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Life Sciences Operator, Lead

Anthropic· AI Research & Engineering
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New York City, NY$300k - $320kFull-timePosted 3mo ago

About the role

Lead operator role to accelerate drug discovery and development through scientific rigor and operational execution, partnering with research, product, and go-to-market teams, and utilizing Claude tools to design and analyze research and translate hypotheses into results.

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

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; senior enough to have real judgment, but hands-on enough to build things yourself
  • A unique blend of scientific and business literacy, and comfort moving fluidly between the two

Skills

Required:Scientific and operating expertiseCross-functional collaborationStrategic thinkingHands-on biotech experimentationClaude/Claude Science usage

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation and benefits
  • Optional equity donation matching
  • Generous vacation and parental leave
  • Flexible working hours
  • Lovely office space for collaboration
  • Visa sponsorship considered where possible
Last updated Aug 19, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Anthropic

building reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems

Anthropic is an AI safety and research company that's working to build reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.

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