Director/Sr. Director Program Management

Location: Hybrid in Redwood City, California, United States; onsite at least three days per week, with Tuesday–Thursday mandatory. Some roles may require full-time onsite presence.

Salary: $231,000–$319,000 USD annually, plus annual cash bonus and long-term equity incentives.

Company

hirify.global is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing allogeneic gamma delta T cell therapies for autoimmune diseases and cancer.

What you will do

• Create and maintain integrated program timelines, Gantt charts, dependencies, assumptions, and critical-path activities.
• Coordinate cross-functional planning, execution, tracking, governance meetings, and stakeholder communications.
• Facilitate effective meetings, document decisions and action items, and resolve program team challenges.
• Assess program risks, develop mitigation plans, and prepare status reports for senior management.
• Support program budget tracking, resource planning, documentation, and project information management.
• Build relationships with China-based stakeholders and contribute tools and processes to improve the Program Management Department.

Requirements

• BA or BS required; an advanced degree such as PharmD or PhD is highly desirable.
• 10+ years of industry experience, including at least 5 years of project management experience in a cross-functional pharmaceutical or biotechnology environment.
• Deep understanding of the drug development process and experience driving cross-functional program plans and timelines.
• Strong planning, organizational, analytical, leadership, facilitation, negotiation, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with established project management tools such as MS Project or Smartsheet.
• Ability to work independently, manage resources, build trust in a matrix environment, and resolve program obstacles.

Nice to have

• Experience in oncology or autoimmune diseases.
• Cell therapy experience.
• PMP certification.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative, high-performing environment with an emphasis on in-person engagement.
• Annual cash bonus, long-term equity incentives, employee stock purchase plan, and 401(k) with a 4.5% company match.
• Medical, dental, vision, FSA, HSA with company match, life, disability, legal, pet, and other insurance programs.
• Paid time off including 13 company holidays, end-of-year winter break, vacation, sick time, and paid parental leave.
• Onsite gym and fitness options, parking with electric vehicle charging, Caltrain shuttle, subsidized lunches, and stocked breakrooms.