Senior Director, New Product Planning, Oncology

Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States; 70% in-office work model. Only U.S. persons are eligible because of U.S. export control requirements.

Salary: $196,700–$353,400 annually, plus potential bonus, incentive compensation, or equity.

Company

hirify.global develops mRNA-based medicines and operates a biotechnology platform focused on transforming medicine development and delivery.

What you will do

• Shape product and development strategy across early oncology programs from discovery through clinical proof of concept.
• Evaluate mechanisms of action, tumor biology, biomarkers, patient heterogeneity, disease progression, and clinical endpoints.
• Assess treatment pathways, unmet needs, approved therapies, emerging mechanisms, competitor programs, and evolving standards of care.
• Lead cross-functional strategy processes, structure tradeoffs, and prioritize indications, patient populations, treatment settings, and lines of therapy.
• Develop target product profiles and clinical and evidence-generation plans covering patient selection, biomarkers, endpoints, efficacy, safety, durability, dosing, regulatory approval, reimbursement, and access.
• Present recommendations on program advancement, investment, and resource allocation to senior leaders.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a scientific, medical, business, or related field.
• At least 10 years of pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry experience, including new product planning, research strategy, program leadership, marketing, portfolio strategy, or a related function.
• Experience leading product and portfolio strategy across multiple discovery and early clinical development programs.
• Strong understanding of oncology biology and clinical development, with the ability to independently evaluate mechanistic, translational, and clinical evidence.
• Ability to influence senior decisions, lead cross-functional debate without direct authority, and communicate concise recommendations.
• Experience using AI-supported evidence workflows is preferred.

Nice to have

• Oncology experience involving treatment pathways, clinical endpoints, patient segmentation, and competitive landscapes.
• Strong analytical skills and experience challenging and communicating assumptions.
• Experience using AI-supported evidence workflows to investigate program questions and evaluate source evidence.

Culture & Benefits

• In-person collaboration supported through a 70/30 work model.
• Competitive healthcare and voluntary benefit programs.
• Fitness, mindfulness, and mental health support.
• Family planning benefits, including fertility, adoption, and surrogacy support.
• Paid vacation, volunteer days, sabbatical, global recharge days, and year-end shutdown.
• Savings and investment programs, plus location-specific benefits.