Senior Director, Scientific Strategy

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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!

About Our Medical Craft

As the single largest medical team integrated across a single agency, the Medical team uncovers scientific truth through our board expertise in science and regulatory, medical strategy, medical communications, and value, access and reimbursement. The Medical team assumes responsibility for understanding the clinical aspects in depth to discover unique offerings and believes in the importance of shaping the brand-building process as early as possible: forming the scientific narrative, the language included in the label, and identifying where the brand plays in the buying process.

Job Description

Are you passionate about shaping the future of medical communications? Do you have a deep understanding of the healthcare industry and a knack for developing innovative strategies? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join our team as a Senior Director of Scientific Strategy.

 

 Klick’s Medical Communications and Innovation team is looking for a Senior Director, Scientific Strategy - a hybrid scientific communicator and strategic leader who thrives at the intersection of deep scientific knowledge, creative engagement solutions, and client partnership.

This role is designed for a scientific strategist who is highly skilled in both scientific content development and strategic planning and is now ready to drive complex medical communications programs across therapeutic areas. As a senior leader on the team, you will lead cross-functional projects, guide scientific narratives that drive engagement, and play a key role in shaping how we support our clients across both medical affairs and commercial medical communications initiatives.

Scientific Strategy and Communication

  • Serve as strategic lead across large-scale client engagements, owning the development and evolution of scientific communications strategy
  • Develop and guide the creation of high-science, insight-driven content platforms, engagement strategies, and medical narratives
  • Maintain subject matter fluency across multiple therapeutic areas, quickly distilling complex data and trends into strategic insights
  • Partner with senior writers and scientific strategists to oversee the scientific integrity, clarity, and strategic alignment of deliverables

Innovation and Thought Leadership

  • Lead cross-functional ideation and strategic solutioning sessions to explore and design novel medical engagement tactics
  • Author proactive point-of-view (POV) pieces, landscape assessments, and strategic frameworks that inform internal thinking and client approaches
  • Collaborate with peers across medical writing, activation, creative, and analytics to develop and refine Klick’s innovation in medical communications

Client Engagement and Partnership

  • Act as a trusted senior advisor to clients, providing guidance on strategic direction, scientific storytelling, and content prioritization
  • Design and lead medical strategy sessions, workshops, and advisory board engagements with cross-functional stakeholders
  • Build and maintain high-trust relationships with client teams, contributing to long-term strategic planning and organic growth opportunities

Team Leadership and Mentorship

  • Provide strategic mentorship and coaching to junior and mid-level team members, supporting their development in both scientific content and client-facing strategy
  • Contribute to resource planning, team structure, and culture as we scale our high-performing team of medical communications professionals

Business Development

  • Lead or co-lead scientific strategy for new business proposals and pitch presentations
  • Identify and help shape growth opportunities within existing accounts through innovative program design and strategic counsel

Preferred Qualifications

  • 7+ years of experience in a medical communications or medical education agency
  • Deep understanding of both strategic and tactical medical communications deliverables (e.g., scientific platforms, advisory boards, content planning, congress support, KOL mapping)
  • Experience across multiple therapeutic areas and adaptability to learn new areas quickly
  • PhD, PharmD, or MD preferred
  • Strong presence and communication skills with demonstrated ability to lead client-facing engagements
  • A passion for innovation and thought leadership in medical communications
  • Enthusiasm for integrating AI and emerging technologies into the scientific strategy and engagement process

Klick uses an AI-powered tool as part of an automated process to support our hiring process by analyzing your experience, skills, and qualifications to help identify alignment with role requirements. Please note that the tool does not make final decisions or automatically disqualify candidates. Hiring decisions are made by our team, with thoughtful human judgment and oversight. We are committed to fair and transparent hiring practices and have implemented safeguards to help mitigate bias and support compliance with applicable laws. If you have questions, accessibility needs, or concerns about the use of this tool, please contact us.

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 color, 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.