Research Scientist II/Senior Research Scientist (Medicinal Chemistry)

Location: San Diego Headquarters, San Diego, CA, United States

Salary: Research Scientist II: $124.8K–$156K; Senior Research Scientist: $137.6K–$172K

Company

hirify.global Therapeutics is a clinical-stage life-science and technology company developing medicines through an AI-driven discovery and development platform.

What you will do

• Manage FTE and FFS teams at external CROs to deliver intermediates, final targets, and reference compounds for molecular discovery programs.
• Coordinate with medicinal chemistry and HTE teams to support compound library campaigns and drug discovery efforts.
• Support proposals, scope definition, purchase and change orders, resource and FTE planning, budgeting, and commercial alignment.
• Develop and manage project plans, timelines, milestones, priorities, resources, action items, and deliverables.
• Identify delivery risks, assess impacts, escalate critical issues, and drive timely resolution.
• Act as a liaison between hirify.global, CROs, and external collaborators while communicating project updates to stakeholders and supporting scientific excellence and teamwork.

Requirements

• Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry with 3+ years of pharmaceutical or biotechnology drug discovery experience.
• Strong foundation in modern organic synthetic methods, demonstrated through a peer-reviewed publication record.
• Prior expertise in CRO management and demonstrated problem-solving within tight timelines.
• Experience managing vendor relationships and performance, including removing obstacles to maximize the value of external workflows.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills for conveying technical results to vendors, colleagues, and cross-functional partners.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, highly collaborative, dynamic research environment.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative, multidisciplinary, team-based environment focused on scientific excellence, innovation, and teamwork.
• Inclusive workplace supporting diversity across backgrounds, cultures, national origins, religions, sexual orientations, and life experiences.
• Company-paid healthcare, flexible spending accounts, voluntary life insurance, and 401(k) matching.
• Uncapped vacation.
• State-of-the-art San Diego facility with an onsite gym and dining.