Executive Director, Pharmaceutical Development, Small Molecule (CMC)

Location: Fully remote; can be performed from anywhere. Occasional travel for team meetings and events is expected, approximately 25%.

Salary: $247,000–$337,000 annual

Company

hirify.global is a global biopharmaceutical company developing treatments for patients with serious and rare diseases.

What you will do

• Lead the strategic direction and operating model for small-molecule Pharmaceutical Development within Technical Operations.
• Oversee formulation development, drug product process development, technology transfer, process validation, manufacturing readiness, and lifecycle management.
• Align global CMC regulatory strategies with clinical, commercial, and portfolio objectives.
• Drive innovation through emerging formulation technologies, advanced manufacturing approaches, digital tools, and external scientific partnerships.
• Provide executive oversight for oral, parenteral, combination product, and other advanced small-molecule dosage-form programs.
• Build relationships with CDMOs, technology partners, regulatory agencies, academic institutions, and industry experts while developing organizational talent and performance frameworks.

Requirements

• PhD with 10 years of CMC experience, MS with 12 years, or BS with 15 years of pharmaceutical industry experience.
• Extensive expertise in formulation development, process development, technology transfer, process validation, manufacturing sciences, regulatory strategy, and commercialization readiness.
• Experience with solid oral and liquid dosage forms, including pediatric, geriatric, and modified-release products.
• Thorough understanding of cGxP, CMC, ICH, and USP/EP/JP requirements.
• Experience authoring, reviewing, and approving CMC sections of INDs, NDAs/MAAs, and other regulatory documentation.
• Proven leadership in managing multiple programs, resources, and staff from early discovery through commercialization, with strong communication, negotiation, and influencing skills.

Nice to have

• Experience with inhalation and combination products.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote work with occasional purposeful in-person collaboration, team meetings, and events.
• Medical, dental, vision, and mental health coverage, plus wellbeing reimbursement and an Employee Assistance Program.
• Paid time off, fertility and family-forming benefits, caregiver support, and flexible work schedules.
• 401(k) with company match, annual equity awards, ESPP, and company-paid life and disability insurance.
• Learning programs, mentorship, employee resource groups, service programs, and recognition opportunities.