Director, IT Business Partner - Commercial (Biotech)

Location: South San Francisco, CA, United States; onsite Tuesday–Thursday. Remote candidates may be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Salary: $200,000–$240,000 USD annually, plus stock options and an annual bonus program.

Company

hirify.global is a precision medicines company developing treatments intended to transform outcomes for patients with autoimmune diseases.

What you will do

• Own the IT strategy and roadmap for commercial systems, including CRM, ERP, contract management, and master data management platforms.
• Lead end-to-end delivery of commercial technology initiatives, from requirements and vendor selection through implementation, validation, go-live, and optimization.
• Partner with Sales, Marketing, Market Access, Medical Affairs, and commercial leadership to translate business needs into scalable IT solutions.
• Oversee marketing technology, CRM integrations, payer and account management systems, medical information platforms, and analytics capabilities.
• Drive pre-launch and launch readiness, including system build-out, user acceptance testing, training, and hypercare support.
• Lead and develop the commercial IT team while managing vendors, contracts, SLAs, governance, data integrity, security, and compliance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Life Sciences, or a related field; an advanced degree is preferred.
• 10+ years of IT experience, including at least 5 years in a business partner, IT lead, or equivalent role supporting commercial functions in biotech or pharma.
• Experience supporting pre-commercial or launch-stage activities at a small to mid-sized life sciences company.
• Deep expertise with commercial systems such as Veeva CRM, Salesforce, SAP, or equivalent platforms.
• Strong understanding of pharmaceutical commercial operations, including field force, commercial strategy, marketing, market access, and Medical Affairs.
• Experience managing teams, concurrent initiatives, external vendors, system integrators, contract negotiations, performance, and SLAs.

Nice to have

• Experience supporting the commercial launch of pharmaceutical or biologic products.
• Specialty pharma or rare disease commercial model experience.
• Knowledge of HIPAA, GDPR, PDMA, OIG, and other industry compliance standards.
• Experience with MDM, data governance, IQVIA, Symphony Health, Tableau, or Power BI.
• PMP, ITIL, or equivalent certification.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative environment focused on transforming patients’ lives.
• Health insurance premiums covered at 90% for employees and 80% for dependents.
• Stock option grants for all employees and an annual bonus program.
• Unlimited PTO for exempt employees.
• Free onsite gym, stocked kitchen, Genentech Bus & Ferry Share access, and a $100 monthly cell phone stipend.