Associate Director, Engineering, GES Strategic Scheduler and Planner (Pharmaceutical Manufacturing)

Location: Rahway, New Jersey, USA; flexible hybrid work with 25–50% travel required. The role is available in two locations and the posting is for US, Canada, and Puerto Rico residents.

Base salary: $142,400–$224,100 annually, plus potential annual bonus and long-term incentive.

Company

hirify.global is a research-intensive biopharmaceutical company developing health solutions for the prevention and treatment of diseases in people and animals.

What you will do

• Support a portfolio of capital projects by developing front-end-loaded schedules aligned with business objectives, primarily for US sites.
• Lead planning sessions and end-to-end scheduling workshops across business case, concept, design, execution, qualification, start-up, and technology transfer phases.
• Develop CRC-level, end-to-end, and high-level production planning schedules in partnership with project managers, EPCM providers, and project controls schedulers.
• Evaluate engineering deliverables across process, facility, equipment, utilities, construction, procurement, commissioning and qualification, and validation.
• Conduct peer reviews and audits of project schedules, implement standard work and governance, and establish progress measures.
• Collaborate with engineering, operations, quality, regulatory, digital, contractors, vendors, and service providers; provide global HyperCare support as required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• Eight years of comprehensive pharmaceutical or related industry experience with associated equipment and facility design; six years accepted with a master’s degree.
• Advanced knowledge of benchmarks and industry approaches.
• Strong leadership, interpersonal, collaboration, and communication skills.
• Strong understanding of the line of business, lean design and delivery, and standard work implementation.
• Skills in automation systems, capital formation and planning, capital project management, change management, clinical and drug product manufacturing, data analysis, decision-making, engineering principles, equipment design, facility design, HP PPM, manufacturing scale-up, production planning, project controls, regulatory compliance, root cause analysis, strategic planning and thinking, teamwork, technical planning, and technical transfer.

Nice to have

• Experience coaching engineers in developing and executing project schedules using strategic lean solutions from business case through commercial manufacturing.
• Experience supporting business studies, project peer reviews, and improvement initiatives that advance GES standard work processes.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible hybrid work arrangement with 25–50% travel.
• Medical, dental, vision, and other insurance benefits for employees and families.
• Retirement benefits including 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, compassionate leave, and sick days.
• Inclusive environment focused on diverse perspectives, respectful challenge, collaboration, and collective problem-solving.

Hiring process

• Applications are accepted through the hirify.global careers portal; current employees and contingent workers use the designated internal application routes.
• Accommodation support is available during the hiring process for US and Puerto Rico residents.
• The posting is effective until 11:59 p.m. on November 18, 2026, one day before the listed November 19, 2026 end date.