Senior Director, Assistant General Counsel (Biotechnology)

Location: New York, NY, with remote work and required attendance at the NYC office once a week

Salary: $300,000–$305,000 annually, plus incentive bonus, equity compensation, and benefits.

Company

hirify.global is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing transformative therapies for cancer and rare diseases, including TARA-002 and IV Choline Chloride.

What you will do

• Advise senior leadership and cross-functional teams on legal, regulatory, business, and compliance matters affecting oncology and rare disease programs.
• Support clinical development, investigator-sponsored studies, expanded access programs, research collaborations, CRO relationships, data sharing, and global clinical trials.
• Partner with Regulatory Affairs and Quality on FDA, EMA, and other regulatory requirements, product labeling, promotional review, medical communications, inspections, and enforcement matters.
• Advise Commercial, Market Access, and Medical Affairs on promotional materials, pricing, reimbursement, patient support programs, healthcare professional interactions, publications, and advisory boards.
• Lead negotiation and drafting of licensing, collaboration, co-development, supply, manufacturing, commercial partnership, M&A, and other strategic agreements.
• Manage legal operations, outside counsel, contracting processes, privacy programs, data governance, cybersecurity matters, and legal risk assessments.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school and active membership in good standing with the NY or another U.S. state bar.
• At least 12 years of legal experience, including significant in-house experience in biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, life sciences, or healthcare.
• Strong knowledge of FDA regulations, clinical trial requirements, healthcare fraud and abuse laws, pharmaceutical commercialization, market access, and data privacy.
• Significant experience with contracts, strategic collaborations, licensing arrangements, clinical development, and Medical Affairs support.
• Exceptional drafting, negotiation, communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage complex matters independently.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, data mining and data extraction, confidential information handling, and presentation to senior management.

Nice to have

• Experience with oncology, hematology, cell and gene therapy, rare disease, or orphan drug programs.
• Experience launching and commercializing specialty therapeutics.
• Experience supporting global or publicly traded biotechnology organizations.
• Familiarity with international regulatory and compliance frameworks.
• Prior law firm experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Team-oriented culture valuing diverse perspectives, collaboration, integrity, and innovation.
• Flexible working hours and schedules.
• Generous paid holidays and unlimited PTO.
• Medical, dental, vision, commuter, fertility, and matching 401(k) benefits.
• Incentive bonus and equity compensation.
• Minimal travel, averaging approximately 5%.