Strategic Business Development, Life Sciences

Highlights

• Build Liquid AI’s life sciences business from early drug discovery work.
• Drive adoption of foundation models across pharma and biotech R&D.
• Expand Insilico Medicine partnership spanning drug discovery models.

What they offer

• Competitive base salary + variable compensation with equity in a unicorn-stage company
• 100% medical, dental, and vision premiums for employees and dependents
• 401(k) matching up to 4% of base pay
• Unlimited PTO plus company-wide Refill Days

Ideal candidate

A deeply networked life sciences dealmaker with 10+ years closing pharma partnerships who thrives building from zero. You blend scientific fluency with founder-like ownership and love turning early science into revenue.

Requirements

• 10+ years in business development, partnerships, or corporate development in pharma, biotech, or life sciences technology
• Recent deal experience bringing AI/ML, computational platforms, or data products into pharma and biotech R&D
• Deep knowledge of drug discovery and development and how pharma evaluates and buys R&D technology
• High technical and scientific fluency and ability to work credibly with scientists and engineers
• Demonstrated success structuring and negotiating complex R&D collaborations or platform licensing deals
• Experience leading cross-functional teams across Product, Engineering, Legal, and Finance
• Relationships with R&D, computational, and data science leaders at pharma and biotech companies
• Experience at an early-stage or growth-stage company building new motions