Executive Director, Corporate Strategy & Intelligence (AI Drug Discovery)

Location: Hybrid, New York City, United States; employees are expected to work in the office at least 50% of the time.

Salary: $287,980–$346,060 annual base salary, plus annual bonus and equity compensation.

Company

hirify.global is a clinical-stage TechBio company developing medicines through the hirify.global OS, an AI-native platform integrating biology, chemistry, automation, data science, and clinical development.

What you will do

• Lead commercial assessments, strategic-fit analyses, and competitive moat development for pipeline assets from early validation through late-stage development.
• Integrate epidemiology, patient segmentation, competitive positioning, pricing, market access, and revenue forecasts into pipeline and partnering decisions.
• Own competitive intelligence for strategic initiatives and business development opportunities using advanced analytics, modeling, and agentic approaches.
• Build a real-time intelligence system using clinical data, regulatory filings, investor disclosures, scientific publications, partner pipelines, and industry events.
• Partner with functional leaders and the C-suite on corporate strategy, long-range planning, portfolio prioritization, platform positioning, and partnership strategy.

Requirements

• Advanced degree in a scientific, quantitative, business, or related field; an MBA, PhD, MD, or equivalent is strongly preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in competitive intelligence, pipeline differentiation, forecasting, market research, corporate strategy, or business development within pharma, biotech, or life sciences consulting.
• Deep knowledge of drug development, therapeutic-area dynamics, clinical-stage competitive assessment, regulatory strategy, and market access.
• Proven experience delivering commercial assessments and strategic analyses that influence pipeline prioritization, partnership strategy, and go/no-go investment decisions.
• Strong financial and analytical skills, including commercial models, scenario analyses, and valuation frameworks.
• Exceptional communication and executive presence, with the ability to present clear recommendations to internal and external stakeholders.

Nice to have

• Experience with AI-enabled drug discovery or platform biotechnology companies.
• Experience supporting licensing, co-development, or M&A transactions in a competitive intelligence or strategic context.

Culture & Benefits

• Cross-functional collaboration across Discovery, Platform, External Partnerships, ClinTech, and Clinical Development.
• Annual bonus, equity compensation, and a comprehensive benefits package.
• Values centered on integrity, ownership, active learning, urgency, accountability, and collaboration.
• AI-powered platforms and proprietary multimodal data support drug discovery and development at scale.