Competitive Intelligence Manager (Biotech)

Location: Hybrid in Thousand Oaks, California; in-person attendance required 2–3 times per week.

Annual salary: $124,295.50–$168,164.50 USD

Company

hirify.global is a biotech company developing and delivering medicines for serious illnesses across oncology, inflammation, general medicine, rare disease, and obesity-related conditions.

What you will do

• Lead competitive intelligence gathering for R&D stakeholders and leadership across multiple pipeline assets.
• Develop and present intelligence deliverables for R&D, commercial, legal, and other internal partners.
• Conduct hypothesis-driven primary and secondary research using clinical, scientific, regulatory, financial, and patent sources.
• Build Key Intelligence Topics and Key Intelligence Questions with R&D leads.
• Synthesize findings from scientific and medical conferences into detailed reports and internal briefings.
• Manage competitive intelligence vendors and conduct research with key opinion leaders, clinical investigators, physicians, medical science liaisons, and other relevant sources.

Requirements

• Doctorate degree; or a master’s degree plus 2 years of relevant experience; or a bachelor’s degree plus 4 years; or equivalent experience with an associate’s degree or high school diploma/GED.
• Relevant experience may include competitive intelligence, business development, tech transfer, equity research, consulting, or patent law.
• Ability to generate concise insights from complex scientific data for stakeholders across functions and seniority levels.
• Knowledge of pharmaceutical drug discovery and development, clinical trials, FDA and EMA regulation, and commercialization.
• Experience managing multiple projects and working with technical, regulatory, and financial data sources.
• Ability to analyze clinical trials and regulatory considerations and develop competitor launch-timing scenarios across key markets.

Nice to have

• Experience with early pipeline development and assessment in R&D competitive intelligence, business development, equity research, tech transfer, patent law, or a similar field.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional R&D, commercial, medical, and scientific teams to support therapeutic-area strategy.
• Knowledge of pharmaceutical forecasting models and competitor-focused assumptions for market share and long-range planning.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative, innovative, and science-based work environment.
• Health, dental, and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, and flexible spending accounts.
• Retirement and savings plan with company contributions.
• Discretionary annual bonus and stock-based long-term incentives.
• Paid time-off plans and career development opportunities.