Havas Health Toronto is seeking a Associate Director, Strategy and Planning to join our Creative Strategy team. You will partner with clients and internal teams to develop brand strategies and tactical plans that drive measurable growth. This role is both client-facing and hands-on, involving the design and facilitation of strategic workshops, advisory boards, and brand planning sessions. You will also play a key role in identifying both organic and net new opportunities.

Key Responsibilities

A critical member of the strategic planning team, supporting the agency’s success and growth for assigned account and recent business opportunities.

Champion a consulting model approach to client engagements

Develop and present brand strategies and tactical recommendations in collaboration with account and creative teams

Lead and facilitate strategic workshops, including HCP and patient advisory boards, brand planning, and omni-/multichannel mapping

Analyze research and data to uncover insights and translate them into actionable communication plans

Development of discussion guides for market research and conducting 1:1 HCP and patient interviews

Develop strong relationships across assigned clients commercial, marketing, and medical teams

Stay current on healthcare industry trends, competitor activity, and emerging opportunities

Play an instrumental role in driving new business efforts, including identifying growth areas, exploring new therapeutic categories, and driving new business pitch development through uncovering core insights, establishing core brand idea, collaborating with creative on core concepts, and helping to build omnichannel engagement plans.

Incorporate and share feedback effectively across teams and projects

Requirements





4+ years of healthcare strategy experience within the Canadian marketplace

Deep knowledge of the Canadian healthcare landscape including Health Canada, PAAB, and ASC regulations

Ability to dive into TAs to become an expert in the space.

Strong understanding of social media channels (how they are being currently used, trends, consumer behaviors, technology and measurement opportunities) and social behavior.

Familiar with current industry trends

Strong in-room presence and presentation skills

Ability to design and facilitate strategic and tactical planning workshops

Collaborative and strategic mindset

Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills

Proven ability to turn raw data into insights that guide communication strategies

Ability to manage, incorporate, and/or disseminate feedback appropriately for their assignments

Additional Information
This role represents an active vacancy at Havas. You will be joining a collaborative, growth-oriented environment where ideas are encouraged and career development is supported. The base salary range for this position is CAD $120,000 to $140,000, with final compensation determined based on factors such as work location, skills, experience, and background.

Havas uses artificial intelligence-enabled tools to support certain aspects of the recruitment process. All hiring decisions are made by our recruiting and hiring teams.

About Havas Health
At Havas Health, we are dedicated to generating real and meaningful value forpeople and the brands they connect with through the creative and intelligent use of technology, data and content. We develop ideas, design solutions, build applications and manage campaigns in order to solve business problems and deliver measurable success for our clients.

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📌 Associate Director of Strategy - pharma (Ontario)
🏢 Havas Health Network
📍 Ontario