Director of Chemistry (Small Molecule Process Development and Manufacturing)

Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Base compensation: $188,000–$259,000 per year

Company

hirify.global is a biotechnology company developing life-changing medicines across multiple drug modalities.

What you will do

• Lead scientific, engineering, development, and manufacturing teams through early- to late-phase small-molecule drug development.
• Design and guide experiments to optimize and characterize chemical processes, improving process understanding, robustness, productivity, safety, and cost effectiveness.
• Develop fundamental process knowledge for transferring chemical and biochemical processes from laboratory scale to manufacturing partners.
• Collaborate with Process Engineering, Analytical Chemistry, Oligo Synthesis, Solid Form, and Separations functions to establish process controls and support clinical material supply.
• Manage and mentor scientific colleagues while developing future scientific and engineering leaders.
• Communicate research results, contribute to CMC activities and IND sections, engage with contract research organizations, and represent the organization at conferences and consortia.

Requirements

• M.S. or Ph.D. with 12+ years of relevant pharmaceutical or biotechnology experience, including people management.
• Strong expertise in pharmaceutical process chemistry and engineering, including synthetic strategies, impurity controls, analytical methods, purification, isolation, process characterization, process safety, and technology transfer.
• Experience leading project teams delivering active pharmaceutical ingredients across multiple modalities.
• Ability to lead teams ethically, collaboratively, effectively, and cross-functionally.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, problem-solving, and scientific leadership skills.

Nice to have

• Experience working with external partners and representing an organization in external-facing settings.
• Familiarity with regulatory requirements and CMC activities related to drug development.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative environment grounded in scientific rigor, data-driven decision-making, inclusion, integrity, and accountability.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, short-term disability, and long-term disability insurance.
• Paid vacation, company holidays, end-of-year shutdown time, sick time, and paid parental leave.
• 401(k) program with company matching, employee stock purchase plan, and short- and long-term incentive opportunities.
• Fitness and wellness programs, tuition reimbursement of up to $10,000 per year, and employee resource groups.