Director, Business Strategy and Operations, Pipeline and Project Management (PPM) & Data Science (EDGE)

Location: Remote/Home-Based; role locations include Dublin, Ireland; London, UK; and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US.

Base salary: $192,000–$288,000 annually 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 a portfolio spanning sleep disorders, epilepsy, oncology, and neuroscience.

What you will do

• Act as Chief of Staff and strategic advisor to the Heads of Pipeline & Project Management and Data Science (EDGE), supporting leadership cadence, decision-making, executive meetings, and cross-functional governance.
• Lead multi-year workforce planning, capacity modeling, resource allocation, timecard compliance, and algorithm demand modeling across PPM and Data Science.
• Oversee combined functional budgets, monthly accruals, quarterly forecasting, variance reporting, annual budget builds, and long-range planning.
• Support business development, licensing, platform acquisitions, and M&A due diligence, then lead post-transaction integrations and external platform onboarding.
• Establish OKR/KPI cadences, operational scorecards, executive dashboards, communications forums, and performance reporting for R&D leadership.
• Drive process improvement, change management, digital transformation, and AI-assisted ways of working across global teams.

Requirements

• Extensive progressive experience in the biopharmaceutical, biotechnology, or life sciences industry, with substantive exposure to drug development, portfolio/project management, data science/informatics, or R&D business operations.
• Experience in strategic business operations, Chief of Staff, or PMO leadership partnering directly with VP/SVP-level executives.
• Direct experience leading workforce planning, capacity modeling oversight, named resource allocations, and timecard compliance.
• Demonstrated experience managing departmental budgets, financial forecasting, and variance tracking with Finance, including multi-million-dollar operating budgets, vendor contracts, and software licensing.
• Experience with business development due diligence, post-deal functional integrations, or external platform onboarding.
• Strong executive presence, emotional intelligence, consensus-building, and influence without direct authority across matrixed global teams.
• Exceptional verbal, written, and presentation skills, including the ability to create executive- and board-level presentations from complex project management, data science, and operational information.
• Strong analytical and strategic problem-solving skills, including interpreting resource models, algorithm demand outputs, and financial analyses.
• Deep experience in process optimization, change management, and practical application of digital and AI tools to improve operational efficiency.
• Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences or a related business/scientific field required.

Nice to have

• Advanced degree such as an MS, PhD, or MBA.
• Lean Six Sigma, Agile, or Project Management Professional certification.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote/home-based work arrangement associated with Dublin, London, or Philadelphia locations.
• Work across global R&D organizations and dispersed teams spanning project management, data science, and AI innovation.
• US-based employees may receive medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) retirement savings plan, and flexible paid vacation.
• Eligible employees may receive discretionary annual cash bonus or incentive compensation and equity grants.
• Current Jazz employees must apply through the Internal Career site.