Associate Director, Scientific Strategy
Role Overview
The Associate Director, Scientific Strategy blends advanced scientific communication with growing strategic leadership.
This role contributes to both content development and scientific planning, supporting integrated medical communications initiatives across multiple therapeutic areas.
The ideal candidate brings strong scientific acumen, independent writing capability, and an interest in helping shape forward-thinking engagement strategies alongside senior leaders.
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What You’ll Do
Develop scientifically accurate, compelling content across formats, ensuring clarity, integrity, and alignment with project objectives.
Conduct literature reviews and synthesize complex data into clear narratives that support scientific platforms and communication strategies.
Lead project briefs and provide guidance that enables cross-functional teams to execute high-quality medical communications deliverables.
Collaborate with senior strategists to support planning for advisory boards, workshops, and other strategic initiatives.
Engage directly with clients as a scientific partner, contributing to presentations, discussions, and opportunities for account growth.
Required
5+ years of experience in medical communications, medical education, or related scientific communication roles.
Proven ability to develop high-quality medical content across therapeutic areas.
Strong scientific literacy with the ability to learn new therapeutic areas quickly.
Experience synthesizing literature, data, and clinical insights into clear, accurate narratives.
Excellent communication skills and confidence presenting to internal and client teams.
Ability to manage multiple deliverables independently while meeting quality and timeline expectations.
Desired
Scientific degree, with PhD or MD preferred.
Experience supporting strategic planning or advisory board development.
Prior involvement in new business proposals or pitch participation.
Interest in evolving into a broader strategic leadership role.
Comfort working with digital or innovative formats for scientific communication.
Enthusiasm for integrating AI into scientific and strategic workflows.
This posting is for a newly created role at Klick.
The base salary range for this position is between CAD $125,000 - $150,000. The final amount offered will be determined based on several factors such as a candidate’s work location, their unique skill set, education, and prior work experience.
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Our Commitment to Inclusion 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 [email protected] and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs and ensure you have a positive experience.
About Klick
Canadian private life-sciences commercialization partner providing marketing, medical, market-access, technology, and analytics services to biopharma companies.
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