Executive Director, Corporate Strategy & Intelligence (AI)

Location: New York City office; hybrid position with at least 50% of working time in the office

Salary: $287,980–$346,060 annual base salary, plus annual bonus, equity compensation, and benefits

Company

hirify.global is a clinical-stage TechBio company using the AI-native hirify.global OS to integrate biology, chemistry, clinical development, and multimodal data for drug discovery.

What you will do

• Lead commercial assessments, strategic-fit analyses, and competitive moat development for pipeline assets from early validation through late-stage development.
• Integrate epidemiology, patient segmentation, competitive positioning, pricing, market access, and revenue forecasting into pipeline prioritization, go/no-go, and partnering decisions.
• Own competitive intelligence for strategic initiatives and business development opportunities, using advanced analytics, modeling, and agentic approaches.
• Build and refine a real-time intelligence system based on clinical data, regulatory filings, investor disclosures, scientific publications, partner pipelines, and industry events.
• Partner with functional leaders and the C-suite on portfolio strategy, platform positioning, partnership strategy, and long-range growth planning.

Requirements

• Advanced degree in a scientific, quantitative, business, or related field; MBA, PhD, MD, or equivalent strongly preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in competitive intelligence, pipeline differentiation, forecasting, market research, corporate strategy, or business development within pharma, biotech, or life sciences consulting.
• Deep knowledge of drug development, therapeutic-area dynamics, clinical-stage competitive assessment, regulatory strategy, and market access.
• Proven experience delivering commercial assessments and strategic analyses that influence pipeline prioritization, partnerships, and investment decisions.
• Experience advising or supporting licensing, co-development, or M&A transactions in a competitive intelligence or strategic context.
• Strong financial modeling, analytical, communication, and executive presentation skills.

Nice to have

• Experience with AI-enabled drug discovery or platform biotechs.
• Ability to translate complex platform capabilities into commercial and competitive narratives.

Culture & Benefits

• Cross-functional collaboration across Discovery, Platform, External Partnerships, ClinTech, and Clinical Development.
• Work with AI-powered platforms connecting drug discovery, clinical development, and commercial strategy.
• Annual bonus eligibility, equity compensation, and a comprehensive benefits package.
• Values include integrity, direct engagement, rapid learning, urgency, ownership, accountability, and collaboration.