Anthropic
Corporate Development Lead, Life Sciences
$325K–$425K
San Francisco, CA +1 · Full-time · Posted Sep 4, 2026
- Location
- San Francisco, CA
San Francisco, California, United States - Experience
- Preferred: 8-12 years across corporate development, investment banking, or investing, including at least 5 years focused on life sciences, biotech, or healthcare technology. Minimum years correlate with internal job level requirements.
- Education
- Minimum: Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience. Required field of study: a field relevant to the role, demonstrated through coursework, training, or professional experience. Preferred: advanced life sciences degree or MBA.
- Visa sponsorship
- Visa sponsorship is available, but not for every role or candidate; Anthropic says it will make every reasonable effort to obtain a visa for an offer recipient and provides immigration counsel.
About the job
Leads Anthropic’s life sciences corporate development strategy by sourcing and executing acquisitions, investments, and partnerships with AI-native companies.
What you'll do
- Source, diligence, negotiate, and close transactions, then drive post-transaction integration.
- Assess life sciences companies’ scientific, technical, commercial, financial, regulatory, data privacy, quality, and IP considerations.
- Advise leadership on sector strategy, build/partner/buy decisions, and strategic opportunities; build relationships across the life sciences ecosystem.
What they ask for
- Have 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.
- Have strong technical fluency in AI and software, gained as an engineer, product manager, scientist, or technology investor.
- Bring strong analytical and financial modeling skills.
Nice to have
- 8-12 years of experience across corporate development, investment banking, or investing, with at least 5 years focused on life sciences, biotech, or healthcare technology.
- Advanced degree in life sciences (PhD, MD, PharmD) or an MBA; experience in relevant companies, AI/ML applied to life sciences, regulated businesses, integration, or cross-border transactions is also valued.
Pay
$325,000 — $425,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
AI, FDA, EMA, GxP, 21 CFR Part 11, HIPAA, GDPR, AI/ML
AI focus
Evaluates and pursues transactions with AI-native life sciences companies, assessing AI’s applications in drug discovery, clinical development, regulatory and medical writing, lab automation, and healthcare data infrastructure, with attention to safety and scientific integrity.
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