Associate Director - Lifesciences Partnerships

Location: United States, Preferably Central / East coast (field-based; extensive travel)

About the role

Type: Full-time

Department: Business Development – Life Sciences Partnerships

Reports To: Senior Director, Life Sciences Partnerships

Key Stakeholders: SVP, Life Sciences Partnerships (Business Head); Senior Director, Life Sciences Partnerships; Strategy and Growth Team

What You’ll Own & Drive

• Build and manage a pipeline of pharma partnership opportunities across oncology, cardiology, respiratory and other priority therapeutic areas.
• Build trusted relationships with key stakeholders – including Medical Affairs, Market Access, Digital Health and Commercial leads - within strategic accounts including AstraZeneca, Merck, Lilly and J&J, while expanding into new pharma logos.
• Represent Qure.ai at industry conferences, customer meetings and life sciences events across the US - identifying new opportunities and converting engagements into qualified pipeline.
• Partner with the Senior Director, Life Sciences Partnerships to shape partnership strategies and commercial opportunities by translating Qure.ai's clinical and AI capabilities into compelling value propositions.
• Collaborate closely with the Strategy and Growth team to develop account plans, proposals, presentations, and commercial collateral that support successful customer engagements.
• Own the day-to-day commercial execution, including prospecting, outreach, meeting cadence, CRM management, follow-ups, forecasting, and pipeline reporting.
• Develop a strong understanding of priority disease areas, clinical workflows, and Qure.ai's AI solutions to engage credibly with physicians, scientists, and pharmaceutical stakeholders.
• Drive opportunities from initial engagement through contract execution, partnering with the Senior Director on commercial structuring, negotiations, and final approvals.

Core Skills & Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience in strategy or management consulting, healthcare, life sciences, digital health, or pharmaceutical commercial roles, or another high-performance, client-facing environment.
• Bachelor's degree required; an MBA or other relevant postgraduate qualification is preferred.
• Demonstrated success in building and managing client relationships, driving commercial opportunities, and delivering against commitments with a high degree of ownership.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to engage confidently with senior stakeholders across pharmaceutical organizations.
• Strong analytical and learning agility, with the ability to quickly understand new disease areas, clinical workflows, and AI-driven healthcare solutions.
• Willingness to travel extensively across the United States for customer meetings, conferences, and industry events (approximately 40–60% travel, if applicable).

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience working with pharmaceutical companies, healthcare providers, or life sciences organizations.
• Exposure to Medical Affairs, Market Access, Commercial, or Digital Health functions within the pharmaceutical industry.
• Experience selling or partnering around healthcare technology, SaaS, AI, diagnostics, or digital health solutions.