Opportunity Creation Associate

Klick; Toronto; On-site; CAD 62,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

The Klick Group in Toronto is seeking a Growth & Prospecting Associate to identify opportunities, research target companies, and support outreach to life sciences brands. You’ll work with marketing, client services, and internal teams to keep prospect data current and materials aligned with Klick’s positioning.

Candidates typically have 1–2 years in business development or market research, with CRM experience (Salesforce/HubSpot). CAD 62,000–75,000 base annually, plus incentive potential.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years in business development, sales operations, market research, or client services, ideally within healthcare marketing, pharma, or life sciences
• Strong research and analytical skills to source, synthesize, and present competitive intelligence and prospect insights
• Experience with CRM tools (e.g., Salesforce, HubSpot) and MS Office or Google Suite; experience with BI tools is a plus
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities in a deadline-driven environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with confidence preparing client-facing materials and briefing senior growth leaders
• Interest in business development, sales, or growth strategy within a healthcare or pharmaceutical environment
• Familiarity with Salesforce ecosystem including Marketing Cloud, Health Cloud, or custom Lightning development
• Understanding of pharmaceutical agency capabilities, market positioning, and client decision-making processes
• Interest in responsible AI governance, emerging foundation models, and their practical applications in healthcare
• Comfort working across multiple teams and stakeholders in a collaborative, fast-moving environment
• Comfort and enthusiasm for using AI as a regular part of how work gets done

Responsibilities

• Conduct research on target companies, industry trends, and emerging opportunities to identify viable leads
• Maintain and update prospecting databases, ensuring data accuracy and timeliness across tools and systems
• Partner with internal teams to support preparation for outreach, meetings, and pitches—compiling backgrounders and summarizing client activity
• Monitor inbound leads and outbound activities, triaging requests and ensuring timely handoff to relevant stakeholders
• Coordinate with marketing, communications, and client service teams to ensure prospecting materials are current, relevant, and aligned with Klick's positioning

Skills

Business development

Sales operations

Market research

Client services

CRM tools

Salesforce

HubSpot

MS Office

Google Suite

BI tools

Communication skills

Tools

Salesforce

HubSpot

MS Office

Google Suite

BI tools

Job description

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 Growth Team

Our Growth team helps shape Klick’s future by identifying opportunities, driving pitch excellence, and supporting strategic pursuits. We bring clarity, coordination, and collaboration to complex new business efforts—enabling teams to do their best work and helping Klick show up at its strongest.

Job Description

What You'll Do

• Conduct research on target companies, industry trends, and emerging opportunities to identify viable leads.
• Maintain and update prospecting databases, ensuring data accuracy and timeliness across tools and systems.
• Partner with internal teams to support preparation for outreach, meetings, and pitches—compiling backgrounders and summarizing client activity.
• Monitor inbound leads and outbound activities, triaging requests and ensuring timely handoff to relevant stakeholders.
• Coordinate with marketing, communications, and client service teams to ensure prospecting materials are current, relevant, and aligned with Klick's positioning.

Qualifications

Required

• 1-2 years of experience in business development, sales operations, market research, or a client services role, ideally within healthcare marketing, pharma, or life sciences
• Strong research and analytical skills, with ability to source, synthesize, and present competitive intelligence and prospect insights
• Proficiency with CRM tools (e.g., Salesforce, HubSpot) and MS Office or Google Suite; experience with business intelligence tools is a plus
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities in a deadline-driven environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with confidence preparing client-facing materials and briefing senior growth leaders
• Interest in business development, sales, or growth strategy within a healthcare or pharmaceutical environment
• Familiarity with Salesforce ecosystem including Marketing Cloud, Health Cloud, or custom Lightning development
• Understanding of pharmaceutical agency capabilities, market positioning, and client decision-making processes
• Interest in responsible AI governance, emerging foundation models, and their practical applications in healthcare
• Comfort working across multiple teams and stakeholders in a collaborative, fast-moving environment
• Comfort and enthusiasm for using AI as a regular part of how work gets done

Additional Information

This posting is for an existing role at Klick.

The base salary for this position will be CAD 62,000 to 75,000 per year,with the opportunity to earn additional incentive compensation based on team, company, and/or individual performance.The base salary 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 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 [emailprotected] and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs and ensure you have a positive experience.