Senior Director - Autonomous Labs Architect (AI)

Location: Remote from the United States; role associated with Austin, Texas. Ability to travel 40%.

Salary: $230,000–$290,000 annual base salary, plus bonus or incentive pay.

Company

hirify.global is a global science and technology company operating across life sciences, diagnostics, and biotechnology through more than 15 businesses.

What you will do

• Define and govern enterprise architecture, technology standards, reusable patterns, and the multi-year strategy for autonomous and AI-enabled laboratory systems.
• Establish interoperability and architectural governance across scientific instruments, informatics platforms, laboratory automation, robotics, data layers, AI agents, software platforms, and external technologies.
• Translate enterprise strategy into scalable execution with operating companies, enterprise teams, customers, strategic partners, scientific organizations, and industry consortia.
• Guide system, software, workflow, and data architecture decisions so internal initiatives become reusable enterprise capabilities.
• Influence product strategy and commercial offerings while representing hirify.global as an internal and external thought leader in autonomous laboratories.

Requirements

• Advanced degree in systems engineering, computer science, robotics, physical sciences, life sciences, or a related field.
• 7+ years of experience in systems architecture, digital labs, laboratory automation, scientific instrumentation, platform design, or related disciplines.
• Experience defining and implementing enterprise architecture, standards, and governance models across products, platforms, workflows, and enterprise environments.
• Demonstrated success translating strategic objectives into scalable execution and measurable business outcomes across enterprise and cross-business environments.
• Experience partnering with automation vendors, scientific software providers, AI and compute platforms, data platform providers, and other technology partners.
• Ability to travel 40%.

Nice to have

• Experience with autonomous labs, self-driving labs, autonomous instruments, or AI-driven experimental workflows.
• Experience with LIMS, ELN, scientific data platforms, and instrument connectivity solutions.
• Knowledge of life sciences workflows such as flow cytometry, antibody discovery, cell biology, assay development, or bioprocessing.
• Experience translating scientific AI concepts into laboratory products, workflows, and customer-facing solutions.
• Familiarity with continuous improvement systems such as DBS.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote work arrangement from an employee’s home for eligible roles.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Paid time off and 401(k).
• Bonus or incentive pay eligibility.
• Culture focused on continuous improvement, belonging, internal development, and scientific impact.