Senior Copywriter - Oncology Specialization
- Toronto, ON, Canada
The base salary range for this position is between CAD $80,000 - $95,000. · Full-time
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- Pay
- The base salary range for this position is between CAD $80,000 - $95,000.
- Job type
- Full-time
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- Experience
- 3+ years of pharmaceutical or healthcare agency copywriting experience with a portfolio demonstrating oncology campaign work across multiple channels
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
About Our Creative Craft
Our Creative Craft brings Klick’s ideas to life through storytelling, design, and experience. This craft blends imagination with strategy to create work that is emotionally resonant and culturally relevant. Creative teams collaborate across disciplines to simplify complexity and humanize healthcare. Their work drives engagement, understanding, and meaningful action across channels.
Job Description
The Senior Copywriter partners with Art Directors, Strategy, Medical, and Client Service teams to develop oncology-focused creative that is strategically grounded and medically accurate. This role leads concept development and copy execution across campaigns while mentoring junior creatives. The Senior Copywriter ensures all work aligns with brand strategy, regulatory standards, and competitive oncology landscapes.
What You’ll Do
- Develop compelling oncology-focused campaign concepts and long- and short-form copy across digital, print, and integrated channels in collaboration with Art Directors and Strategy partners
- Present creative concepts and campaign rationale to clients and cross-functional stakeholders, aligning work to brand strategy and competitive oncology positioning
- Partner with Science & Regulatory teams to ensure claims accuracy, reference validation, and compliance across all deliverables
- Lead and mentor junior copywriters by reviewing drafts, providing structured feedback, and guiding projects from brief through production
- Manage multiple oncology projects simultaneously, ensuring deliverables meet timelines, budgets, and production requirements (shoots, CGI, stock, digital assets)
Required:
- 3+ years of pharmaceutical or healthcare agency copywriting experience with a portfolio demonstrating oncology campaign work across multiple channels
- Demonstrated experience writing HCP and/or patient-facing oncology materials with evidence of regulatory review and claim substantiation
- Experience presenting creative concepts to clients and defending strategic rationale in formal presentations
- Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously while meeting deadlines and collaborating with cross-functional teams including Medical and Client Services
- Bachelor’s degree in Advertising, Marketing, Communications, Writing, or related discipline, or equivalent professional experience
- Comfort and enthusiasm for using AI as a regular part of how work gets done
- Experience working on oncology product launches or competitive brand environments
- Experience supervising or mentoring junior creatives with documented project oversight
- Familiarity with pharmaceutical production processes including print, digital, CGI, and photo shoots
- Experience in additional therapeutic areas such as women’s health
Please include a portfolio, website, or samples of your work and any passwords that are required
This posting is for a new position at Klick.
The base salary range for this position is between CAD $80,000 - $95,000. 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.
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 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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Responsibilities
Develop and present strategically grounded oncology campaign concepts and copy across digital, print, and integrated channels, ensuring medical accuracy and regulatory compliance. Mentor junior copywriters and manage multiple projects from brief through production, coordinating with creative, medical, regulatory, strategy, and client service teams.
Requirements
Requires at least three years of pharmaceutical or healthcare agency copywriting experience, including a portfolio of oncology campaigns and experience creating HCP and/or patient-facing materials subject to regulatory review. Candidates must be able to present and defend creative concepts, manage concurrent projects and deadlines, collaborate across teams, and have a relevant bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
Skills
- Oncology Copywriting
- Campaign Concept Development
- Long- and Short-Form Copywriting
- Healthcare Advertising
- HCP and Patient-Facing Communications
- Medical and Regulatory Compliance
- Claim Substantiation
- Client Presentations
- Strategic Rationale
- Project Management
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Creative Mentoring
- Pharmaceutical Production
- AI-Assisted Work
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Categories
- Creative & Media
- Marketing
- Healthcare
- Management & Leadership
Keywords
- Oncology
- Pharmaceutical Advertising
- Healthcare Marketing
- Copywriting
- Campaign Concepts
- Integrated Campaigns
- Digital
- HCP Communications
- Patient-Facing Materials
- Medical Accuracy
- Regulatory Review
- Claim Substantiation
- Brand Strategy
- Competitive Positioning
- Client Presentations
- Medical Affairs
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Project Management
- Creative Mentoring
- Pharmaceutical Production
- CGI
- Photo Shoots
- AI
- Women’s Health