Director, Research & Development, Commercial Growth Initiatives (Healthcare)

Location: Chicago, IL 60607, United States

Salary: $102,400.00–$179,000.00 per year, plus incentive eligibility.

Company

hirify.global supports healthcare organizations and develops research-driven growth opportunities through its Research & Development group.

What you will do

• Evaluate early-stage healthcare growth opportunities and shape solution concepts using hirify.global's assets, relationships, data, and market position.
• Develop product and business theses based on customer pain, market dynamics, operational realities, economic value, and strategic fit.
• Conduct research, interviews, and working sessions with health system leaders, operators, subject matter experts, internal stakeholders, and external market participants.
• Build evidence to assess whether opportunities are meaningful, fundable, differentiated, and credible enough to pursue.
• Translate research and market analysis into problem statements, opportunity narratives, recommendation materials, and decision memos.
• Document assumptions, risks, stakeholder input, decisions, and open questions while improving the team's evaluation and prioritization methods.

Requirements

• At least 7 years of relevant experience.
• Healthcare fluency gained through provider operations, healthcare consulting, health technology, payer/provider strategy, or healthcare analytics.
• Experience evaluating early-stage ideas, new offerings, emerging markets, customer problems, or investment cases before formal build or delivery.
• Experience with market maps, value models, customer discovery, competitive assessments, decision memos, and investment recommendations.
• Strong structured analysis, customer-centered judgment, executive synthesis, and ability to navigate ambiguity.
• Willingness to travel.

Nice to have

• Relevant degree; MBA or equivalent graduate business training is a plus.
• Healthcare-focused venture analysis, management consulting, or extensive health system operations experience.
• Product or growth strategy experience in health tech, fintech, or AdTech.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive environment supporting employee engagement, authentic contribution, and professional development.
• Opportunities to build employee competence and organizational capability.
• Comprehensive benefits plan.
• Incentive-eligible compensation.