Associate Creative Director, Copy (Pharma)

Location: Toronto, Ottawa, Calgary, Vancouver, or Montreal, Canada; availability to support teams working in EST hours

Annual salary: CAD 82,600–132,600 for roles in British Columbia, Ontario, or New Brunswick.

Company

hirify.global Song's Life Sciences group creates customer experiences, marketing activations, and content for healthcare and pharmaceutical clients.

What you will do

• Lead branded and promotional copy development across digital, CRM, paid media, web, direct mail, SMS, sales collateral, and other omnichannel formats.
• Translate scientific, clinical, product, and prescribing information into clear messaging for healthcare professionals, patients, and caregivers.
• Develop headlines, subject lines, calls to action, messaging frameworks, and long- and short-form content that support acquisition, engagement, and retention.
• Present creative work to internal teams and clients, connecting messaging to campaign objectives and business goals.
• Partner with creative, strategy, account, data and analytics, performance marketing, and experience design teams on integrated customer experiences.
• Manage MLR reviews, timelines, quality standards, deliverables, and the development of copywriters and junior creatives.

Requirements

• 6+ years of professional copywriting experience in pharmaceutical, life sciences, or healthcare fields, including branded promotional content for HCP, patient, and caregiver audiences.
• 3+ years of experience leading, mentoring, and reviewing copywriters or junior creative team members.
• Strong knowledge of FDA regulations, MLR review processes, and content submission requirements in regulated environments.
• A portfolio showcasing branded promotional pharmaceutical or healthcare work across channels for HCP and/or patient audiences is required.
• Ability to interpret clinical data, prescribing information, and scientific materials and turn them into compelling promotional narratives.
• Strong presentation, client management, collaboration, and feedback-management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver high-quality work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Availability to support teams working in EST hours.
• High school diploma, GED, or CAEC.
• English is required for frequent interaction with English-speaking stakeholders across Canada, the US, and the global organization.

Nice to have

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
• Experience with PAAB-regulated content and both pharmaceutical and MedTech marketing.
• Experience tailoring content to audience segments and customer-journey stages.
• Strong long-form and short-form storytelling capabilities.
• Experience with emerging platforms, digital ecosystems, and omnichannel healthcare experiences.
• Collaborative, feedback-driven, and solutions-oriented mindset.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative, multidisciplinary environment focused on customer relevance, patient outcomes, and business results.
• Opportunity to work with life sciences strategists, creatives, designers, technologists, and data scientists.
• Benefits information is provided through hirify.global Canada's benefits program.
• The role is a brand-new full-time position.