Director/Sr. Director Program Management (Biotechnology)

Location: Redwood City, California, United States; hybrid schedule with onsite attendance at least three days per week, Tuesday–Thursday mandatory

Salary: $231,000–$319,000 USD annually

Company

hirify.global is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing allogeneic gamma delta T cell therapies engineered with chimeric antigen receptors for autoimmune diseases and cancer.

What you will do

• Create and maintain integrated program timelines, Gantt charts, milestones, dependencies, assumptions, and critical paths.
• Coordinate cross-functional planning and execution in alignment with product development plans and budgets.
• Facilitate project meetings, governance sessions, decision-making, documentation, and action-item follow-up.
• Assess program risks, develop mitigation plans, resolve obstacles, and communicate status to stakeholders and senior management.
• Track program budgets and resource needs in partnership with Finance and functional managers.
• Develop project management tools and processes, support lessons learned, and may manage junior Program Management staff.

Requirements

• BA/BS degree required; an advanced degree such as PharmD or PhD is highly desirable.
• 10+ years of industry experience, including at least 5 years of project management experience in a cross-functional pharmaceutical or biotechnology environment.
• Deep understanding of the drug development process and experience driving plans across multiple functional areas.
• Strong planning, analytical, organizational, leadership, facilitation, negotiation, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with project management planning tools such as MS Project or Smartsheet.
• Ability to work onsite at least three days per week, with Tuesday–Thursday mandatory; some roles may require full-time onsite presence.

Nice to have

• Experience in oncology or autoimmune diseases.
• Cell therapy experience.
• PMP certification.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative, high-performing environment with an emphasis on in-person engagement.
• Annual cash bonus, long-term equity incentives, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and 401(k) with a 4.5% company match.
• Medical, dental, vision, FSA, HSA, life, disability, legal, pet, and other insurance programs.
• Paid holidays, winter break, vacation, sick time, and parental leave.
• Onsite gym and fitness options, parking with electric vehicle charging, Caltrain shuttle, subsidized lunches, and stocked breakrooms.