Associated Director, Strategic Initiatives (MedTech)

Location: Shanghai, China

Company

hirify.global develops vital organ therapies, digital solutions, and advanced services to improve outcomes for patients and care teams, with a strong heritage in kidney care.

What you will do

• Lead China strategy development, long-range planning, growth platform definition, resource prioritization, and execution roadmaps.
• Analyze market, policy, customer, clinical, and competitive intelligence to identify unmet needs, growth opportunities, and risks.
• Lead upstream marketing and voice-of-customer activities for new product planning, including China-specific use scenarios and product requirements.
• Drive strategic initiatives covering market expansion, product opportunities, localization, digital innovation, profitability, channel optimization, and operating model transformation.
• Build business cases and executive-level decision materials covering market size, competitive landscape, financial impact, feasibility, and risk.
• Partner across business units, Medical, Market Access, Government Affairs, R&D, Manufacturing, Finance, Legal, and Compliance while managing and coaching team members.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or above in business, medicine, life sciences, pharmacy, biomedical engineering, or a related field; an MBA or other advanced degree is highly preferred.
• 8+ years of experience in corporate strategy, commercial strategy, business development, strategic marketing, upstream marketing, management consulting, or transformation.
• Experience in healthcare, medical devices, life sciences, or top-tier consulting is strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to formulate and execute strategy, assess markets and portfolios, develop business cases, and align senior stakeholders.
• Strong analytical, cross-functional leadership, influencing, executive communication, and people management capabilities, with a hands-on approach to critical deliverables.
• Fluency in both English and Mandarin is required.

Culture & Benefits

• Mission-driven work focused on extending lives and expanding possibilities for patients and care teams.
• Work in a fast-paced, ambiguous, and matrixed healthcare and medical technology environment.
• Collaborate with China, regional, and global leadership teams across multiple business functions.
• Reasonable accommodations are available for candidates with disabilities during the application and interview process.