VP, Medical Strategy

Job description

As Vice President, Medical Strategy, this leader serves as a strategic scientific partner for pharmaceutical and life sciences clients, helping shape brand strategy, medical communications, and commercialization initiatives across the product lifecycle. Working closely with Client Services, Strategy, Creative, Medical Communications, and cross-functional teams, this role translates complex clinical evidence into actionable business and brand strategies while elevating scientific excellence across client engagements and new business opportunities. What You’ll Do Lead medical strategy across multiple pharmaceutical brands by translating clinical evidence, therapeutic landscape insights, and competitive intelligence into actionable brand strategies and client recommendations. Partner with Client Services, Strategy, Creative, and Medical Communications teams to develop scientifically rigorous promotional materials, strategic initiatives, and omnichannel medical content that supports business objectives. Provide scientific leadership by delivering therapeutic area expertise, conducting competitive analyses, educating cross-functional teams, and ensuring scientific quality across client deliverables and new business presentations. Lead, coach, and develop a team of Medical Strategists by providing strategic guidance, mentoring, performance feedback, and opportunities for professional growth across client accounts. Drive business growth by strengthening senior client relationships, identifying new medical strategy opportunities within existing accounts, contributing to RFP responses, and representing Klick’s scientific capabilities during new business engagements. Required: 10+ years of medical strategy experience within the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or life sciences industry, including agency experience supporting commercial brands. Demonstrated experience leading medical strategy for pharmaceutical brands, including therapeutic landscape assessments, scientific positioning, competitive analysis, and commercialization strategy. Experience leading and developing high-performing medical strategy or scientific teams, including coaching, mentoring, and performance management. Proven executive-level client leadership with experience presenting strategic recommendations, facilitating scientific discussions, and influencing senior stakeholders. Advanced scientific degree (PhD, MD, or PharmD preferred). Candidates with an MSc or equivalent postgraduate scientific degree will be considered with an exceptional track record in medical strategy leadership. Strong written and verbal communication skills demonstrated through scientific storytelling, executive presentations, and cross-functional influence. Desired: Comfort and enthusiasm for using AI as a regular part of how work gets done. Experience supporting successful agency new business pitches, RFPs, and business development initiatives. Expertise within one or more key therapeutic areas such as oncology, immunology, rare disease, neuroscience, cardiovascular, or specialty medicine. Experience collaborating with Medical Affairs, Market Access, Commercial Strategy, and Creative teams to deliver integrated brand solutions. Experience leading product launch strategy and lifecycle planning within pharmaceutical or biotechnology organizations. #LI-MK1 #LI-Hybrid 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 and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs and ensure you have a positive experience. The Klick Group —comprising Klick Health (including Oxford PharmaGenesis, Klick Katalyst, and btwelve), Klick Media, Klick Applied Sciences (including Klick Labs), and Klick Consulting—is an ecosystem dedicated help life sciences brands achieve their full potential through best-in-class marketing and advertising, media, medical affairs and communications, market access, real-world evidence, and technology and analytics consulting — powered by 500+ in-house medical experts and award-winning data science and AI capabilities. Founded in 1997, we have offices in Toronto, New York, Oxford, London, Cambridge, Cardiff, Melbourne, Philadelphia, Saratoga Springs, São Paulo, and Singapore. One of the most-awarded health agencies on the planet, Klick is consistently recognized for its people-first culture as a Great Place to Work, Best Workplace for Women, Best Workplace for Inclusion, Most Admired Corporate Culture, and FORTUNE Best Workplace in Advertising. Klick also recently made history as Cannes Lions Healthcare Agency of the Year, Healthcare Network of the Year, and Independent Agency of the Year – Health. About Our Medical Strategy Team Our Medical Strategy team, part of our Medical Craft, shapes how scientific insights inform brand and business decisions. The team translates complex clinical data into clear strategic direction that resonates with healthcare audiences. They collaborate closely with Strategy and Creative to ensure messaging is medically sound and insight-driven. Their work helps brands communicate value with clarity, relevance, and credibility.