Pharma & Biotech Industry Advisor (Part-Time / Contractor)
ABOUT COOKIY AI Cookiy AI is the world's first agentic AI qualitative researcher. We conduct AI-moderated voice interviews at scale, turning weeks of qualitative research into hours. Founded 2025, headquartered in Palo Alto, with $7M pre-seed funding from Liquid2, Converge, GoAhead, and UpHonest Capital. We are now expanding into healthcare and want to deeply understand the buyer perspective from someone who has lived inside pharma or biotech. WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR Someone with 10+ years in buyer-side roles at a pharma or biotech company, specifically in one of these functions:
- Clinical Operations or Clinical Trial Management
- Patient Affairs, Patient Engagement, or Patient Experience
- Market Research or Consumer Insights
- Medical Affairs, HEOR, or Outcomes Research
- Brand or Commercial (for HCP qualitative work)
Companies you might have worked at: Pfizer, Merck, Eli Lilly, Johnson & Johnson, Roche, Novartis, Bristol Myers Squibb, AstraZeneca, GSK, Sanofi, or smaller biotechs running Phase 2 or Phase 3 programs. WHAT YOU WOULD HELP US WITH
- 6 to 10 hours per month for an initial 3 months
- Honest feedback on whether Cookiy's voice AI qualitative research platform actually solves real pain points in your former role
- Insights on how qualitative research is procured at pharma or biotech (RFP process, MSA, preferred-vendor lists, budget cycles)
- 3 to 5 warm introductions to people in your network we should learn from
- Optional longer-term advisor relationship if there is mutual fit
WHAT WE ARE NOT LOOKING FOR
- A salesperson or BD person who wants to sell into their old network
- Someone currently bound by a non-compete who cannot speak freely
- An academic; we need operator perspective from the inside
COMPENSATION Advisor-grade equity (4-year vest) plus a modest monthly retainer. Transparent terms discussed during our first conversation. HOW TO APPLY Apply via LinkedIn with your resume. In your note, please share one specific example of qualitative research procurement at your most recent company (vendor selection, study design choice, or a frustration with current tools). We respond to every application within 48 hours. This is a fully remote, US-based, part-time or contractor role.