Head of Platform Partnerships - Vaccine (Biotech)

Location: Waltham, MA; Swiftwater, PA; Washington, DC; or Morristown, NJ. Onsite role for US and Puerto Rico residents only.

Salary: $206,250.00–$297,916.66 per year

Company

hirify.global is an R&D-driven, AI-powered biopharmaceutical company developing medicines and vaccines to improve people’s lives.

What you will do

• Coordinate and manage external evaluations, collaborations, MTAs, partnerships, and supply agreements related to vaccine adjuvant and mRNA platforms.
• Evaluate and prioritize incoming platform requests based on scientific and strategic value.
• Lead proactive scouting for strategic platform collaborations, alliances, and supply opportunities.
• Lead cross-functional evaluation and due diligence activities as the R&D representative.
• Oversee strategic partnerships and ensure governance, compliance, documentation, tracking, and reporting.
• Collaborate with Global Platform Leads, vaccine project teams, External R&D, Business Development, Legal, and Intellectual Property.

Requirements

• Undergraduate, master’s, or PhD degree in Life Sciences, Medicine, Pharmacy, Engineering, or an equivalent field.
• 10+ years of leadership experience in a pharmaceutical environment.
• Experience across R&D, Business Development, Finance, Legal, and Intellectual Property.
• Proven leadership in complex, matrixed, and worldwide multicultural environments.
• Strong business acumen, financial management skills, strategic partnership experience, and knowledge of the end-to-end vaccine or pharmaceutical development value chain.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, decision-making, conflict resolution, collaboration, and execution skills.

Nice to have

• Advanced MBA degree.

Culture & Benefits

• Supportive, future-focused environment centered on science and innovation.
• Opportunities for promotion, lateral growth, and international career development.
• Rewards package aligned with contribution and impact.
• Healthcare, prevention, wellness, and family benefits.
• At least 14 weeks of gender-neutral parental leave.