Corporate Development Lead, Life Sciences

Define and execute Anthropic's corporate development strategy in life sciences, covering acquihires, tuck-in acquisitions, minority investments, and strategic partnerships

Build and maintain a target pipeline across AI-native companies in drug discovery, clinical development, regulatory and medical writing, lab automation, and healthcare data infrastructure

Lead end-to-end transaction processes, from sourcing through diligence, negotiation, signing, and integration

Partner with research, product, engineering, and go-to-market teams to assess the technical, scientific, and commercial value of opportunities

Run sector-specific diligence, including scientific and data validation, regulatory posture (FDA, EMA, GxP, 21 CFR Part 11), data privacy (HIPAA, GDPR), quality systems, and IP

Assess build/partner/buy tradeoffs and competitive dynamics against incumbents, AI-native entrants, and other frontier AI labs

Structure and negotiate complex deals, including earnouts, milestone-based consideration, and licensing arrangements, working closely with legal, finance, and policy teams

Build financial models and valuation analyses suited to life sciences businesses, including services-heavy and usage-based revenue models

Drive post-transaction integration, with particular attention to retaining scientific and technical talent and maintaining regulated customer commitments

Build relationships with founders, life sciences and healthcare VCs, pharma and biotech corporate development teams, and academic research institutions

Present strategic recommendations to executive leadership and the board

Support Anthropic's partnerships with pharmaceutical companies, CROs, and research organizations

Have led complex M&A, investment, or partnership transactions from sourcing through close

Understand the drug development lifecycle, from discovery through clinical trials, regulatory submission, and commercialization

Have strong technical fluency in AI and software, gained as an engineer, product manager, scientist, or technology investor

Bring strong analytical and financial modeling skills

Can engage credibly with scientists, engineers, executives, and regulators

Are comfortable in fast-paced, ambiguous environments with competing priorities

Write and speak clearly, and can influence at all levels

Have a deep interest in AI safety and Anthropic's mission

Have 8-12 years of experience across corporate development, investment banking, or investing, with at least 5 years focused on life sciences, biotech, or healthcare technology

Hold an advanced degree in the life sciences (PhD, MD, PharmD) or an MBA

Have worked at a pharmaceutical company, biotech, CRO, or life sciences software company

Have experience with AI/ML applied to biology, chemistry, or clinical operations

Bring an established network among life sciences founders, healthcare VCs, and pharma business development leaders

Have diligenced or integrated businesses operating under GxP, HIPAA, or similar regulatory regimes

Have led post-merger integration or built a new business unit

Have experience with cross-border transactions, particularly in the US, EU, and UK life sciences markets

The annual compensation range for this role is listed below.

For sales roles, the range provided is the role’s On Target Earnings ("OTE") range, meaning that the range includes both the sales commissions/sales bonuses target and annual base salary for the role.

Minimum education: Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience

Required field of study: A field relevant to the role as demonstrated through coursework, training, or professional experience

Minimum years of experience: Years of experience required will correlate with the internal job level requirements for the position

Location-based hybrid policy: Currently, we expect all staff to be in one of our offices at least 25% of the time. However, some roles may require more time in our offices.

Visa sponsorship: We do sponsor visas! However, we aren't able to successfully sponsor visas for every role and every candidate. But if we make you an offer, we will make every reasonable effort to get you a visa, and we retain an immigration lawyer to help with this.

We encourage you to apply even if you do not believe you meet every single qualification. Not all strong candidates will meet every single qualification as listed. Research shows that people who identify as being from underrepresented groups are more prone to experiencing imposter syndrome and doubting the strength of their candidacy, so we urge you not to exclude yourself prematurely and to submit an application if you're interested in this work. We think AI systems like the ones we're building have enormous social and ethical implications. We think this makes representation even more important, and we strive to include a range of diverse perspectives on our team. Your safety matters to us. To protect yourself from potential scams, remember that Anthropic recruiters only contact you from @anthropic.com email addresses. In some cases, we may partner with vetted recruiting agencies who will identify themselves as working on behalf of Anthropic. Be cautious of emails from other domains. Legitimate Anthropic recruiters will never ask for money, fees, or banking information before your first day. If you're ever unsure about a communication, don't click any links—visit anthropic.com/careers directly for confirmed position openings.

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