Associate Director, Scientific Program Management

Location: Remote within the United States; travel twice per year for on-site events in Seattle, Washington.

Annual salary: $140,000–$180,000.

Company

hirify.global is a Seattle-founded nonprofit that advances biomedical research through open science, responsible data sharing, governance, and collaboration.

What you will do

• Lead oversight and execution across the scientific program portfolio, monitoring priorities, milestones, risks, dependencies, capacity, and resource needs.
• Partner with scientific, technical, operational, and organizational leaders to align priorities and resolve cross-program constraints and tradeoffs.
• Build and continuously improve the Scientific Program Management operating model, standards, frameworks, reporting practices, tools, and risk-management approaches.
• Develop capacity and workload management approaches and improve how programs are planned, communicated, and coordinated.
• Manage, coach, mentor, and develop Scientific Program Managers while building a collaborative professional community.
• Evaluate technology, automation, and AI-enabled approaches that improve program management efficiency, quality, and consistency.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences, Business, a related field, or equivalent education and experience.
• 7+ years of progressive experience in scientific program management or a closely related field, including leadership of complex, cross-functional scientific programs.
• 3+ years of experience directly managing, mentoring, or developing Scientific Program Managers or experienced program management professionals.
• Experience building, scaling, or significantly improving a program management function, operating model, or organizational practice.
• Experience working across multiple scientific disciplines, teams, stakeholders, or organizational dependencies.
• Strong strategic judgment, problem-solving, communication, and decision-making skills, with the ability to navigate ambiguity and influence without relying solely on formal authority.

Nice to have

• Experience in biomedical, biotech, academic research, health technology, or scientific research environments.
• Experience with open science, research data sharing, research platforms, or collaborative scientific initiatives.
• Experience in nonprofit, grant-funded, remote-first, or highly matrixed organizations.
• Familiarity with Agile, traditional, or hybrid program management approaches and tools such as Jira, Smartsheet, Asana, or Airtable.
• Experience using automation, analytics, or AI to improve program management, plus PMP, PgMP, or equivalent certification.

Culture & Benefits

• Distributed workforce with remote or hybrid arrangements available within the United States.
• Mission-driven environment focused on open science, ethical data sharing, accountability, inclusion, and radical collaboration.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life, accidental death and dismemberment, and long-term disability coverage.
• Retirement plan, flexible spending accounts, paid time off, and flexible work arrangements.
• Virtual-first interview process.

Hiring process

• All interviews are conducted virtually.
• A cover letter is required and must not be replaced with a resume.