Associate Director, Business Transformation (Life Sciences)

Location: Hybrid position based in Hercules, CA or Irvine, CA, with residence within commuting distance of the office required.

Salary: $179,400–$240,000 base salary annually, plus eligibility for a variable annual bonus.

Company

hirify.global develops, manufactures, and markets research and clinical diagnostic products for the life sciences and healthcare sectors.

What you will do

• Lead end-to-end assessments and redesign of CDG business processes, operating models, organizational structures, governance, and decision rights.
• Establish and lead the LEAN Business Transformation function across product development, manufacturing, and commercial organizations.
• Design and facilitate Kaizen events, value stream mapping, standard work, and structured problem-solving initiatives.
• Own the Prosci ADKAR change management methodology for transformation and technology initiatives, including stakeholder analysis, communications, training, sponsor roadmaps, and adoption measurement.
• Partner with IT/Digital, Quality, and functional teams to evaluate and adopt systems, automation, and AI-enabled solutions; build business cases, ROI models, and proofs of concept.
• Lead cross-functional programs through benefits realization, translate the five-year strategy into a KPI-based roadmap, report to executive governance forums, and manage two direct reports plus external consultants and vendors.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Life Sciences, or a related field required.
• 8–12 years of progressive industry experience, including 5+ years leading business transformation across multiple disciplines such as process and operating model redesign, technology-enabled transformation, LEAN or continuous improvement, program management, and organizational change management.
• Hands-on experience facilitating Kaizen events and applying a structured change management methodology such as Prosci ADKAR or equivalent.
• Experience building and presenting business cases and ROI analyses to senior leadership and conducting organizational readiness assessments.
• Strong analytical, data visualization, and executive communication skills.
• Collaborative and influential leadership experience aligning senior stakeholders across a matrixed, regulated organization.
• Willingness to travel domestically and occasionally internationally.

Nice to have

• MBA or another advanced degree.
• Prosci, Lean Six Sigma Green or Black Belt, or PMP certification.
• Experience in IVD, medical device, or pharmaceutical manufacturing, including ISO 13485 and design controls.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work arrangement with a collaborative, globally distributed organization.
• Medical plans, HSA funds, fertility support, group life and disability coverage, and paid parental leave.
• 401(k) with profit sharing, employee stock purchase program, paid time off, pet insurance, and wellness support.
• Learning and development opportunities, education benefits, student debt relief, and Employee Resource Groups.
• Equal employment opportunity for candidates of all backgrounds; unsolicited agency resumes are not accepted unless authorized.