AI-Driven Life Sciences Corporate Development Lead

Anthropic Limited; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 325,000 - 425,000; Full time

Job summary

Anthropic is seeking an experienced Corporate Development leader to drive strategic transactions in life sciences and biotech. You will source and execute acquisitions, investments, and strategic partnerships with AI-native life sciences companies, shaping our strategy with leadership, research, and product teams.

The ideal candidate blends deep life sciences knowledge with AI fluency and a track record of closing complex deals, assessing science, data, and compliance alongside financials, to

Qualifications

• 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
• Strong technical fluency in AI and software
• Strong analytical and financial modeling skills
• Can engage credibly with scientists, engineers, executives, and regulators
• 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

Responsibilities

• 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

Skills

M&A leadership

AI/Software fluency

Financial modeling

Stakeholder communication

Cross-border deals

Life sciences domain

Regulatory understanding

Strategic thinking

Education

MBA or Life Sciences PhD/MD/PharmD

Job description

Anthropic is seeking an experienced Corporate Development leader to drive strategic transactions in life sciences and biotech. You will source and execute acquisitions, investments, and strategic partnerships with AI-native life sciences companies, shaping our strategy with leadership, research, and product teams.

The ideal candidate blends deep life sciences knowledge with AI fluency and a track record of closing complex deals, assessing science, data, and compliance alongside financials, to