Director, Product Lifecycle Management (Pharmaceutical/Biotech)

Location: United States. Remote work is supported; employees within a reasonably short commute of an office are encouraged to work on a hybrid basis as agreed with their manager.

Company

hirify.global provides consulting solutions across the product lifecycle for biotech, medical device, and pharmaceutical organizations, including regulatory sciences, clinical research, quality and compliance, pharmacovigilance, medical information, and R&D technology.

What you will do

• Manage and grow the Product Lifecycle Management practice while delivering assigned client projects.
• Lead project meetings, cross-functional communication, decision-making, planning, resource allocation, and stakeholder alignment.
• Manage project budgets, costs, financial compliance, billings, timelines, resources, and quality audits.
• Support business development, sales meetings, client development, staffing, marketing plans, thought leadership, webinars, and industry presentations.
• Track PLM industry trends and translate relevant gaps into client solutions and potential service offerings.
• Lead personnel processes including hiring, development, performance management, utilization, training, and policy compliance.

Requirements

• Knowledge of the drug development process in pharmaceutical and biotech operations, including Good Manufacturing Practices and ISO requirements relevant to PLM.
• Knowledge of alliance and collaboration management principles, tools, and techniques supporting client business expansion and partnership development.
• Advanced proficiency with PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Visio, Project, OneDrive, and SharePoint.
• Strong project management expertise, including proven use of MS Project or comparable project management enterprise software for complex timelines and resources.
• Experience identifying and developing new clients and supporting sales of project services.
• Supervisory experience covering hiring, retention, performance reviews, employee development, and discipline.
• Ability to analyze and resolve difficult business situations, communicate complex issues clearly, manage multiple projects, deliver persuasive presentations, and build stakeholder relationships.
• Sound judgment, attention to detail, confidentiality, initiative, deadline management, conflict management, and effective teamwork.
• Excellent written and oral English communication skills are required. Additional language fluency is a plus.
• B.S. or B.A. in Life Sciences; an advanced scientific degree is desired. Fifteen years of relevant experience may substitute for education.
• At least 15 years of multidisciplinary experience in pharmaceutical and biotech industries and at least 15 years of direct project management experience in small-molecule, large-molecule, or device development.

Nice to have

• PMP, PRINCE2, or comparable certification.
• Additional language fluency.
• Advanced degree in a scientific discipline.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with support for remote working.
• Hybrid work is encouraged for employees located within a reasonably short commute of an office, subject to manager agreement.
• Inclusive workplace focused on diversity, equity, inclusion, collaboration, innovation, and entrepreneurship.
• Applications are reviewed personally by the recruitment team, without AI screening tools, and applicants receive an outcome.
• hirify.global is an equal opportunity employer.