Principal Life Sciences Business Development Lead, AAIS HCLS GTM

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 176,000 - 238,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Web Services, Inc. is seeking a Principal Technical Business Developer within the Life Sciences Applied AI Solutions (AAIS) GTM team in the United States.

The role focuses on executing GTM strategy for global healthcare and life sciences customers and partners, blending business development with technical depth to drive adoption of AWS AI solutions. You will engage with diagnostics, pharma, biotech, and clinical research organizations, coordinating with sales, solutions architecture, and

Qualifications

• 7+ years of developing, negotiating and executing business agreements.
• 7+ years of professional or military experience.
• Experience contributing to strategies that influence leadership decisions.
• 7+ years of Life Sciences experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop a strong technical understanding of AWS services to communicate value propositions to diagnostics, pharmaceutical companies, biotech firms, and clinical research organizations.
• Collaborate with sales, pre-sales, solutions architecture, and other teams to deliver tailored business and technical proposals for genomics, precision medicine, and clinical diagnostics applications.
• Qualify and manage high-potential opportunities, guiding customers through the sales cycle and addressing healthcare data security and regulatory compliance concerns.
• Build and expand HealthOmics and Clinical Diagnostics relationships with key system integrators and industry partners in life sciences.
• Contribute to revenue growth and service adoption to meet program revenue and pipeline targets in healthcare and life sciences.
• Support go-to-market models covering key segments and customers in genomics, clinical diagnostics, and personalized medicine.
• Interface with customers at VP/Director level, including roles such as VP of Operations and Head of Clinical Systems.

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Description

This position is part of the AWS Specialist and Partner Organization (ASP). Specialists own the end-to-end go-to-market strategy for their respective technology domains, providing the business and technical expertise to help our customers succeed. Partner teams own the strategy, recruiting, development, and growth of our key technology and consulting partners. Together they provide our customers with the expertise and scale needed to build innovative solutions for their most complex challenges.

Description

This position is part of the AWS Specialist and Partner Organization (ASP). Specialists own the end-to-end go-to-market strategy for their respective technology domains, providing the business and technical expertise to help our customers succeed. Partner teams own the strategy, recruiting, development, and growth of our key technology and consulting partners. Together they provide our customers with the expertise and scale needed to build innovative solutions for their most complex challenges.

At Amazon Web Services (AWS), we are seeking a Life Sciences Business Development professional to join our Healthcare and Life Sciences Applied AI Solutions (AAIS) Go to Market (GTM) organization. In this role, you will help execute our GTM strategy for global HCLS customers and partners. As a business development specialist, you will be at the forefront of helping customers succeed using AWS technologies, identifying business opportunities and driving adoption of our HCLS AI solutions.

As part of the AWS Solutions organization, we have a vision to provide business applications, leveraging Amazon's unique experience and expertise, that are used by millions of companies worldwide to manage day-to-day operations. We will accomplish this by accelerating our customers' businesses through delivery of intuitive and differentiated technology solutions that solve enduring business challenges. We blend vision with curiosity and Amazon's real-world experience to build opinionated, turnkey solutions. Where customers prefer to buy over build, we become their trusted partner with solutions that are no-brainers to buy and easy to use.

Do you have a passion for cloud computing and a proven record of driving results in the Life Sciences industry? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join our team as a Principal Technical Business Developer at Amazon Web Services (AWS).

Do you love opportunities to combine your technical depth with the chance to impact an industry? Would you like to collaborate on ideas with leading companies in the world and talented teams within AWS to see those ideas come to life? If so, you might be interested in joining AWS Life Sciences Applied AI Solutions as a Principal Technical Business Developer.

Key job responsibilities

• Develop a strong technical understanding of AWS services to effectively communicate value propositions to diagnostics, pharmaceutical companies, biotech firms, and clinical research organizations.
• Collaborate with sales, pre-sales, solutions architecture, and other teams to deliver compelling business and technical proposals tailored to genomics, precision medicine, and clinical diagnostics applications.
• Qualify and manage high-potential opportunities, guiding customers through the sales cycle and addressing technical objections specific to healthcare data security, regulatory compliance, and bioinformatics workflows.
• Build and expand the HealthOmics and Clinical Diagnostics services relationships by engaging with key systems integrators and industry partners in the life sciences sector.
• Contribute to revenue growth and service adoption to meet program revenue and pipeline targets in the healthcare and life sciences vertical.
• Support the execution of go-to-market models that cover our key segments and customers in the genomics, clinical diagnostics, and personalized medicine fields.
• Interface with customers at the VP and Director level, including roles such as VP of Operations, Director of Bioinformatics, and Head of Clinical Systems.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across the organization, including Sales, Business Development, Product, Finance, Marketing, Training, Operations and Legal, with a focus on healthcare and life sciences industry requirements.

About The Team

Diverse Experiences

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Basic Qualifications

• 7+ years of developing, negotiating and executing business agreements experience
• 7+ years of professional or military experience
• Bachelor's degree
• Experience contributing to strategies that influence leadership decisions
• 7+ Years of Life Sciences experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with startups or large enterprise customers
• Experience in business development or sales roles within life sciences, healthcare, or technology sectors
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex sales cycles and technical evaluations

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, NY, New York - 193,700.00 - 262,000.00 USD annually

USA, TX, Austin - 176,100.00 - 238,200.00 USD annually

USA, WA, Seattle - 176,100.00 - 238,200.00 USD annually

Company - Amazon Web Services, Inc.