Life Sciences Operator, Lead
About the role
As part of our growing investment in building capabilities for drug discovery and development, we're looking for an exceptional biotech operator to help accelerate research in these areas. Our north star is to speed up progress in drug development by an order of magnitude, and this role is central to that goal: bringing sharp scientific judgment and operational expertise to identify where AI can have the greatest impact, and the drive to turn those insights into real results.
This role is for an entrepreneurial operator with proven hands-on experience generating and translating therapeutic hypotheses in a biotech setting. You should be self-directed and multi-disciplinary - equally comfortable shaping the strategic direction of our life sciences work, partnering closely with our research, product, and go-to-market teams, or working hands-on with Claude, including tools like Claude Science, to explore hypotheses, design and analyze research, and demonstrate what's newly possible for scientists.
The ideal candidate has grown up professionally in an organization that prioritizes scientific and executional rigor— for example, at a high-growth life sciences company or a leading science-focused investment or venture firm — and brings a rare blend of scientific depth, operating ability, and biotech fluency.
Key responsibilities
Identify and prioritize the areas where AI can most meaningfully accelerate life sciences research
Turn promising scientific ideas into concrete, well-scoped efforts and see them through with speed and ownership
Translate ambiguous scientific questions into structured, testable plans with clear milestones
Work hands-on with Claude and Claude Science to explore hypotheses, design and analyze research, and show what's newly possible
Partner across research, product, and go-to-market to shape strategy and bring scientific work to life
Serve as a trusted scientific voice, communicating clearly with both technical and business audiences
Minimum qualifications
A strong scientific and operating background with direct experience taking ideas from concept to results in a company setting; MD/PhD not required
Have grown up professionally in a multidisciplinary role at a high-growth life sciences company or a leading science-focused investment or venture firm
Previously founded or joined as a founding team member of a biotechnology startup
Excellent scientific taste and entrepreneurial instinct — a track record of identifying and capitalizing on compelling opportunities before they are obvious
The wherewithal to execute independently; you are senior enough to have real judgment, but hands-on enough to build things yourself
A unique blend of scientific and business literacy, and are comfortable moving fluidly between the two
Preferred qualifications
7+ years of direct experience taking ideas from concept to results in a company setting
Comfort navigating ambiguity and building in a fast-moving, frontier environment
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.
Annual Salary:
$300,000—$320,000 USD