Senior Director, Head of R&D Governance and Portfolio Management (Biopharma)

Location: Remote/Home-Based; listed locations include Dublin, Ireland; London, United Kingdom; and California, United States. US-based candidates only.

Base salary: $228,000–$342,000 per year for US-based candidates; additional discretionary bonus, incentive compensation, equity, and benefits may apply.

Company

hirify.global is a global biopharmaceutical company developing medicines for serious diseases, with research and development focused on oncology, neuroscience, sleep disorders, and epilepsy.

What you will do

• Architect, lead, and optimize R&D governance committees from early discovery through late-stage development, registration, and commercialization.
• Manage committee operations, including meeting cadences, agenda development, pre-reads, minutes, action tracking, decision rights, charters, and quorum standards.
• Lead annual and in-year portfolio prioritization with Corporate Strategy and Finance, evaluating strategic trade-offs, pipeline value, return on investment, capacity, and financial allocation.
• Prepare executive committee materials, facilitate definitive decisions, coach project teams on presentations, and maintain a central record of governance decisions and rationales.
• Manage portfolio risks, pipeline goal setting, mitigation discussions, and quarterly milestone reporting.
• Improve governance tools and processes through benchmarking, dashboards, training, and cycle-time optimization.

Requirements

• Extensive pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry experience, including experience in R&D governance, program management, portfolio management, or R&D strategy operations.
• End-to-end knowledge of global drug discovery, preclinical development, Phase 1–3 clinical development, health authority interactions including IND, CTA, NDA, and BLA, and post-marketing commitments.
• Demonstrated success creating, chartering, and operating senior-level R&D decision-making committees in mid-to-large biopharmaceutical organizations.
• Proven ability to influence senior vice presidents and C-suite leaders, control meetings, and drive consensus without formal operational authority.
• Ability to analyze complex scientific, clinical, regulatory, and commercial data, identify analytical gaps, and improve presentation materials.
• Hands-on familiarity with Enterprise Project and Portfolio Management systems such as Planisware, OnePager, or Power BI, plus risk-adjusted valuation frameworks.
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills, attention to detail, and strength in documentation, minutes, and decision tracking.
• Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Engineering, Business, or a related field required.

Nice to have

• Advanced degree such as PhD, PharmD, MS, or MBA.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote/home-based work arrangement for US-based candidates.
• Opportunity to work across Research, Clinical Development, Finance, Commercial, Technical Operations, Project Management, and executive R&D leadership.
• Eligible employees may receive discretionary annual cash bonus or incentive compensation and equity grants.
• Benefits may include medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) retirement savings plan, and flexible paid vacation.
• Current Jazz employees must apply through the Internal Career site.