Head of Pharma & Biotech Partnerships

Amae Health; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Parental leave

Job summary

Amae Health is hiring its first Head of Life Sciences Partnerships, a senior, individual contributor role based in San Francisco. You will originate and close pharma and biotech collaborations, working directly with the CEO to identify opportunities and drive the commercial agenda.

You will engage across medical affairs, HEOR, and R&D, navigating multi-stakeholder sales cycles, with a focus on rapid qualification, deal progression, and signing partnerships.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in life sciences business development or related roles.
• Proven track record of sourcing, developing, and closing pharma/biotech deals.
• Experience shaping opportunities while offerings are still defined.
• Ability to access decision-makers and build relationships from scratch.
• Strong commercial execution: meetings, proposals, negotiation, and closing.
• Comfort working with a founder CEO and senior leadership without a large team.
• Scientific fluency to engage with psychiatrists, researchers, and pharma leaders.

Responsibilities

• Open doors and secure meetings with pharma and biotech decision-makers.
• Discover buyer needs across medical affairs, HEOR, R&D, commercial, and other groups.
• Own the deal process from initial meeting to signed agreement.
• Structure and close deals with feasibility and contracting alongside Legal and Compliance.
• Maintain a disciplined, lightweight pipeline and refine use cases as the business matures.

Skills

Life sciences BD

Pharma/biotech sales

Deal negotiation

Strategic partnerships

Stakeholder mapping

Cold outreach

Job description

Amae Health is hiring its first Head of Life Sciences Partnerships, a senior, individual contributor role based in San Francisco. You will originate and close pharma and biotech collaborations, working directly with the CEO to identify opportunities and drive the commercial agenda.

You will engage across medical affairs, HEOR, and R&D, navigating multi-stakeholder sales cycles, with a focus on rapid qualification, deal progression, and signing partnerships.