Drug Hunter (AI Drug Discovery)

Location: New York HQ, United States

Company

hirify.global is a stealth AI-bio startup developing biological reasoning models for computational drug discovery, backed by top-tier venture capital and led by repeat founders and biotech veterans.

What you will do

• Identify therapeutic targets and build the scientific rationale for drug discovery programs.
• Evaluate AI-generated drug candidates for biological plausibility, therapeutic potential, and readiness for advancement.
• Prioritize compounds and make scientific go/no-go decisions across the discovery pipeline.
• Manage CRO partnerships for compound synthesis and biological testing, designing experiments to validate drug design hypotheses.
• Collaborate with founders and computational model developers on model evaluation and development priorities.
• Track target biology, disease mechanisms, therapeutic modalities, and clinical landscapes across relevant areas.

Requirements

• PhD in pharmacology, medicinal chemistry, chemical biology, computational biology, or a related field, plus 5+ years of drug discovery experience in pharma or biotech, or equivalent industry experience.
• Hands-on experience advancing programs through target selection, hit identification, hit-to-lead, and lead optimization.
• Experience evaluating drug candidates and making scientific go/no-go decisions on real programs.
• Ability to work directly with computational model hirify.globals and analyze AI-generated molecular data.
• Strong scientific judgment across target biology, disease mechanisms, and therapeutic modalities.
• Ability to build and defend scientific rationales, communicate across disciplines, and make decisions under uncertainty.

Nice to have

• Experience with AI-driven drug discovery or computational drug design tools.
• Experience managing CRO relationships for synthesis and biological testing.
• Experience across multiple therapeutic areas or modalities, including small molecules and peptides.
• Track record of advancing compounds into preclinical or clinical development.
• Python programming skills and publications in leading scientific or drug discovery journals.

Culture & Benefits

• Ownership-focused culture with emphasis on excellence, practicality, honesty, creativity, and contrarian thinking.
• Autonomy over day-to-day work with shared milestone accountability.
• Constructive, feedback-oriented environment with high standards and support for professional growth.
• Competitive salary and equity in a growing, well-funded startup.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.