AVP, Product Strategy - Autonomous Laboratories

Location: Remote in Canada, Greater Toronto Area, or the US, Santa Clara, California. Full-time schedule with 25% travel required; day shift.

Salary: CAD $192,864–$301,350 per year in Canada, or USD $236,832–$370,050 per year in the US, plus bonus, stock, and benefits.

Company

hirify.global develops laboratory and clinical technologies, including instruments, software, consumables, and services for life science research, pharmaceuticals, diagnostics, food, and environmental testing.

What you will do

• Assess how AI, automation, robotics, connected instruments, digital workflows, data platforms, and autonomous experimentation may transform laboratory work.
• Evaluate products, solutions, partnerships, and business models through customer-value, differentiation, feasibility, and financial cases.
• Develop and refine hirify.global’s long-term strategy for Autonomous Labs using scientific, technological, economic, operational, workforce, and productivity trends.
• Engage scientists, laboratory leaders, executives, key opinion leaders, and strategic customers to identify workflow bottlenecks, data fragmentation, automation gaps, usability challenges, and inefficiencies.
• Translate customer and market insights into problem statements, strategic requirements, product concepts, roadmap changes, customer experiments, and investment recommendations.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives across product management, R&D, commercial, digital, service, and business leadership to create integrated solutions combining instruments, software, consumables, automation, services, and data.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a scientific, engineering, business, or related discipline, or equivalent experience.
• Typically 12+ years of relevant combined experience across product strategy, product management, scientific research, strategy consulting, operations, technology, business development, or related fields.
• Experience in life sciences, analytical instrumentation, diagnostics, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, laboratory technology, or adjacent markets is strongly preferred.
• Ability to understand complex markets, translate trends into business strategy, and turn customer insight into product, portfolio, or organizational action.
• Record of delivering results across functions and working credibly with senior business leaders, scientists, engineers, and product teams.
• Strategic and systems thinking, scientific and technical fluency, curiosity about AI and automation, and sound product judgment grounded in customer needs.
• Structured problem solving, analytical rigor, executive communication, facilitation, cross-functional influence, and ability to move from long-range strategy to practical execution.

Nice to have

• PhD, MBA, or equivalent advanced experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Option to work remotely within the stated Canada or US locations.
• Eligibility for bonus, stock, and benefits.
• Collaborative and inclusive workplace founded on trust, respect, integrity, innovation, and customer impact.
• No fixed end date; full-time employment with a day shift and 25% travel.