Associate Strategist, Summer 2026

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Company Description

The The Klick Group—comprising Klick Health (including Klick Katalyst and btwelve), Klick Media Group, Klick Applied Sciences (including Klick Labs), Klick Consulting, and Klick Ventures—is an ecosystem dedicated to realizing the full potential of our people and clients in life sciences. Founded in 1997, we have offices in New York, Philadelphia, Saratoga Springs, Toronto, London, São Paulo, and Singapore. Consistently named a Best Managed Company, Most Admired Corporate Culture, and Great Place to Work, Klick is committed to fostering a high-performance, people-first culture with creativity, collaboration, innovation, and impact across everything we do.

About our Strategy Craft

The Strategy Craft shapes how life sciences brands compete, grow, and connect with audiences. Strategists integrate market research, behavioral insight, data, and business context to inform brand, digital, and omnichannel decisions. The team collaborates with Creative, Analytics, Consulting, and Technology partners to translate insight into actionable plans. Work spans go-to-market strategy, customer experience design, ecosystem planning, and performance measurement frameworks.

Job Description

The Associate Strategist Intern supports the development of brand and go-to-market strategies for life sciences clients. This role contributes to structured research, insight generation, and strategic planning across brand, digital, and omnichannel initiatives. The position partners with senior strategists, Analytics, and cross-functional teams to transform data and qualitative insight into clear recommendations. Success is measured by rigor of analysis, clarity of synthesis, quality of strategic thinking, and ability to manage multiple workstreams.

What You’ll Do

  • Conduct market, competitor, and audience research using primary and secondary sources to inform brand and go-to-market strategy.
  • Support development of targeting frameworks, channel strategies, and marketing ecosystem design in collaboration with senior strategists.
  • Analyze brand performance data with Analytics partners and translate findings into optimization recommendations.
  • Develop annual tactical plans and structured project briefs aligned to business objectives and customer insights.
  • Contribute to thought leadership materials (e.g., POV documents, trend analyses) grounded in industry, technology, and behavioral research.

Qualifications

Required:

  • Graduating by April 2026 or graduated within the past two years from a program in Marketing, Business Administration, Economics, Psychology, Behavioral Science, Communications, Sociology, Data Analytics, Healthcare, or related field.
  • Demonstrated experience conducting structured research or case analysis through coursework, internships, or strategy-focused projects.
  • Ability to synthesize qualitative and quantitative inputs into clear written or slide-based recommendations, evidenced through academic or professional work.
  • Experience collaborating in cross-functional team projects with defined deliverables and timelines.
  • Strong written communication skills demonstrated through reports, presentations, or analytical papers.

Desired:

  • Comfort and enthusiasm for using AI as a regular part of how work gets done.
  • Exposure to marketing strategy, brand planning, consulting, or agency environments through internships, consulting clubs, or case competitions.
  • Familiarity with go-to-market frameworks, segmentation models, customer journey mapping, or performance measurement concepts.
  • Experience analyzing data in Excel or other tools to support business recommendations.
  • Interest in healthcare, life sciences, digital health, or regulated industries demonstrated through coursework or project work.

Additional Information

This posting is for a newly created role at Klick. The base salary for this position is CAD 50,000 per year and will be determined based on several factors such as a candidate’s work location, their unique skill set, education, and prior experience.

Our Commitment to Inclusion

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.