Director, Regional Strategy and Business Development, APAC (Life Sciences)

Location: Remote within the APAC region, preferably close to a regional site; approximately 25% international regional travel required. Flexibility is required for cross-regional collaboration across time zones and potential short-term international assignments.

Company

hirify.global provides tools that enable cutting-edge research in life sciences and clinical diagnostics to help treat and prevent disease.

What you will do

• Lead the development and execution of APAC regional growth strategy in alignment with global corporate and divisional priorities.
• Develop market, customer, and competitive insights to guide strategic decisions and commercial investments.
• Translate strategic priorities into execution plans, milestones, and performance tracking frameworks.
• Partner with commercial, marketing, finance, and operations teams to optimize go-to-market, channel, and distributor strategies.
• Lead regional M&A initiatives from target identification through integration, including collaboration with Corporate Development.
• Build alignment and productive relationships with senior stakeholders across a global, matrixed organization.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree or equivalent; an MBA is strongly preferred.
• 10+ years of relevant strategic and commercial experience.
• Experience in top-tier management consulting and/or corporate strategy roles.
• Strong capabilities in strategy formulation, financial analysis, execution planning, and value creation.
• Ability to influence and communicate effectively with senior executives and stakeholders in complex organizations.
• Willingness to travel internationally and support collaboration across time zones.

Nice to have

• Deep regional market and cultural familiarity across multiple countries.
• Significant experience in the life sciences industry.
• M&A, partnership, or corporate development experience.
• Experience in global, matrixed organizations.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive wages and extensive benefits for employees and their families.
• Retirement programs and an employee stock purchase plan.
• Mentorship, promotional opportunities, and training and development programs.
• International and diverse working environment with employee resource groups, volunteer activities, and employee events.
• Culture of empowerment and innovation that encourages new ideas.