Company Description

The Klick Group—comprising Klick Health (including Klick Katalyst and btwelve), Klick Media Group, Klick Applied Sciences (including Klick Labs), Klick Consulting, and Klick Ventures—is an ecosystem dedicated to realizing the full potential of our people and clients in life sciences. Founded in 1997, we have offices in New York, Philadelphia, Saratoga Springs, Toronto, London, São Paulo, and Singapore. Consistently named a Best Managed Company, Most Admired Corporate Culture, and Great Place to Work, Klick is committed to fostering a high-performance, people-first culture with creativity, collaboration, innovation, and impact across everything we do.

About our Client Services Craft

Our Client Services Craft partners closely with clients to understand their business challenges, anticipate future needs, and connect them with the right strategic and creative solutions across Klick. We bring cross-functional teams together, ensure alignment, and help guide brands toward meaningful impact in the market. Our work is rooted in collaboration, accountability, and a commitment to exceptional client experience.

Job Description

This role serves as a strategic bridge between Japan and Global, ensuring that local market insight meaningfully informs global decisions while helping guide the successful expansion of our client's healthcare portfolio in Japan. The Senior Strategy Lead drives alignment, clarity, and execution across diverse teams, acting as a trusted advisor and facilitator of shared understanding.

What You'll Do:

• Build trusted partnerships with senior Japan-based stakeholders and serve as a key strategic advisor.
• Develop deep understanding of Japan's healthcare ecosystem and competitive landscape.
• Translate Japan-specific insights into globally relevant strategies and positioning recommendations.
• Shape end-to-end customer journeys and guide localisation of assets, messaging, and campaigns.
• Coordinate Japan-Global alignment including meeting rhythms, materials, decisions, and follow-through

Qualifications

Required:

• Native Japanese proficiency and English fluency at C1+ level.
• 10–15 years of experience in healthcare strategy, marketing, or consulting.
• Strong understanding of Japanese healthcare systems and therapeutic areas.
• Familiarity with PMD Act, JPMA Code, and MLR review processes.
• Ability to interpret real-world evidence, claims data, IQVIA, and digital analytics.
• Demonstrated success leading cross-functional and multicultural teams.
• Proven presentation skills for complex strategic narratives.
• Ability to produce clear strategic summaries in both Japanese and English.
• Comfortable using AI tools to enhance efficiency and insights.

Desired:

• Experience supporting both local and global brand teams.
• Knowledge of global brand planning processes and lifecycle strategy.
• Ability to simplify complexity and drive alignment across multiple stakeholders.
• Experience shaping value propositions, messaging frameworks, or customer journeys.
• Familiarity working with MLR partners to ensure compliant asset development.
• Ability to create scalable playbooks and codify best practices.

Additional Information

Join a collaborative, growth-focused culture where your ideas are valued and your career is built. We offer competitive compensation, comprehensive health and wellness benefits, and flexible hybrid schedules that support your professional and personal life. This role offers an annual salary range determined through a consistent assessment of skills, relevant experience, and geographic market data. We believe in transparency, equity, and helping every employee thrive.

Our Commitment to Inclusion

Klick uses an AI-powered tool as part of an automated process to support our hiring process by analyzing your experience, skills, and qualifications to help identify alignment with role requirements. Please note that the tool does not make final decisions or automatically disqualify candidates. Hiring decisions are made by our team, with thoughtful human judgment and oversight. We are committed to fair and transparent hiring practices and have implemented safeguards to help mitigate bias and support compliance with applicable laws. If you have questions, accessibility needs, or concerns about the use of this tool, please contact us. 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 [email protected] and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs and ensure you have a positive experience.