Senior Biomedical Research & Data Governance

Location: Remote or hybrid within the United States; travel to Seattle, Washington, is required at least twice per year for on-site events.

Annual salary: $93,300–$121,700.

Company

hirify.global is a Seattle-founded nonprofit advancing open science, ethical data sharing, and collaborative biomedical research.

What you will do

• Lead research governance policies, processes, and oversight across biomedical research programs.
• Develop governance systems for scientific consortia, working groups, and institutional partners.
• Evaluate data sensitivity and design responsible data-sharing approaches, including access controls.
• Monitor ethical, legal, and institutional compliance; support incident investigations and CAPA plans.
• Develop and negotiate data-sharing agreements with internal and external stakeholders.
• Create governance standards, documentation, training materials, and presentations, including responsible AI practices.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in life sciences, public health, public administration, social sciences, or a related field.
• At least 7 years of professional experience working with human biomedical research data.
• Hands-on experience preparing Institutional Review Board submissions, preferably for multi-site protocols.
• Knowledge of human research regulations, research ethics, HIPAA compliance, legal language, and data use agreements.
• Experience developing or improving SOPs, investigating incidents, performing root cause analysis, and preparing CAPA plans.
• Strong communication, organizational, documentation, digital literacy, problem-solving, and stakeholder collaboration skills.

Nice to have

• Experience with research communities, consortia, or institutional partnerships.
• Experience using Google Suite, Microsoft Suite, Confluence, or Jira.
• Experience applying AI or other emerging technologies to governance and process improvement.

Culture & Benefits

• Distributed workforce with remote and hybrid work options within the United States.
• Health, dental, vision, life, accidental death and dismemberment, and long-term disability coverage.
• Retirement plan and flexible spending accounts.
• Paid time off and flexible work arrangements.
• Virtual-first interviews and an emphasis on open science, accountability, inclusion, and collaboration.

Hiring process

• All interviews are conducted virtually.
• Reasonable accommodations are available during the application and interview process.