Klick

Healthcare

VP,MedicalStrategy

toronto, ontario, canada FULL TIME
The Brief

“VP, Medical Strategy at Klick. Skills: medical strategy, scientific insight integration, brand strategy, client engagement leadership, team management. Lead development of medical strategy deliverables including scientific narratives, brand positioning, and content frameworks in collaboration with Strategy and Creative teams. Provide scientific and clinical guidance on promotional materials, ensuring accuracy and alignment with client objectives and regulatory considerations”

What You'll Achieve.

realizing the full potential of our people and clients in life sciences; fostering a high-performance, people-first culture with creativity, collaboration, innovation, and impact across everything we do; shapes how scientific insights inform brand and business decisions; translates complex clinical data into clear strategic direction that resonates with healthcare audiences; helps brands communicate value with clarity, relevance, and credibility; leads the integration of scientific insight into brand strategy and execution across multiple client engagements; ensure work is grounded in clinical accuracy and aligned to business objectives; helps shape the agency’s medical offerings through thought leadership and strategic guidance; supporting performance, development, and delivery across multiple brands; measurable impact on outcomes

Industry & Context.

Healthcare
Problems you'll solve

translate complex scientific data into clear, actionable strategic recommendations and deliverables

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

7+ years of experience in medical strategy within a pharmaceutical or healthcare agency environment, with demonstrated ownership of brand or portfolio strategy, Proven experience leading client engagements, including presenting medical strategy and influencing senior client stakeholders in agency settings, Experience managing and developing teams, including direct reports, with accountability for performance and delivery outcomes, Advanced degree in life sciences (PhD, MD, PharmD, or MSc) with demonstrated application of clinical knowledge in marketing or strategy contexts, Demonstrated ability to translate complex scientific data into clear, actionable strategic recommendations and deliverables

Nice to Have

Comfort and enthusiasm for using AI as a regular part of how work gets done, Experience contributing to new business efforts, including RFP development and pitch presentations with measurable impact on outcomes, Exposure to omnichannel strategy, content development, or integrated campaign planning within healthcare marketing, Experience facilitating cross-functional collaboration across Strategy, Creative, and Client Services teams, Track record of building client relationships and contributing to account growth through medical strategy expertise

What You'll Do.

Lead development of medical strategy deliverables including scientific narratives

and content frameworks in collaboration with Strategy and Creative teams

Provide scientific and clinical guidance on promotional materials

ensuring accuracy and alignment with client objectives and regulatory considerations

Partner with Client Services and senior client stakeholders to present medical perspectives and influence brand and business decisions

Drive new business contributions by developing medical strategy sections for RFPs and participating in pitch presentations

Manage and mentor a team of medical strategists

supporting performance

and delivery across multiple brands

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Collaborate with Strategy and Creative to ensure messaging is medically sound and insight-driven; Partner with cross-functional teams including Strategy, Creative, and Client Services to ensure work is grounded in clinical accuracy and aligned to business objectives; Collaborate with Strategy and Creative teams on medical strategy deliverables; Partner with Client Services and senior client stakeholders; Experience facilitating cross-functional collaboration across Strategy, Creative, and Client Services teams

Communication Scope

translate complex clinical data into clear strategic direction; communicate value with clarity, relevance, and credibility; present medical perspectives; influence brand and business decisions; participate in pitch presentations

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