Executive Director, Pharmaceutical Development (Small Molecule)

Location: Fully remote and available from anywhere; occasional travel for team meetings or 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.
• Support global CMC regulatory strategies and development and commercialization plans for oral, parenteral, combination, and other advanced dosage forms.
• Evaluate emerging formulation technologies, advanced manufacturing approaches, digital tools, and external scientific partnerships.
• Build relationships with CDMOs, technology partners, regulatory agencies, academic institutions, and industry experts.
• Develop organizational talent, establish performance frameworks, and drive operational excellence and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• PhD with 10 years of CMC experience, MS with 12 years, or BS with 15 years of pharmaceutical-industry CMC 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.
• Strong understanding of cGxP, CMC, ICH, and USP/EP/JP requirements, with experience authoring, reviewing, and approving CMC sections of INDs, NDAs/MAAs, and related submissions.
• Demonstrated leadership across multiple programs, resources, and staff from early discovery through commercialization.
• Exceptional communication, negotiation, and influencing skills with executives, regulators, external partners, and scientific organizations.

Nice to have

• Experience with inhalation and combination products.

Culture & Benefits

• Fully remote work with purposeful in-person collaboration and occasional travel.
• Medical, dental, vision, and mental health support, plus an annual wellbeing reimbursement and EAP access.
• Paid time off, fertility and family-forming benefits, caregiver support, and flexible work schedules.
• 401(k) matching, annual equity awards, ESPP participation, and company-paid life and disability insurance.
• Learning programs, leadership development, mentorship, employee resource groups, and service opportunities.