Sr. Life Sciences Business Development Lead, AI Solutions

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 Senior 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 define and drive our GTM strategy for life sciences customers and partners. As a senior 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 across the life sciences vertical.

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 strong record of driving results in the Life Sciences industry? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join our team as a Senior Business Development Lead 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 Senior Business Development Lead.

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.

- Lead the delivery of compelling business and technical proposals in collaboration with sales, pre-sales, solutions architecture, and other teams, tailored to genomics, precision medicine, and clinical diagnostics applications.

- Own 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.

- Drive the growth of 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, owning pipeline development for your accounts.

- Define and execute go-to-market plans that cover key segments and customers in the genomics, clinical diagnostics, and personalized medicine fields, identifying scalable patterns across the customer base.

- 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.

- Mentor junior business development team members on life sciences domain expertise and deal strategy.

About the team

Diverse Experiences

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Basic qualifications

- 5+ years of developing, negotiating and executing business agreements experience

- 5+ years of professional or military experience

- Bachelor's degree

- Experience developing strategies that influence leadership decisions

- 5+ 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

- Experience mentoring or developing junior team members in a business development function

- Familiarity with genomics, bioinformatics, precision medicine, or clinical diagnostics workflows

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

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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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, CA, San Francisco - 162,700.00 - 220,200.00 USD annually

USA, GA, Atlanta - 147,900.00 - 200,100.00 USD annually

USA, MA, Boston - 147,900.00 - 200,100.00 USD annually

USA, NY, New York - 162,700.00 - 220,200.00 USD annually

USA, TX, Dallas - 147,900.00 - 200,100.00 USD annually

USA, WA, Seattle - 147,900.00 - 200,100.00 USD annually