Director, U.S. Therapeutic Area Strategies, Neuroscience

Location: North Chicago, Illinois, United States; domestic travel of approximately 30% required.

Salary: $160,500–$305,000 base pay annually.

Company

hirify.global develops medicines and healthcare solutions across immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and aesthetics.

What you will do

• Develop and implement U.S. government affairs strategies supporting neuroscience therapeutic-area and above-brand policy objectives.
• Shape public policy to improve patient access and reimbursement among government and commercial payers.
• Connect U.S. Government Affairs with therapeutic business units by sharing commercial, pipeline, risk, and opportunity insights.
• Build advocacy partnerships with third-party organizations and maintain stakeholder engagement plans.
• Support brand planning, launch readiness, lifecycle strategy, and alignment with federal, state, and global policy teams.
• Manage consultants and budgets supporting public policy advocacy strategies.

Requirements

• 10+ years of relevant experience in pharmaceuticals, healthcare, public policy, government, or campaigns.
• Experience designing and leading coalitions, with strong government affairs, political, policy, access, and reimbursement expertise.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and engage effectively with executives, governments, and external organizations.
• Strong analytical, critical-thinking, interpersonal, communication, organizational, and collaboration skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in healthcare administration, political science, public administration, policy, or a related field preferred; an advanced degree is preferred.
• Ability to travel domestically approximately 30% of the time.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative and collegial environment with demanding, changing requirements.
• Paid vacation, holidays, and sick leave.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for eligible employees.
• 401(k) benefits for eligible employees.
• Eligibility to participate in long-term incentive programs.