Global Clinical Operations AI Product Director

Location: Barcelona, Spain; hybrid policy with an expectation of 12 days per month onsite. Relocation is not supported, and visa sponsorship is not available for this location.

Annual base salary: €78,500.00–€145,900.00.

Company

hirify.global is a pharmaceutical and life sciences company focused on developing medicines and improving patient outcomes.

What you will do

• Identify clinical operations challenges and translate them into high-value AI opportunities, use cases, product concepts, requirements, and value hypotheses.
• Evaluate AI technologies, vendor solutions, and enterprise capabilities to shape product direction.
• Lead AI products through design, MVP, pilot, refinement, scaling, and sustained adoption.
• Bridge clinical operations stakeholders and technical teams by translating operational needs into functional requirements.
• Ensure solutions are user-focused, compliant with privacy, AI guardrails, and GxP requirements.
• Validate solutions with users, monitor outcomes, support organizational change, and partner with Global Clinical Operations, Development AI, DDIT, Quality, and Compliance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, life sciences, or a related field, or equivalent relevant business experience.
• At least seven years of relevant experience at a senior management level.
• Experience in product management, digital delivery, AI solution delivery, or a closely related discipline.
• Strong understanding of clinical operations, drug development, life sciences, or another highly regulated operating environment.
• Ability to translate business needs into AI requirements, use cases, product scope, and value propositions.
• Experience delivering products through the SDLC using Agile or Scrum methodologies.
• Understanding of AI, ML, model lifecycle concepts, and AI-enabled workflow design.
• Demonstrated success leading cross-functional initiatives, navigating complex matrix environments, and delivering measurable operational value.

Nice to have

• Postgraduate qualification such as an MSc, MBA, or PhD.
• Experience enabling AI adoption or organizational change within clinical operations or a GxP-regulated environment.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid working with 12 onsite days per month.
• Insurance plans, retirement plans, wellbeing resources, and global recognition programs.
• Flexible working options where possible and a minimum of 14 weeks of paid parental leave.
• Performance-based bonus eligibility in addition to base salary.
• Inclusive, diverse work environment focused on collaboration, support, and improving patients’ lives.