Freelance Medical Strategist (Ad-Hoc)

Klick Health

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About The Position

Medical Strategists play a key role in shaping evidence-led strategy for pharmaceutical and biotech clients across EMEA, including the UK. This freelance role partners closely with cross-functional teams to turn complex science into clear strategic direction, with a focus on medical education, scientific communications, and client impact. The role is suited to someone who can work independently, contribute senior-level thinking, and deliver high-quality strategic outputs in an agency environment.

Requirements

• Demonstrated agency experience delivering medical strategy or scientific communications work for pharmaceutical or biotech clients in a client-facing environment.
• Proven experience working across EMEA markets, including the UK, with an understanding of regional medical affairs, evidence communication, and stakeholder needs.
• Strong ability to interpret and synthesise clinical data, disease area research, and competitive intelligence into strategic recommendations, publication planning, or congress-related deliverables.
• Track record of leading or shaping medical education strategies, scientific communication plans, or medical affairs materials in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
• Ability to present strategic thinking clearly to clients and internal stakeholders through written deliverables, workshops, or meetings.
• Comfort working independently in a freelance capacity while managing multiple priorities, deadlines, and stakeholder inputs across projects.

Nice To Haves

• Comfort and enthusiasm for using AI as a regular part of how work gets done.
• Experience defining medical strategy and scientific communication direction for pharmaceutical brand programmes across multiple markets or launches.
• Familiarity with medical affairs planning, KOL engagement strategy, publication planning, and congress strategy within an agency setting.
• Confidence using common research, insight, and presentation tools to develop strategic outputs and communicate recommendations clearly.
• Interest in responsible AI governance, emerging foundation models, and practical applications of AI in healthcare and medical communications.
• Experience building effective partnerships across Medical, Strategy, Creative, and Client Services to move work forward efficiently.

Responsibilities

• Develop evidence-based medical education strategies and scientific communications plans for pharmaceutical and biotech clients across EMEA markets, including the UK.
• Synthesise clinical data, disease landscape research, guidelines, and competitive intelligence into clear strategic recommendations and client-facing deliverables.
• Lead the development of publication plans, congress strategies, scientific narrative frameworks, and other medical strategy outputs for client teams and medical affairs stakeholders.
• Partner with medical writers, Strategy, Creative, and client medical affairs teams to ensure deliverables are scientifically accurate, insight-driven, and aligned to brand objectives.
• Support business development through strategic input into proposals, capability presentations, and thought leadership content that reflects Klick’s medical and scientific depth.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed