Strategic Partnerships Manager (Oncology)

Location: Remote within Italy; locations include Palermo, Rome, Turin, and Naples.

Company

hirify.global is an AI-powered precision medicine platform connecting cancer patients with clinical trials and partnering with pharmaceutical companies, CROs, research institutions, and healthcare systems.

What you will do

• Design and execute partnership strategies with pharmaceutical companies, biotech firms, CROs, oncology centers, university hospitals, and research networks across Italy.
• Lead negotiations with C-level executives, research leaders, healthcare professionals, and other senior stakeholders.
• Develop partnership models that accelerate clinical-trial enrollment while meeting regulatory and compliance requirements.
• Identify commercial opportunities in precision oncology and clinical-trial technology, and build relationships with key opinion leaders, oncologists, healthcare administrators, regulators, and patient advocacy groups.
• Manage the partnership pipeline, establish KPIs, deliver business reviews, and provide market intelligence and strategic recommendations to global leadership.
• Collaborate with Clinical Operations, Data Science, and Product teams while supporting local team development and performance.

Requirements

• 4–7 years of experience in strategic partnerships, business development, or alliance management within healthcare, life sciences, or health technology.
• Proven success building and managing high-value partnerships with pharmaceutical companies or healthcare institutions.
• Experience with the clinical-trials ecosystem, including patient recruitment, regulatory requirements, or research operations.
• Experience developing new markets or expanding operations in regulated industries.
• Fluent Italian and at least B1 English for communication in an international business environment.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business, Life Sciences, Healthcare Administration, or a related field.

Nice to have

• Experience at a digital health company, CRO, or pharmaceutical partnership team.
• Background in oncology, precision medicine, or clinical-trial technologies.
• Experience in market expansion, country development, or regional partnership management.
• Understanding of European healthcare regulations and compliance frameworks.
• Advanced degree or MBA.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote work arrangement within Italy.
• International collaboration across healthcare, clinical operations, data science, and product functions.
• Opportunity to contribute to equitable access to oncology clinical trials and innovative treatment options.
• Work with a globally expanding health-tech company backed by impact-driven investors.