Associate VP, Sales (CDMO)

Location: Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada; option to work remotely in the United States.

Salary: CAD $238,127–$448,088 per year in Canada, or USD $229,125–$458,250 per year in the United States, plus eligibility for bonus, stock, and benefits.

Company

hirify.global provides laboratory and clinical technologies, instruments, software, consumables, and advanced manufacturing solutions for life science research, diagnostics, and pharmaceutical safety.

What you will do

• Build and execute the commercial growth strategy for advanced CDMO services across microbial fermentation, small molecule manufacturing and purification, HPAPI, bioreagents, ADC warheads and linkers, cell line development and banking, and large-scale GMP manufacturing.
• Identify, cultivate, and secure business with biotech, pharmaceutical, nucleic acid therapeutics, and emerging gene therapy companies.
• Lead high-value deal negotiations, contract structuring, strategic partnerships, forecasts, business updates, and annual planning.
• Develop customer value propositions with Operations, Marketing, Sales Operations, Quality, Project Management, Development, and manufacturing teams across Canada.
• Advise clients on development and manufacturing needs, represent the business at industry events, and monitor market, competitive, and regulatory developments.
• Mentor the business development team and develop business cases, CAPEX analyses, and financial models for manufacturing capacity and technology investments.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in life sciences, chemistry, biotechnology, or a related field.
• 10+ years of business development leadership experience in the CDMO, biopharmaceutical, or nucleic acid therapeutics industry.
• Strong technical and commercial understanding of microbial fermentation, small molecule manufacturing and purification, HPAPI, bioreagents, cell line development and banking, and/or other large-scale GMP manufacturing services.
• Established relationships with procurement, external manufacturing, and other decision-makers at companies requiring these services.
• Proven success closing high-value deals, managing strategic partnerships, and driving revenue growth.
• Experience working with C-suite executives, biotech founders, and key industry stakeholders.
• Strong negotiation, communication, analytical, and technical-commercial skills.

Nice to have

• MBA or another advanced degree.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative, inclusive workplace founded on trust, respect, integrity, and diversity.
• Full-time schedule with the option to work remotely in the United States.
• Eligibility for bonus, stock, and benefits.
• Day shift with approximately 35% travel required.
• Indefinite role with no stated end date.