Opportunity Creation Associate

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

Benefits offered by this job

Incentive compensation

Job summary

The Klick Group is expanding its Growth Team in Toronto, offering a base CAD salary with potential incentives. You will conduct targeted research to identify viable healthcare leads, maintain prospect databases, and support outreach with concise backgrounders.

The role emphasizes collaboration across marketing, communications, and client services to align Klick’s positioning. Ideal candidates have 1–2 years in business development or related roles, strong analytical and communication skills, and

Qualifications

• 1–2 years of experience in business development, sales operations, market research, or client services in healthcare marketing/pharma.
• Strong research and analytical skills to source, synthesize, and present competitive insights.
• Proficiency with CRM tools (Salesforce, HubSpot) and MS Office/Google Suite; BI tools a plus.
• Highly organized with attention to detail in a deadline-driven environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; able to brief senior growth leaders.

Responsibilities

• Research target companies, industry trends, and opportunities to identify viable leads.
• Maintain and update prospecting databases for accuracy across tools.
• Support outreach preparation with backgrounders and client activity summaries.
• Monitor inbound/outbound activity and triage requests for timely handoff.
• Coordinate with marketing and client service to keep prospecting materials current.

Skills

Research & analysis

CRM tools proficiency

Communication

Organization

Cross-functional collaboration

Healthcare/pharma familiarity

AI governance interest

Tools

Salesforce

HubSpot

MS Office

Google Workspace

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.