Director, Analytical Development (mRNA)

Location: 100% onsite in Norwood, Massachusetts, United States. Due to U.S. export control requirements, only U.S. persons are eligible.

Salary: $167,000–$300,700 per year, with potential annual bonus, incentive compensation, or equity award.

Company

hirify.global develops mRNA medicines and advanced therapeutic technologies through its mRNA platform.

What you will do

• Lead the Innovative Technology and Methodology capability within Analytical Development and define the strategy and roadmap for next-generation analytical methods.
• Build an end-to-end innovation pipeline from unmet analytical needs and proof of concept through development, validation, transfer, implementation, and lifecycle adoption.
• Drive modernization, replacement, simplification, consolidation, and harmonization of analytical methods across the Quality Control network.
• Partner with Analytical Sciences, QC, AST, Quality, Regulatory, Digital, Automation, and external organizations to implement scalable analytical technologies.
• Advance automation-, digital-, and data-enabled workflows that improve robustness, throughput, data integrity, and review efficiency.
• Develop scientific talent and establish success measures for analytical innovation, including method performance, turnaround time, cost, and network adoption.

Requirements

• Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry, Biochemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering, or a related field with 12+ years of relevant industry experience; alternatively, an M.S. or B.S. with 18+ years of relevant experience.
• Extensive experience in analytical development, analytical technology, or pharmaceutical sciences for biologics, vaccines, mRNA, or other advanced therapeutic modalities.
• Experience defining analytical innovation strategies and moving technologies from proof of concept through implementation, transfer, validation, change control, and adoption.
• Strong knowledge of analytical procedure lifecycle principles, GMP, data integrity, global regulatory expectations, ICH Q14, and Q2(R2).
• Demonstrated leadership of complex matrixed initiatives and scientific talent across Analytical Development, QC, Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory, Digital, and external partners.
• Must be a U.S. person eligible to access export-controlled information; hirify.global cannot sponsor non-U.S. persons for an export control license.

Nice to have

• Experience with analytical automation, high-throughput workflows, digital integration, advanced data analysis, or AI/ML-enabled analytical applications.
• Experience with nucleic acids, lipid nanoparticles, vaccines, biologics, advanced characterization, or other advanced modalities.
• Experience collaborating with technology vendors, academic groups, consortia, CROs, and CDMOs.

Culture & Benefits

• In-person work model with direct collaboration, mentorship, and hands-on partnership at the site.
• Healthcare and voluntary benefit programs, fitness and mental health support, and family planning benefits.
• Paid vacation, volunteer days, sabbatical, global recharge days, and a discretionary year-end shutdown.
• Savings and investment programs, plus location-specific perks and extras.
• Smoke-free, alcohol-free, and drug-free work environment.