Anthropic’s mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems for society. As the Life Sciences Industry Advisor, you will serve as the technical and scientific face of Claude to leading pharmaceutical companies, biotechs, contract research organizations, and research institutions. The role combines deep life sciences domain expertise with technical credibility to help customers envision, architect, and realize transformational AI solutions across the drug discovery and development lifecycle, while building Anthropic’s reputation as the trusted AI platform for one of the most rigorous and regulated industries in the world.
Industry Principal, Life Sciences at Anthropic
On-site - San Francisco, CA; New York City, NY
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Skills
- 20+ years of experience in scientific, technology, and/or business roles
- At least 8 years in senior leadership positions (CSO, CMO, VP/Head of R&D, Chief Data/Digital Officer, Head of Computational Sciences, Head of Regulatory Affairs, Distinguished Scientist/Engineer)
- Deep domain expertise across one or more stages of the drug discovery and development lifecycle
- Hands‑on experience building or operating mission‑critical scientific or development systems
- Established executive networks across life sciences R&D and technology leadership
- Credibility as a thought leader in the industry
- Deep knowledge of life sciences regulatory and quality requirements (FDA/EMA guidance, GxP, GAMP 5, 21 CFR Part 11, data integrity, computer system validation)
- Experience implementing compliant technology solutions
- Experience influencing product roadmaps based on customer feedback and market requirements, working effectively with Product and Engineering teams
- Experience bringing generative AI or LLM‑based products, or other emerging platform technologies, to enterprises in these industries
- Experience selling with and through cloud and ecosystem partners such as AWS, Google Cloud, and global systems integrators
- Familiarity with consumption‑ or usage‑based commercial models and value‑based pricing conversations
Responsibilities
- Represent Anthropic's scientific and technical vision to the life sciences industry through conference keynotes, executive briefings, whitepapers, and scientific advisory boards
- Serve as executive technical sponsor for strategic life sciences accounts, engaging CSOs, CMOs, Heads of R&D, Chief Digital/Data Officers, and Heads of AI/Computational Science on enterprise AI strategy
- Translate customer requirements and competitive dynamics into product priorities; partner closely with Product and Research to develop life‑sciences‑specific capabilities
- Contribute to pricing and packaging decisions with life sciences market insight and understand value drivers across discovery, development, and commercial functions
- Train and uplift Anthropic's GTM teams on life sciences domain expertise, scientific workflows, use cases, and buyer personas; create enablement content and conduct training sessions
- Partner internally and externally to develop thought leadership on AI governance frameworks aligned with FDA and EMA expectations, GxP and GAMP 5, 21 CFR Part 11, data integrity (ALCOA+), and patient‑data privacy (HIPAA/GDPR)
- Build technical relationships with GSIs and life sciences consultancies (Deloitte, Accenture, PwC, KPMG, ZS, IQVIA), cloud providers (AWS, Google Cloud, Azure), and life sciences platform/data vendors (Veeva, Benchling, Schrödinger, Medidata, 10x Genomics)
Technologies
AWSGoogle CloudAzureVeevaBenchlingSchrödingerMedidata10x GenomicsGxPGAMP 521 CFR Part 11HIPAAGDPR
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