Director, Brand Strategy

At BGBx, we are driven by a simple idea: breakthrough thinking creates breakthrough impact. As an independent commercial solutions partner to pharmaceutical and life science companies, we bring together strategists, scientists, communicators, creatives, technologists, and data experts to tackle some of healthcare’s most important challenges.

Our teams work across consulting and communications to help clients shape strategy, launch innovations, engage stakeholders, and drive meaningful results throughout the product lifecycle. The work is complex, fast‑moving, and deeply connected to improving lives, creating opportunities for curious minds to make a real difference every day.

If you’re energized by collaboration, inspired by innovation, and motivated by work that matters, you’ll find a place to grow, contribute, and make a meaningful impact at BGBx.

Director, Brand Strategy

BGBx is a healthcare communications agency that offers a wide range of services, including advertising, medical education, payer marketing, and consulting services. Known for excellence and professionalism, we’re hired as strategic and creative partners by our biopharmaceutical clients to drive category and brand awareness and growth.

Position Overview

As a Director, Brand Strategy, you will contribute to the development and implementation of strategies to build and grow brands of our healthcare clients and on new business opportunities. This role is ideal for individuals with a blend of right‑brained curiosity and creativity and left‑brain analytic skills. Your ability to think in these ways will be essential in interpreting market trends, competitor strategies, identifying brand opportunities, and helping to shape compelling brand strategies.

People in this role will have a passion for branding, strong synthesis, verbal, and visual skills, and the ability to work collaboratively alongside team members from all different disciplines. You will be a primary contact with internal teams during the development of strategic/communications‑oriented work and partner with clients.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Developing in‑depth market, customer and competitive analyses
• Identifying key questions, issues/opportunities and insight areas
• Assist in developing POVs on brand and category dynamics
• Serve as the internal team “expert” for planning and developing strategy and communications
• Play a key role in the planning and execution of strategic client engagements
• Growing involvement and leadership in such projects as building brand positioning and crafting creative briefs that clearly articulate strategy and inspire creative teams
• Assist on new business pitches and participate in client presentations
• Mentoring or managing team members

Who You Are

• A strategic thinker with the ability to integrate data, insights, and creativity into clear direction
• Strong analytical and synthesis skills, with the ability to distill complex information into actionable insights
• An effective communicator, both verbally and in writing, with experience presenting to internal teams and clients
• Collaborative and team‑oriented, with the ability to work across disciplines and levels
• Proactive and adaptable, with a problem‑solving mindset and a willingness to take on new challenges
• Demonstrates sound judgment and a growing ability to guide strategic decision‑making

What You Bring

• 5‑7+ years of experience in brand strategy and planningwithin anadvertising agency environment, with 2+ years working in apharmaceutical, biotech, or life sciences category
• Experience developing brand positioning, strategic frameworks, and insight‑driven communications
• Strong understanding of market research, competitive analysis, and customer insight development
• Proven ability to contribute to client engagements and new business initiatives
• Demonstrated ability to mentor or manage junior team members

Why BGBx

At BGBx, we combine scientific rigor with strategic and creative thinking to deliver meaningful impact for our clients and their brands. We value curiosity, collaboration, and commitment to high‑quality work.

You’ll be part of a team that is driven to solve complex challenges, build strong partnerships, and continuously elevate the role of strategy in healthcare communications.

Salary Range: $150,000 – $190,000 CAD

BGBx is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, citizenship status, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status or any category or class of person protected by law.

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