Executive Director, Global Safety Strategy & Benefit Risk Management (Pharmacovigilance)

Location: Hybrid from the RTP, North Carolina office or remote within the continental United States; relocation assistance may be available for non-local candidates. Travel may reach 15%.

Salary: $275,000–$375,000 per year.

Company

hirify.global is a publicly traded biotech and pharmaceutical company developing therapies for rare diseases and technologies intended to expand the availability of transplantable organs.

What you will do

• Develop and execute global safety strategy for investigational and marketed products across the pulmonary portfolio.
• Lead benefit-risk assessments, safety surveillance, signal evaluation, risk minimization, and pharmacovigilance strategy.
• Oversee safety governance committees and align patient safety decisions across clinical development, regulatory, medical, quality, commercial, legal, and business development functions.
• Provide strategic leadership and oversight to Brand Safety Leads and Medical Safety Physicians.
• Represent Global Patient Safety in regulatory interactions, inspections, submissions, approvals, and lifecycle management.
• Drive innovation through AI, advanced analytics, automation, and modern safety science methodologies.

Requirements

• MD degree.
• 10+ years of experience leading a safety risk management organization in pharma or biopharma.
• 3+ years managing other MDs or sub-investigators.
• 5+ years supporting clinical trials as a principal investigator, sub-investigator, or development team member.
• Experience with data analytics tools including Excel, patient listing reviews, dashboards, Spotfire, or QlikView.
• Ability to work from the continental United States; excellent communication skills are required for health authority interactions.

Nice to have

• MD specialization in pulmonology, US practice experience, and board certification.
• 3+ years of clinical or medical practice experience in the United States or full registration with a medical licensing body.
• US state medical licensure.

Culture & Benefits

• Mission-driven work focused on unmet medical needs and rare, life-threatening diseases.
• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage.
• Wellness resources, 401(k), and ESPP savings plans.
• Paid time off, paid parental leave, and disability benefits.
• Opportunities to present safety posters, white papers, and other publications at medical conferences.