Medical Strategist

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About Klick Health

Meet a different kind of workplace. Klick Health is an ecosystem of brilliant minds working to realize the full potential of their people and clients in life sciences since 1997. And we’re still growing fast, even after two decades. What does that mean for you? As Klick experiences exponential growth year-over-year, so do the people who help make it happen. Because we’re constantly evolving and changing, we invest in talent early and often, to develop future leaders at all levels. We’re one of the country’s Top 10 Great Workplaces, 10 Most Inspiring Cultures, Best Workplace for Innovators, Best Managed, and Fastest Growing. We know that career paths are seldom simple and straightforward. And that's an asset. If you feel like you'd be a good fit for this role, we encourage you to apply and take the first steps to starting your career journey at Klick!

Job Description

The Medical Strategist provides strategic medical direction for existing projects and new business proposals. They help guide marketing and medical strategy for select agency brands' and serve as a content consultant for client services, other strategy functions, and the creative teams they work with. They are responsible for delving into the competitive landscape and understanding assigned brands competitive differentiators. The position has an important role in new business, working closely with senior agency management, together with designated teams, to create winning presentations and to brand the science of emerging products.

Provide and Set Standards for Scientific Acumen:

  • Provides content expertise for all agency-held brands
  • Educates agency teams on science and clinical content of materials
  • Attends planning and start-up meetings to offer strategic and scientific input
  • Helps to define content of promotional materials
  • Reviews content from medical/scientific/strategic perspective
  • Ensures medical downloads for broader teams on the science and marketing of products for new business pitches are at right level and productive
  • Keeps abreast of assigned therapeutic landscapes and provides relevant POVs for internal and client teams including in depth competitive analyses

Expanding the Business:

  • Supports growth for existing agency accounts with medical offerings
  • Participates in RFP preparation as needed
  • Reviews and ensures medical section of new business presentations meet or exceed agency standards
  • Contributes to proposals for incremental business building
  • Develops and maintains excellent client relationships, especially on the medical side, and earns trust and respect of client counterparts
  • Effectively represents scientific work to clients

Experience:

  • Excellent oral and written communication skills and adept at the art of persuasion
  • Ability to moderate a group of strong individuals
  • Strong analytical skills
  • Ability to lead
  • Excellent organizational skills
  • Understanding of marketing principles
  • 7 years or more of relevant industry experience
  • PhD, MD, or PharmD is an asset. MSc or similar post-graduate degree is required

Klick is consciously creating a culture where everyone can thrive and grow in their careers. We believe that our best work comes from our diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We strongly encourage members of historically underrepresented communities to apply, including Black people, Indigenous peoples, and other people of colour, people with disabilities, people from gender and sexually diverse communities and people with intersectional identities.

We’re also committed to developing an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment process and work environment. Should you require any accommodation, please contact us at careers@klick.com and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs and ensure you have a positive experience.

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Equal Opportunity

Klick embraces diversity and equal opportunity. We’re committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, ancestry, place of origin, color, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, or family status. If you require disability-related accommodation during the application or interview process, simply let us know and we’ll work with you to ensure you have a positive experience.