical experience, predictive analytics, and environmental intelligence to produce accurate and reliable cost projections.
The Senior Analyst analyzes complex financial and operational information, identifies emerging trends and key cost drivers, and translates medico-legal data into actionable insights for decision-makers. Through ongoing monitoring, analysis, and refinement of estimation methodologies, the role supports effective financial planning, risk management, organizational oversight, and informed decision-making related to the Association's largest area of expenditure.
POSITION ACTIVITIES
- Develops and maintains cost estimates for medico-legal matters, updating estimates as new information becomes available and ensuring estimates reflect current case circumstances
- Compares actual medico-legal costs against cost expectations and investigates significant variances with legal defence counsel firms and /or internal stakeholders
- Identifies cases requiring enhanced review and provides recommendations to the Manager regarding estimate adjustments or emerging risks
- Provides subject matter expertise and analytical insights regarding medico-legal estimate cost trends, estimate methodologies, and emerging risks
- Collaborates with MLS staff, legal defence counsel firms, and other stakeholders, and provides recommendations to improve estimate accuracy and consistency
- Supports the development, testing, validation, and refinement of predictive models and estimation methodologies used to forecast medico-legal costs
- Explores and draws meaningful conclusions from medico-legal data, including the identification of key metrics, trends, and performance indicators
- Translates complex analytical findings into clear, concise, and actionable recommendations for internal and external stakeholders
- Supports the preparation of reports, analyses, and presentation materials for Executive Leadership and Council Committees to aid with decision-making, risk assessment, and financial planning activities
- Prepares and provides case estimate analyses and supporting information for Actuarial valuation and forecasting processes
- Proactively identifies and pursues opportunities to enhance reporting, data utilization, and analytical capabilities through enhanced data utilization and emerging technologies
- Maintains data quality and supports compliance with CMPA data governance, confidentiality, and information management practices
- Responds to ad hoc analytical requests from Manager and CFO and supports strategic business initiatives
- Contributes to a culture of continuous improvement, collaboration, innovation, and knowledge sharing within the team
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
- Minimum 4-year university degree in Business, Economics, Statistics, Data Analytics, Mathematics, Law, Finance, or a related field of study
- Minimum 7 years of direct experience in litigation case handling, case oversight, legal case management, liability insurance claims, or a related field
- Demonstrated experience reviewing and assessing complex litigation matters, including evaluating liability, damages, litigation strategy, settlement potential, compensation exposure, legal cost risk, and identifying factors that may materially impact case outcomes
- Experience interpreting financial and case-related documentation to assess case characteristics, estimate future costs, and support informed decision-making
- Experience in financial analysis, forecasting, and business intelligence
- Experience working with AI-enabled analytical tools required
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with legal defence counsel firms and internal stakeholders to understand litigation strategy, identify cost drivers, and support effective case management and legal spend oversight
- Demonstrated experience working with large and complex datasets, performing complex data analysis and translating findings into actionable business insights
- Experience working effectively with and preparing reports, presentations, dashboards, and analyses for Senior and Executive leadership and a variety of stakeholder groups, to support informed decision-making
- Interest and experience in leveraging technology, automation, and information systems to enhance analytical capabilities, forecast accuracy, and operational effectiveness
- Knowledge of IBM Cognos Analytics or experience with query function and reporting tools
- Experience with predictive analytics, machine learning concepts, or advanced forecasting techniques is considered an asset
SKILLS AND ABILITIES
- Business acumen with the ability to think broadly across the organization
- Ability to listen, interpret, negotiate, and challenge
- Ability to influence outcomes and provide recommendations related to business decisions
- Client relationship skills; ability to work with clients to identify needs and to investigate solutions
- Ability to analyze and provide creative and innovative solutions to business problems
- Analytical skills including the ability to identify, assess, and address risk, materiality and interdependencies and translate it into impact analysis for financial reporting and recommendations for improvement
- Conceptual and strategic thinking skills
- Problem solving and decision-making skills
- Strong verbal and written communication skills (in English), including writing, verbal, and presentation skills
- Ability to work independently and within a team environment
- Ability to meet tight deadlines and perform well under the pressure of competing deadlines
- Ability to exercise good judgement and make sound decisions while working with minimal supervision
- Flexibility with resolving issues and addressing changing priorities
POSTING DETAILS
- Job type: This is a regular full-time opportunity.
- This posting is for newly created roles
- Salary range: $102,600 to $137,300 – this role is classified as a level 9
- Location: Fully Remote - working from a home-based office anywhere in the provinces of Ontario and Québec. If you prefer, you can choose to work out of CMPA’s office in Ottawa, ON near the beautiful Dow’s Lake.
- Skill assessment: selected candidates may be required to complete a skill assessment
- Application deadline: November 23, 2026 at 4:00pm EST
The CMPA is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to being responsive to those living with disabilities and strives to prevent and remove barriers to accessibility. The CMPA will provide support and accommodation in its recruitment processes to applicants living with disabilities. If you are invited to participate in an interview and/or skills assessment and have accommodation needs, please let us know.
Equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) is a key priority, and we actively strive to build a culture of inclusion where employees can be their authentic selves and are valued for their diverse experiences and perspectives.
We welcome and encourage candidates from diverse backgrounds and a variety of lived experiences to apply.
The CMPA offices, located in Ottawa, are located on the unceded, unsurrendered Territory of the Anishinaabe Algonquin Nation, whose presence here reaches back to time immemorial. We honour and pay our respect to these lands, and to all First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples throughout Turtle Island.