Engagement Manager (Launch Excellence)

Location: New York, NY, United States

Salary: $136,000–$204,000 per year, plus an annual discretionary performance bonus.

Company

hirify.global supports pharmaceutical, biotech, and medtech companies with life sciences commercialization consulting and technology-enabled launch programs.

What you will do

• Serve as the day-to-day client and project lead for strategic launch engagements, managing senior relationships at the brand lead and VP level.
• Lead project teams end to end, overseeing scope, timelines, budgets, staffing, quality, governance, and risk escalation.
• Structure ambiguous commercialization challenges into workplans, operating processes, decision frameworks, and clear recommendations.
• Coordinate cross-functional client stakeholders across Commercial, Medical, Market Access, and Commercial Operations to maintain launch readiness.
• Direct Consultants and Associate Consultants, review research and deliverables, and present workshops, interim outputs, and final recommendations.
• Mentor junior staff, contribute to methodology development, and support proposals, project staffing, timelines, and budget design.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required; an MBA or PhD in a relevant life sciences field is preferred.
• At least 5 years of consulting or relevant strategic experience in the life sciences industry, including experience supporting or leading product launches or change initiatives for brand teams.
• Experience leading client-facing project teams and building trusted relationships with senior stakeholders.
• Ability to structure undefined problems into clear plans, process flows, workstreams, and recommendations while managing multiple projects.
• Strong quantitative, analytical, problem-solving, written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills with executive presence.
• Proficiency in PowerPoint and Excel; familiarity with project management tools is preferred.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with eligibility for an annual discretionary performance bonus.
• Work alongside professionals across 14 offices and five continents.
• Culture centered on inclusion, engagement, connection, collaboration, and shared purpose.
• Commitment to equal opportunity and a workplace free from discrimination and harassment.